MOBILIDATA

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In Flanders, we strive to work on tomorrow’s mobility today. That includes the Mobilidata programme. With this programme, various levels of government, companies and researchers are jointly developing innovative, technological traffic solutions for road users, such as better route advice, tailored traffic notifications and intelligent traffic lights. New connected mobility and know-how do not stop at our national borders however, so international collaboration is needed to exchange knowledge and set up joint projects to implement it.

Objectives

In densely populated Flanders, urbanisation is constantly on the rise. However, our traffic infrastructure is not prepared for this. As a result, we all end up stuck in traffic more and more often. We aim to make our traffic safer and more efficient again, through knowledge and technology for generating, managing and sharing smart data.

► We can make traffic safer, smoother, more sustainable and comfortable by smartly organising the public data, businesses and road users and sharing real-time, relevant information with each other.

► This will lead to increased road safety, time savings, stress reduction, efficient communication and better air quality.

► In turn, strong mobility also ensures economic and social stability and stimulates growth.

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Data as the basis for traffic solutions

Within the Mobilidata programme, 31 traffic solutions were developed in 5 categories: intelligent traffic lights, risk and hazard notifications, navigation and parking management, traffic rule notifications and policy support. Data sharing and collection are the basis for communication between the smart road infrastructure and the road user. These solutions will be available to Flemish road users from 2023 and 2024 on. Beyond the rollout of those identified traffic solutions, Mobilidata also focuses on further research into new traffic solutions and their market uptake, that have distinct societal value, such as accommodating cycling groups, supporting vulnerable (groups of) road users such as the blind and visually impaired and encouraging modal shift among commuters.

Collaborate on tomorrow’s mobility

Before we can safely implement tomorrow’s mobility, we need to provide a strong physical and digital base. In addition, international coordination and cooperation are essential, as future (eventually autonomous) mobility extends beyond our national borders. That is why we are happy to share best practices from the Mobilidata programme, but also look for interesting cross-border projects.

Latest insights & stories

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CLEAN POWER FOR TRANSPORT

To fulfil climate targets, we need to make mobility greener. In doing so, we need to focus not only on making current mobility solutions greener, but also on shifting to more environmentally friendly forms of transport. Thus, the Clean Power for Transport action plan focuses on greening the vehicle fleet across all segments and rolling out the necessary infrastructure. For this, the Department of Mobility and Public Works also works together with foreign partners where possible for knowledge exchange and cross-border solutions.

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Smart Mobility & Logistics

MOBILITY AS A SERVICE

To promote sustainable combimobility, we are working on Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in Flanders. MaaS gives users access to multimodal transport solutions with greater user-friendliness, putting the end user at the centre. But organising mobility is a complex task. Users want control and reliability, but also freedom and flexibility. For this, we need reliable apps and agreements with providers and all MaaS actors. A full-fledged MaaS ecosystem, as it were. We are on the lookout for international knowledge sharing and cooperation to ensure combimobility reaches far beyond our own borders.

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Smart Buildings & Infrastructure

Vandersanden's new Pirrouet® factory extracts up to 2280 tons of CO₂ annually

Vandersanden, Europe's largest family-owned brick manufacturing company, has officially opened the first Pirrouet® factory in Lanklaar. It involves an investment of 32.5 million euros. The plant produces 20 million CO₂-negative Pirrouet® facing bricks annually when at maximum capacity. One ton of these bricks absorbs 60 kg of CO₂ during curing, and the entire production process is powered by green energy from the factory’s solar panels and wind turbine. “With the plant, we are making a significant contribution to CO₂ reduction and reinforcing our ambition to operate completely CO₂ neutral by 2050,” said Johan Deburchgrave, CEO of Vandersanden.

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