{"id":22589,"date":"2026-04-02T14:32:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8000\/bonnes-pratiques\/rotterdam-netherlands-250-sensors-for-a-safer-port\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T13:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T11:45:15","slug":"rotterdam-netherlands-250-sensors-for-a-safer-port","status":"publish","type":"bonnes-pratiques","link":"https:\/\/aivp.org\/en\/best-practices\/rotterdam-netherlands-250-sensors-for-a-safer-port\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotterdam (Netherlands): 250 sensors for a safer port"},"content":{"rendered":"

The (W)E-nose network was installed in the port of Rotterdam to identify any pollution originating from port activities that could be harmful to the city. The network is not controlled by the port authority of Rotterdam but by DCMR Milieudienst Rijnmond, a local environmental authority. The network was initially comprised of 100 electronic sensors that detect the nature and location of odours so that action can be taken more quickly. It has been rolled out in the Rotterdam Rijnmond area, and its coverage area was extended to 250 sensors in 2017. The project also represents an opportunity for dialogue with the population. A platform has been set up for consultation with local residents and the private sector so that they can also <\/span>report any nuisance from the port<\/span><\/a><\/span>. In this way, if it has not been identified by the sensors already, the port can record in its system and locate the origin of the nuisance. This project was completed to create a <\/span>safer environment<\/span><\/a><\/span> for the citizens in residential areas located around the port as well as the keep the natural environment as clean as possible. <\/span><\/p>\n

It was stated in a report that the <\/span>DCMR received about 1.743 reports<\/span><\/a><\/span> on average between 2017 and 2023, referencing the period that the E-noses network was installed. Until mid-October of 2023, DCMR has received 1.388 odour reports, in 2022 it received 1.635, and in 2021 it received 1.875. The year with the most odour reports was 2018 with 1.989 reports. The most persistent complaint is noise pollution, which is not highlighted in the chart but is still visible in blue. From this chart, it is however unclear if the odour complaints come directly from the port area, and not the outskirts of Rotterdam, and how many of those nuisances were also detected by the E-nose system.<\/span><\/p>\n

Such policies that monitor pollution coming from the port not only document the environmental impact a port of the size of Rotterdam can have on the surrounding area but also facilitate the relationship between the city’s residents and the port authority. This good practice is in line with the UN Sustainable Goals number 15, focusing on the Preservation of Life on land, along with number 11 focusing on Sustainable Cities and Communities.<\/p>\n

Additional informations :<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n

<\/u>Infographic of higher quality (pdf)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Port of Rotterdam E-noses<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

DCMR Milieudienst Rijnmond<\/span><\/a><\/span> (Dutch)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

DCMR Milieudienst Rijnmond<\/span><\/a><\/span> – Overlast melden – Informatie (Translated: Report nuisance) (Dutch)<\/span><\/p>\n

Safe port – Port of Rotterdam<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

E-Noses in the port of Rotterdam<\/span><\/a><\/span> (video)<\/span><\/p>\n

DCMR Environmental Protection Agency<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Aantal overlastmeldingen<\/span><\/a><\/span> (Dutch) (translation: Number of nuisance reports)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ye, Zhenyi, Yuan Liu, and Qiliang Li. ‘Recent Progress in Smart Electronic Nose Technologies Enabled with Machine Learning Methods’. Sensors 21, no. 22 (16 November 2021): 7620<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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