Municipality of Amsterdam

The purpose of the system is to update the register of lampposts. This register is used for asset management (including maintenance) of public lighting.

The Public Space Supervision and Enforcement Department has commissioned the City of Amsterdam’s Computer Vision Team to explore how object recognition can help to ensure effective enforcement, with particular focus and priority given to vulnerable bridges and quay walls on which heavy objects are p...

To keep Amsterdam liveable and accessible, only a limited number of cars are allowed to park in the city.

Summaries of existing appeals advice generated by generative AI (artificial intelligence). These support legal professionals in their need for information and enable a faster legal assessment of new appeals. 

What is a neighbourhood street? The BSQ is determined for every neighbourhood street in Amsterdam. A neighbourhood street is that section of a street which falls within a single neighbourhood. The neighbourhood classification used for this is that of the Research, Information and Statistics departme...

ChatAmsterdam is a generative AI assistant developed for the City of Amsterdam to promote AI literacy within the organisation and to enable the safe and responsible use of AI as a tool in our work.

Amsterdam is a busy city. This can sometimes lead to unsafe traffic situations. By collecting data on pedestrian numbers, it is possible to take measures to manage the crowds effectively. If a situation becomes unsafe due to excessive crowds, the local authority can intervene.

Automated facial comparison during the RNI registration process. An algorithm that can help registrants prevent ‘look-alike fraud’.

Data analysis to provide insight into and an overview of Bibob assessments.

We want to use AI avatar videos to reach groups of citizens who are difficult for us to reach (speakers of other languages, people with low literacy levels, and those who find it difficult to access accurate and reliable information) and to improve their access to accurate and important municipal in...

Data analysis for the purposes of preparing and analysing demonstrations.

The various algorithms and calculation rules within LVMA work together to enable information from video footage to be converted into interpretable numerical data that can be used as decision-support information for the management of public spaces and for policy-making.

Determining income bracket for poverty-related benefits Determine whether the income during the specified reference period¹ does not exceed 130 per cent (or 150 per cent) of the Statutory Minimum Wage (WML). 

The application form includes a decision tree which, based on the applicant’s answers, determines whether the applicant is automatically awarded the Bbz benefit. If, based on the applicant’s answers, further investigation is required, the application is referred to a member of staff for review and i...

The use of the Civinc application, which enables staff to engage in anonymous discussions and carries out sentiment analysis using generative AI.

Data analysis to provide insight into and an overview of the administrative measure known as the area ban.

Data analysis to assess the need to use CCTV at a specific location to maintain public order.

Within an FGMA (Forensic Medicine and Medical Advice) application, this algorithm is used to carry out a medical assessment of a client. This is done in the context of providing advice regarding a client’s detention in a police cell.

Standardisation and harmonisation of regulations governing the physical environment to improve transparency and simplify implementation in the physical domain (VTH tasks and area development). Furthermore, it is a statutory duty to complete the transition by 2032, and this is not realistic without t...

This algorithm has a low impact. It enables historical handwritten documents to be searched by word.

The Gripvol advisory tool: an application that helps staff in the Business Support Department to determine whether a business is viable.

Helps to quickly access, search and summarise specific rules in the digital Environment Plan for a specific location.

Based on public data. That is, a public formula is applied based on public data. This makes data fully publicly checkable. This portal makes available a calculation tool that can be used to calculate the cost of perpetual ground rent.

The MapitOut tool makes it possible to indicate the range from a specific location within a user's preferred travel time by the preferred mode of transport. This can help users orientate themselves to, for example, a residential location.

Gemini (secLM) supports the security monitoring process to correlate the generated security alerts and, where possible, provide an automated response based on existing playbooks and/or security use cases

If something needs to be fixed or cleaned up on the street or in a park, it can be reported to the municipality through SIA, the online reporting system.

This was a research project to investigate whether it is possible to predict lead pipes in a home. Lead in drinking water is harmful to health, especially for children and pregnant women.

To make the city safer, the municipality, together with its social partners, coordinates various approaches at the intersection of safety, care and the social domain from the Action Centre for Safety and Care (AcVZ).

Support tool for programmers

Busy Image is a web app, which gives a picture of the current busyness in the city by bringing together different sources of information.

This page provides a general overview of the different types of shape recognition of the Amsterdam municipality within the registry. Shape recognition focuses on recognising specific objects or patterns. Forms of shape recognition within the municipality: -object detection waste; -pressure image; an...

The environmental zones for cars, trucks, vans, taxis, buses and mopeds and motorcycles in the municipality of Amsterdam have been set up to keep out the most polluting vehicles.

In Amsterdam, we fight against poverty. We try to help people at risk of poverty as early as possible to prevent them from getting into serious debt or being evicted.

Blurring as a Service (BaaS) is a generic service that allows anonymising images from public space by removing people and license plates.

This algorithm calculates the number of vessels passing each rack per hour

Directorate of Engineering, specifically Lead Buyer Physical, uses an external internet site, which performs a Monte Carlo simulation on the input of the estimate, to make a probabilistic run-through of an estimate.

Amsterdam residents with low income and savings can get municipal tax relief. The municipality checks their application. The algorithm analyses data and selects the requests that qualify for remission. The final decision always lies with the handler. The tool makes the process faster and easier for ...

To support jobseekers in their orientation or job search, the Amsterdam municipality offers citizens an online matching platform as a tool.

System that can recognise independent cycling.

The aim of LAA is to improve the quality of address data in the Basic Register of Persons so that public bodies can perform their public duties based on accurate information.

There is limited housing and accommodation in Amsterdam, both for Amsterdam residents and visitors. Renting out a house or houseboat to tourists must meet certain conditions.

Investigability Algorithm 'Smart check'. A tool that helps staff determine whether a life support application is research-worthy.

Data analysis for insight and overview of administrative measure closures

This algorithm has a low impact. The aim of the pilot is to identify incidents in public spaces earlier. Using an algorithm, the sound sensor can figure out the type of sound source.

If someone receives social assistance benefits, other income must be offset against the benefits. This is because the assistance supplements income up to the assistance standard.

Application supports the process of determining wage value. The aim of the application is to determine wage value in a uniform manner; a national methodology for this has been available since 2021.

This algorithm has a low impact. Some streets, alleys or squares are closed with electric, retractable bollards (vezip), barriers or removable bollards. To enter the area, you need a dispensation and sometimes a pass.

This algorithm has a low impact. Traffic information systems collect information about the traffic, or provide information to the traffic. They also regulate traffic with rollovers, pollers, barriers, etc.

This algorithm has a low impact. Because the smart traffic lights are able to 'recognise' traffic, it becomes possible to prioritise certain traffic flows over others.

This algorithm has low impact. Directorate of Engineering uses software to calculate the impact of heat, rainfall on climate and livability. Algorithms are used in this process.

This algorithm has a low impact. The algorithm is used to convert signals coming into the mmWave sensor into a number that represents the of the number of people in front of the sensor.

This algorithm has a low impact. On 4 March 2020, the municipality of Amsterdam demonstrated to a large group of interested people at its data lab how it can currently record when placements are made via moving cameras.

Einstein is a chatbot that can interact with website visitors. Einstein uses a natural language processing (NLP) algorithm to recognise the intent of a question asked.

This algorithm has low impact. Directorate of Engineering uses software to image groundwater dynamics.

Using computational and drawing software to design spatial objects.

In 2020, the Municipality started developing a model that can use data to support the detection of illegal subletting of social housing.

Every year, the Amsterdam municipality determines the WOZ value of all real estate and uses a statistical calculation model to do so.

PolyAI is a voicebot that can communicate with a citizen based on natural speech recognition. Poly AI uses an algorithm to recognise the subject of a question asked.

This algorithm falls under Digital Moat. The boating traffic model has been under development since 2022 and will reflect capacity by canal.

This algorithm falls under Digital canal. A speed limit applies on Amsterdam's inland waterways to prevent unsafe situations and nuisance.

This algorithm falls under Digital moat.

This algorithm falls under Digital moat. In 2020, the City of Amsterdam started developing reporting to detect illegal passenger shipping.

This algorithm falls under Digital moat.

The DIAfragma creates an integrated customer picture of minimum households for the Poverty Reduction Department.

This algorithm has a low impact. The CSR Manager (CFP Green Buildings) uses various datasets to identify, determine and report on building energy-saving options.

This algorithm has a low impact. Through weighing data and sensor data, we know how full a waste container is. As a result, we only need to empty the full containers. As a result, Amsterdam residents can always dispose of their waste.

Amsterdam wants a quieter streetscape and therefore wants to levy an advertising tax. Advertising tax must be paid for displays visible from the public road (such as façade advertisements, signs and window advertisements).

Direction Ruimte en Duurzaamheid uses the IOVI applications for timekeeping and the Blaeu application for management and project reports.

This study focuses on reducing the risk of hepatitis C reinfections.