Municipality of Groningen

This algorithm helps e-mail users determine when an e-mail contains sensitive information and should be sent securely.

This algorithm, the forecasting model, provides insight into future peak moments at the municipality's Citizen Affairs desks. This allows additional staff to be hired in time for expected peak moments. This model also supports financial planning.

Detection loops in the road register when there is traffic in front of a traffic light. Green times can be adjusted accordingly.

Whereas ordinary traffic lights register by detection loops (sensors in the road) that traffic is passing over, 'smart' traffic lights additionally register via apps what kind and how much traffic is coming. This allows traffic lights to see traffic "arriving" earlier and thus determine how long the...

Sensors in the traffic lights themselves and loops in the road calculate various information about the traffic lights, such as waiting time and how many vehicles run red lights. This is displayed in a dashboard.

Some residents receive income support, such as welfare benefits. You are then only allowed to have a maximum amount of money or equity. It is the municipality's job to check this. Therefore, the municipality gets information about the assets of this group. The municipality uses filtering to decide w...

To keep Groningen's city centre attractive and easily accessible, traffic by trucks and vans is being restricted. The municipality uses cameras that can read license plates to enforce this policy.

The municipality is obliged to publish all official publications. Many of these documents, such as licensing decisions, contain sensitive information. Therefore, the documents have to be anonymised. This is done with the help of an algorithm.

This algorithm predicts when a paper container needs to be emptied. Based on this, it determines the driving route for the drivers emptying the containers.

This algorithm is a way of counting the current number of solar panels in the Municipality. The Municipality of Groningen has the ambition to be CO2 neutral by 2035. Solar panels are an important means of achieving that ambition.

This algorithm is a calculation programme for determining noise levels from road traffic, railways and industry.

Based on measurements, sewage discharge is controlled. The algorithm determines whether a valve for the transit is open or closed. This makes it possible to control where this water goes during periods of high rainfall.

This algorithm can predict when an underground waste container needs to be emptied. Based on this, the driving route is determined for drivers.

The municipality conducts parking checks using scan cars. The cameras on the scan car use an image recognition algorithm to recognise license plates and check whether the vehicle is allowed to park there.

First Aid for Money matters is to identify arrears as early as possible to prevent debts. The municipality receives notifications from health insurance companies, energy companies, landlords and drinking water companies. After notification, the municipality can help with money matters. These notific...