Nuisance from too loud vehicles

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Munisense provides online and real-time insight into noise, water quality and groundwater levels. This allows managers and policymakers to measure real-time; remote, reliable and smarter. Thanks to our smart hardware and powerful software platform.


What we do
Our smart city solutions measure noise at events, construction or infrastructure, detect fireworks, or measure water quality parameters. The data is validated, correlated and visualized for you. This high-quality data contributes to well-founded policy decisions.


How we can help
The online insight into, among other things, noise nuisance, water levels and water quality ensures effective control and improvement of the living environment. Thus we integrate measurement, regulation and control in your organization. At low cost and also in places where autonomy for power supply and data communication is of great importance.

Knowledgeable, customer-friendly and communication is good!

Harmen Dijkstra - senior inspector environmental permits, Municipality of Leeuwarden (NL)



Good support, friendly assistance, quick response to questions, good equipment.

Jan van Driel, senior inspector, Staatstoezicht op de Mijnen (NL)

Applications

Besides developing products and services, Munisense also handles the operational processes to keep applications running, like network monitoring and maintenance. We also develop OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) products. Please find some examples of our projects below:

Leuven Horecasense

The city of Leuven in Belgium limits noise nuisances from nightlife for its citizens and prevent damage to the hearing of the nightlife participants. The city has issued regulations that require establishments that play loud music to limit the sound levels and monitor these levels continuously. Munisense supplied the noise monitoring system to about 100 establishments and provides their management and the city with compliance data. The system consists of a sound meter, a display that shows the real-time sound levels, and an on-line portal to view violations and historical data. For more information please see www.horecasense.nl (in Dutch).

The Wareco Water Data (WWD) is a turn-key service from Wareco Ingenieurs in the field of managing groundwater networks and monitoring groundwater during construction and replacing sewer lines.
Our equipment, cloud platform and services is Wareco's added value to their engineering services.

Noise monitoring in combinatie met nudging technieken heeft geluidsoverlast voor bewoners in het uitgaansgebied van Leuven sterk gereduceerd.
Onze noise monitoring stations (geluidmeters) die naast alle gebruikelijke geluidparameters ook geluidsherkenning leverden werden gekoppeld aan nudging systemen. Het ingestelde geluidniveau in combinatie met gedefinieerde geluidherkenningsparameters werd gebruikt als trigger voor een scala aan nudging technieken. Het meest effectief bleken de nudging boodschappen die direct op straat werden geprojecteerd aan de overlast veroorzaker(s). Deze lichtprojecties zorgden voor een verlaging van de geluidsoverlast met 30%. Deze slimme technologie helpt de Leuvenaars aan een betere nachtrust en een gezonder leefklimaat.

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Living lab Leuven en Gent

In vervolg op de eerdere projecten bouwen Leuven en Gent verder in "Nudging down night noise".

De twee grootste studentensteden gaan op verschillende locaties het nachtlawaai meten en herkennen om een breed zicht te krijgen op nachtelijke geluidsoverlast. Hiervoor wordt een geluidsherkenningsmodel gebruikt.

Daarnaast zoeken beide steden ook naar een gemeenschappelijke basis om nachtlawaai te meten en te beschrijven. Stad Gent legt hiervoor de objectieve data uit de metingen van onze noise monitoring stations naast de akoestische modellering.

Bovendien gaan beide steden nachtlawaai preventief aanpakken met nudgingtechnieken. Leuven kijkt naar de opschaling van de projecties en het aansturen van de openbare verlichting. Daarnaast worden ook nieuwe nudgingtechnieken onderzocht.

Beide steden gaan, naast de objectieve data uit de metingen, aan de slag met subjectieve data van bewoners over geluidsoverlast.

Verdere nieuwsartikelen over dit Vlaamse project waarin onze geluidmeters weer centraal staan:

Stad Leuven - Nachtlawaai

Stad Gent - Kunnen we nachtlawaai verminderen met technologie?

efro-projecten.be - Europees project Nudging-down-night-noise

Good insight into groundwater levels for the Municipality of Haarlem

We relieve many provinces, municipalities and institutions - with or without a partner - of the management and maintenance of groundwater networks.

The Municipality of Haarlem also awarded us the management and maintenance of their groundwater network.

Socotec Geotechnics, our partner for the field work for this project, has now equipped the 113 measuring points of the Haarlem municipal water network with our telemetric groundwater meters.


Our equipment measures the groundwater level at least once every hour and sends the measurement data to our powerful data portal at least every four hours.
Taking into account the current barometric pressure at that location and the relevant data from the KNMI weather stations, the measurement data is automatically converted to mNAP.
The measurement data is then automatically validated and visible to the Municipality of Haarlem in their user portal. Naturally, this groundwater monitoring data will then be supplied to the Dutch governmental "BRO" (basic subsurface registration).

Thus we accurately monitor groundwater levels so that the Municipality of Haarlem has a good indication of ​​when and where measures must be taken.

See also: https://www.haarlemsdagblad.nl (in Dutch)

Consistently high-quality installations and groundwater measurements

The first group of field workers received the certificate for our Fieldworker Day 2024 on October 16: For consistently good quality installations and groundwater measurements.

Source holders (water well owners) are becoming increasingly strict with regard to data guarantees and data quality. Because we realize that fieldwork is crucial for this quality and guarantees, we initiated the Day of the Fieldworker.

We also used this day to present techniques that we expect to improve quality and guarantees, without taking more time.

Specifically, this concerns TritoSense with manual measurements at mm level, improved air pressure compensation and monitoring well caps that keep rainwater and dirt out while manual measurements are possible without disrupting the measurement setup.

The group of field workers who participated in the Day of the Field Worker on October 16 have at least taken a step forward towards better water data.

Day of the Fieldworker: For consistently good quality installations and groundwater measurements.

Achieving qualitative better water data

Over the past 10 years, managers of groundwater monitoring networks have imposed stricter requirements on the accuracy with which groundwater levels are measured.

One of the aspects where qualitative gains can be achieved from water data is during the installation of the now very accurate equipment in the field.

We noted that with current measurement methods it is difficult for field workers to meet current tender requirements.

Because how do they ensure the smallest possible deviation between the actual and the manually or automatically measured groundwater level of a measuring point in your measuring network?

Tomorrow, during our Fieldworker Day, we will inform and train fieldworkers.

For consistent and high-quality installations and groundwater measurements.

More about this tomorrow!

Our meters will be moved from the Floriade to event locations in the Municipality of Almere (NL). Permanent noise monitoring gives government and residents control over noise.

How?

Permanent monitoring of noise pollution can lead to a reduction in the most important forms of noise pollution. It enables competent authorities to get a grip on noise pollution, while it contributes to citizens' feeling of being heard and their involvement contributes to a healthier noise environment.

Why?

In the Netherlands, government agencies receive more than 500,000 noise complaints every year. A significant number of these are related to current nuisance caused by music events, catering, industry, construction, night noise, tourists, sports, loading/unloading and animal sounds.

An effective reduction of more than 30% of this nuisance is possible under the following conditions:

  • Awareness of the perpetrator: It is essential that the perpetrator is immediately aware of the nuisance that is being caused.
  • More than 90% of the perpetrators, such as catering visitors, music event organizations, industrial companies, motorcyclists, sports facilities and entertainment venues, are prepared to take measures as soon as they are aware of their impact.
  • Transparency and continuous insight: All parties involved must have transparency and continuous insight, not only into trends but also into the direct effect of measures taken. Objective insight into the nuisance contributes to a new sense of standards.
  • Encouraging self-regulation: Active stimulation and facilitation of self-regulation, for example by making noise transparent and open to discussion, promoting participation and including it in local regulations. The new Environmental Act offers opportunities for this approach.

In addition to self-regulation, permanent monitoring speeds up your complaint handling processes. After all, you always have measurement data available. Advanced functions in the measurement platform, such as identification of noise sources, location and the degree of exceedance or nuisance at homes, support the analysis and enable you to directly address noise generators, such as industry, about the nuisance they cause. And all this affordable and with a very low cost of ownership.

Would you like to know more about how you can achieve this reduction of noise complaints and a healthier living environment?

Call or email us, we are happy to brainstorm with you about this.

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About Munisense

Munisense develops, supplies and manages innovative measurement solutions for businesses and governments. Smart city solutions that give stakeholders direct online insight into noise, water quality and water levels. The information is available online at any time for visualization, analysis or periodic reports. Thus managers and policymakers can measure in real time; remote, reliable and smarter.

  • Job Opening: Senior Embedded Software Engineer

    Join Munisense as an Embedded Software Engineer

    Our software development team is responsible for the entire product portfolio, from sensor (monitoring station) to cloud. You will be part of the team that works on the sensor side. The sensors are responsible for reliably measuring, storing and forwarding the sensor data to our platform.

    Who are we?

    Munisense is a Dutch, informal, growing, innovative company that delivers real-time insights into environmental sound levels and groundwater levels for both national and international clients. With over 9,000 water meters and 800 sound meters currently active, we empower managers and policymakers with the tools to monitor, analyze and manage the living environment remotely and intelligently through our cutting-edge hardware and cloud platform.

    Who are we looking for?

    We are looking for an experienced, professional Embedded Software Engineer to execute the complete embedded development lifecycle. We work with Rasberry Pi (Linux) based sensors and other embedded microcontrollers. Your focus will be on the Linux based part. A strong focus will be on quality (testing) and robustness of the software. Together with our hardware engineers, you will be creating new monitoring stations which more and more include machine learning capabilities for noise recognition.

    Key responsibilities:

    • Design, develop, test and maintain firmware for our sensors, both Linux-based and embedded.
    • Collaborate with other (software) developers and product owner to move the product forward.
    • Taking ownership of the final firmware quality.
    • You structure your work and document the steps along the way.

    Job requirements:

    • You have 5+ years of experience with (embedded) Linux software development.
    • You are experienced with programming for embedded systems and Linux systems (eg. raspberry Pi environments).
    • You are familiar with C, C++, Python and/or PHP.
    • You know the basics of machine learning.
    • You have experience in electronics and hardware development.
    • Bachelor’s (HBO) or University-level mindset

    What you get:

    • Competitive Salary: Gross salary ranging from €4,000 to €5,500 per month (based on 40 hours per week), depending on your experience.
    • Work-Life Balance: 25 vacation days, hybrid working option, and the freedom to adjust your schedule when needed.
    • Flexible Working Hours: We usually work from 8:30 to 17:00 because we value close collaboration. However, there’s flexibility; if you work longer one day, you can leave earlier on another.
    • Pension Benefits: Facilitated pension account.
    • Learning & Development: You'll have access to time and budget for personal growth, whether that’s through training, courses, or attending conferences.
    • Team Spirit: Friday afternoon drinks and cross-departmental catch-ups, plus company events organized by our very own 'PartySquad'. Past activities include pub quizzes, karting, movie nights, sailing trips, and paintball.
  • Internship

    At Munisense there are always opportunities to gain work experience.

Our Partners

We continuously develop and update our products and services with the help of different partners. As a result we offer highly innovative services and products that generate value right away for our customers.

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Contact information

Munisense B.V.
Touwbaan 38, A0.08
2352 CZ Leiderdorp
The Netherlands