Helmond will have a neighborhood in which a large number of sensors will be placed that will generate data and therefore income. In a smaller-scale experiment, residents receive a discount on the rent, depending on which data they share.
The new Brandevoort II district in Helmond will have fifteen hundred homes and will be promoted as a ‘smart district’. Lampposts will have so-called sensor hotels with sensors that measure sound, movement and air quality. Smartphones are also monitored, for example to see whether paths are being used as intended and to switch on street lighting if a resident is nearby.
The sewerage system will also have sensors that can be used to analyze the health of the neighbourhood, but which ‘can also lead to insight and interventions at an individual level’, according to the plans of the Brainport Smart District Foundation. According to the FD, the intention is that the data is not only used for the improvement of the neighborhood and its residents, but also for trade. The income is shared by the residents, according to the plans.
In addition, there will be a Living Lab in the neighborhood for a hundred residents who also want to share data from sensors at home with companies. These get a discount on the rent depending on the amount of data they share. There are no further details about the plans yet. The architectural firm that wants to implement this, UNStudio, has so far only signed letters of intent regarding the use of the data.
Impression of Living Lab Helmond