Since the summer of 2020, Marineterrein Amsterdam has been a test area to explore responsible counting of crowds (big and small) in a living lab environment. Summer temperatures are bringing large numbers people to the Marineterrein to cool off - but earlier this winter / spring, the crowd monitor data revealed some fun facts about how small crowds used the inner-city living lab during the Covid19 lockdown.
This people counting algorithm was co-created together with the Amsterdam CTO office to help provide project partners like the Marineterrein to anonymously count the size, density and even safe distances between people in public space.
Fun facts:
This winter / spring we were all in lockdown and didn’t expect a lot of people on the Marineterrein. The few people that were counted however produced some fascinating data points as it related to health and wellness during the pandemic. These small number or visitors during the lockdown were counted between 22 January and 28 April 2021
Popular Places:
The busiest place on the Marineterrein was the Fitness Tuin, the quay around the Binnenhaven (Waterfront) and the Boardwalk respectively.
Lockdown
The Marineterrein community and visitors did well adhering to the ‘Avondklok’ curfew. Between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m., only an average of 1.5 visitors per day were counted.
Safe Distancing
The Fitness Garden recorded 1.5m safe distance violations 52,500 times. That equates to an average of 546 times per day and 36 times per hour.
Polar Bear club!
Between 8.30-11am groups bewteen two to ten people were swimming in the Binnenhaven. The frigid water and Wim Hof breathing method helped community boost their immune system during the third-wave of COVID19