40% off TNW Conference!
Which it definitely is, considering the system had to work with locks built in the 13th century.
Want to learn more about Rijksoverheid projects in your IT field?Sign up here.
Much public infrastructure uses a ton of power when its being used.
Think, for example, about a bridge that opens, van der Burgt continues.
When this is triggered, they send someone to check out whats wrong.
That last bit is a lot more complicated than you think.
Traffic on waterways is governed by a completely different set of rules than air traffic.
Planes are managed centrally, neatly routed into corridors and order.
In such a dynamic system, more data means a greater ability to predict the future.
This underlines the importance of central and standardized real-time data collection and distribution.
So sharing these locations is basically sharing someones home address, van der Burgt says.
The first steps have already been taken, van der Burgt says, hardly concealing his excitement.
In 2019, a 135-meter barge completeda successful autonomous 25-kilometer journeybetween two Dutch ports.
I always say: were sitting on a treasure chest of data.
But data itself is obviously not worth anything without the systems and people to make sense of it.
The scope of our work is huge, aside from everything that happens in shipping and waterways.
And on top of that, youre creating public value.
