Sensor Discovery Tour
@ Amsterdam Leidseplein – Where Sensors Meet the Street
Join us for an eye-opening walking tour through Leidseplein Area, one of Amsterdam’s liveliest urban hotspots — and a real-time testing ground for Urban Sensors.
As cities become smarter, sensors quietly shape how we live, move, and feel safe. But how visible is this digital layer of our city to its citizens? During this immersive experience, we’ll walk, observe, question, and discover the hidden network of devices that collect, connect, and communicate — from traffic flow cameras to environmental monitors.
Initiated by concerned citizens, led by urban innovators and sensor policy experts, this tour explores the real-life implications of smart city infrastructure: What’s this device? What is measured, and why? Who owns the data? Where’s the line between smart and surveillance.
This isn’t just a single tour. It is the second tour of three that build towards a prototype City TranspArency app. It’s an invitation to rethink the public space as both physical and digital — and to participate in the conversation about transparency, ethics, and social value in urban tech.
🔍 What to expect:
Guided urban walk through Leidseplein and surroundings
Help field test a new Transparency AR app prototype to reveal sensors in their natural habitat.
Sensor-spotting challenges and live use-case examples
Insights into the Sensorregister and sensor registration process
Dialogue on transparency, public values, privacy, and digital infrastructure
Whether you're an Amsterdammer, policymaker, technologist, designer, or simply curious or concerned about how cities are changing — come walk with us into the invisible side of urban life.
📅 Date: 25 June 2025 @16-18:00
📍 Starting Point: Monument voor Peter R. de Vries (Hands Sculpture), Leidseplein 12, Amsterdam
🎟️ Free to attend, registration required
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