Köln, NW
Urban District in North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Köln, NW improves the accuracy of its wastewater taxation system with a geospatial AI system
Köln's wastewater authority previously used manual inspections and self-reports to identify impervious surfaces for taxation. Municipal officials worked with Hexagon on a GeoAI platform using components from Leica and Melown Technologies. Aerial images and LiDAR data are analyzed by an AI platform for accurate mapping of pavement on private property. This system may also be used for simulations of climate mitigation efforts involving pavement renaturalization.
Köln, NW
Germany
Köln, NW launched a shared residential parking permit pilot program to promote private car-sharing
The city of Köln launched an innovative mobility pilot to promote private car-sharing among residents. During the four-year pilot, any two or more citizens, who are registered in different resident parking areas, sharing a vehicle could also share a resident parking permit. This share permit allows the shared vehicle to be conveniently parked in both resident parking areas. The pilot was designed to reduce parking congestion in residential areas, the number of cars, and air pollution.
Köln, NW
Germany
Köln, NW is partnering with RheinEnergie to launch the Treffpunkt Solar advice center
The City of Köln is partnering with RheinEnergie to launch "Treffpunkt Solar" center where clubs, companies, and homeowner's associations can receive free and independent advice on photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, heat pumps, electromobility, etc. The Treffpunkt Solar advice center will also connect visitors with experts available to answer questions about funding opportunities and electricity marketing.
Köln, NW
Germany
Köln, NW and Aachen, NW partnered with Ford to launch a Geofencing Speed Limit Control System trial
The cities of Köln and Aachen partnered with Ford to launch a Geofencing Speed Limit Control System pilot program. During the 12-month trial, all-electric Ford E-Transit vans are connected to the geofencing system for GPS tracking and data exchange. The drivers receive information via the dashboard display cluster and the vehicles automatically reduce speed in accordance with the speed limit within the geofenced zone. The driver can override the system and deactivate the limit at any time.
Köln, NW
Germany
Aachen [Aix-la-Chapelle], NW
Germany
Köln, NW created a road safety campaign teaching elementary school students about the "blind spot"
The City of Köln's "Safety in Road Traffic" working group created the "Toter Winkel" campaign to teach elementary school students about the dangers of a driver's blind spot. The concept of the "dead angle" is presented to children in the classroom as they are taught how to recognize and avoid possible dangers as cyclists or pedestrians. The presentation is followed by a practical demonstration in the school yard allowing children to see a "blind spot" from the perspective of a truck driver.
Köln, NW
Germany
Köln, NW partnered with CycloMedia to collect high-resolution 3D panorama recordings of its streets
The City of Köln partnered with CycloMedia to collect high-resolution, geo-referenced 3D panorama recordings of its streets. The recordings are captured using special vehicles equipped with cameras and laser scanners. The vehicles travel through public roads and any faces or license plates in the recordings are made unrecognizable to respect privacy. The city uses the recordings to make traffic assessments, settle signage disputes, plan security deployments, answer planning questions, etc.
Köln, NW
Germany