Noorderplantsoen’s soil sensors measure actual conditions and provide management and recovery measures such as fertilization, aeration and irrigation via an ICT platform.
Ground sensors alone have proven insufficient, Dedens says, to correctly map tree health. “An important factor for trees in cities is the oxygen content along with the moisture.” The temperature is also measured in the meantime.
Deddens and his team have been developing, testing and calibrating these oxygen sensors over the past few years. The first publication is currently taking place during the Noorderzon festival. “The data is now entering our system,” says Didens.
In this case it is about the dashboard that many municipalities now use. Bonding with a digital twin, for example, is also possible, Didens says.
Analyzes will follow after the festival. He could then answer the question posed by the municipality a few years ago: “How can we best protect the Noorderplantsoen during festivals or in the event of unexpectedly large numbers of visitors?”
The collaboration between the municipality and SecGroep stems from the “Startup in Residence” (SIR) project since 2018. It is a program that connects young entrepreneurs with government agencies to develop technological products to solve urban challenges.
