If you are a city innovator thinking about deploying sensors for crowd monitoring, this toolkit is a step by step guide that will help you on your journey.

Societal values guide difficult decisions government innovators need to make when thinking about using sensors for crowd monitoring.  Working with the City of Amsterdam we have created a six step process to help you on your way.  This toolkit was designed to help inform you about important considerations based on our experience and help you navigate the dilemmas you may encounter.

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STEP BY STEP GUIDE

The open source crowd monitoring toolkit empowers municipalities, organisations, and communities to implement ethical, open, and effective crowd monitoring solutions for public spaces.

Each step has a short summary and  three sections you can explore:

  • Questions: to help you think about important considerations
  • Resources: to provide you with insights and examples
  • Video Library: with short but informative expert interviews

Define User Cases and Goals

Define User Cases and Goals

Consider the social values and ethical aspects of crowd monitoring.  Learn about Privacy by Design, measuring invasiveness and proportionality.
Start Step 1

Project Scope & Brief

Project Scope & Brief

Identify location, stakeholders, and timelines to answer where, with whom, and when to deploy your project

Start Step 2

Legal, Technical & Spatial

Technical, Legal & Spatial Considerations

Starting with an ethical framework,  learn how these elements are linked together by Privacy by Design. 

Start Step 3

Public Engagement

Public Engagement & Communication

Plan how to engage the public in a productive dialogue to create awareness, support, and participation.

Start Step 4

Data Collection & Processing

Data Collection & Processing

Collect, store, process, visualise, and share data safely and responsibly with the public and stakeholders.

Start Step 5

Impact Analysis & Evaluation

Impact analysis, Reflection &Evaluation

Analyse the data to measure social impact, reflect on your project, and plan next steps with ethics in mind.

Start Step 6