Project leads
Arie de Niet (Witteveen & Bos), Caspar Egas (AMS Institute)
Partners
CLEVERºFRANKE, Witteveen+Bos, City of Amsterdam
Total budget
€30K
Duration
2 months
'Find your cool' map
Project information
‘Find Your Cool’ map Lockdown measures to prevent the corona virus from spreading aggravated the effects of summer heat in cities. People were told to stay close to their homes. But homes in cities often lack a garden where you can find a cooler spot at the hottest time of day. We developed an app (in Dutch: Koele Plekken Checker) to facilitate citizens to find cooler spots in the Amsterdam’s public space, and that provide ample space to stick to social distancing regulations.
In this dynamic online map, that was optimized for use on mobile devices, we combined real-time information on the perceived temperatures with information on the expected crowdedness of popular places based on visitor numbers in recent weeks. The real-time temperature information was based on algorithms developed in AAMS, one of our previous projects. Information on crowdedness came from the ‘busy places map’ made by the City’s corona crisis team.
Afbeelding credits
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