Overigens zijn wij tussen de feestdagen door gewoon bereikbaar.

Munisense is participating in the "Laat je horen!" (Let Your Voice Be Heard!) initiative.

"Laat je Horen!" offers a smart, real-time solution to make noise pollution transparent and manageable.

Using advanced sensors and AI analysis, we measure not only noise but also how it is perceived. This enables both citizens and governments to collaborate on effective solutions.

Noise pollution is, after air pollution, one of the largest environmental problems, impacting our health and quality of life.

Traditional noise standards focus primarily on limiting extreme situations. This is important, but insufficient. People experience noise pollution in many more ways than just decibel levels. Hundreds of thousands of complaints are reported annually, but this often doesn't lead to noticeable improvement. Residents feel unheard and are left with the nuisance.

"Laat je Horen!" represents an innovative approach. We believe that effective noise pollution policy revolves around collaboration, communication, and mutual understanding.

We combine smart technology with active citizen participation. Using sensors and AI analysis, we map not only noise levels but also how residents experience noise.

This project is made possible by:

Noisy vehicles are a major source of nuisance for local residents in many municipalities. A large majority of road users do not want to be a source of nuisance and are willing to adjust their driving behavior. However, they are often unaware of the nuisance they cause.

By making these drivers immediately aware of their excessively loud driving, they can adjust their behavior. This allows for significant prevention of nuisance through self-regulation. Any nuisance that doesn't arise doesn't need to be enforced. A win-win situation for both the local community and the government. It's therefore not surprising that, after Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and the Province of North Holland, a growing number of municipalities and provinces are opting for this approach.

Besides reducing noise pollution for local residents, provinces and municipalities gain greater control over their surroundings thanks to this comprehensive understanding of noise and noise pollution. Furthermore, continuous noise monitoring allows for the effectiveness of implemented measures to be determined, and identifies areas where adjustments are needed.

The Province of Utrecht and the Municipality of Houten are also now using our smart system to combat noise pollution from excessively loud vehicles.

As Dutch market leader in cloud-native SaaS platforms for environmental monitoring of water and noise, we have received a strategic investment from Lexar Partners. With this collaboration we want to accelerate our international growth and expand our portfolio into new environmental domains. Thanks to Lexar's support, we can innovate faster and deploy our technology more broadly, further strengthening our position as a leading player in environmental monitoring.

The partnership provides us with the resources and expertise to accelerate our international growth in Northwestern Europe and broaden our portfolio to deliver actionable insights into new environmental domains beyond water and noise. With Lexar's support, we are strengthening our ability to serve municipalities, regulators and companies looking for real-time monitoring solutions

We will continue to operate under the trusted Munisense brand, with our co-founders Hans Mulder and George Boersma continuing to fulfill their leadership role to ensure strategic continuity.

“Our platform has always been focused on making complex environmental insights simple and actionable,” says Hans Mulder, co-founder of Munisense. “With Lexar's support, we can innovate faster and bring our technology to more customers across Europe.” Co-founder George Boersma added: “This move allows us to strengthen our leadership in noise and water monitoring as we expand into adjacent fields and new geographies.”

Lexar Partners brings expertise, capital and a strong network to guide us through the next phase of growth.
“We were impressed with Munisense's scalable cloud platform, designed with a platform-centric architecture that supports both native and third-party hardware and is strengthened by long-standing customer relationships,” said James Looman, partner at Lexar. “This strong foundation creates a unique opportunity to accelerate growth through a buy-and-build strategy, expanding into a leading environmental sensing and monitoring platform that delivers real-time, actionable insights across multiple domains.”

De Oude Haven (The Old Port) in Rotterdam is a popular nightlife destination. This may also lead to noise pollution for local residents. To measure and address this, Rotterdam has taken measures, such as installing noise sensors in combination with conducting a nudging trial.

Our smart noise monitoring stations measure the noise picked up by patios and other nightlife sounds and identify specific noise sources, such as loud talking or shouting. At certain noise levels, the projectors display text on the street, actively reducing noise pollution.

This project follows on from our successful project in Leuven, which reduced nightlife noise by 30 percent with these smart solutions without human intervention.

Nudging
This is a way to influence behavior without prohibiting it, for example, by placing signs or other visual cues that encourage people to make less noise.

Some articles (in Dutch):
Municipality of Rotterdam:
Proef om geluidsoverlast in de oude haven te verminderen

Rotterdam vandaag en morgen:
Lawaai oude haven te lijf met nudging

Algemeen Dagblad:
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