The Dutch parliamentary elections took place between 15 and 17th March. These were the first elections since the outbreak of Covid-19. Taking into account this precedent, we used PublicSonar to…
I’m Victor Margallo, Data Scientist at PublicSonar and in this blog post I would like to briefly introduce the concepts of AI and Data Science and how we make use…
The Netherlands experienced its first severe snowstorm in a decade. Authorities declared “code red”, as the entire country was hit by Storm Darcy last week, as reported by BBC. Extreme…
For the last decade, our organisation has been working in the field of public safety, crisis and emergency management. What are the most important lessons we learned? Crises are complex…
In the November issue of the Fire and Risk Management Journal, Peter Davies argues that social media could be of benefit to both emergency response and public compliance in the…
Today, we’ve invited our engineering manager - Deepika Lalwani. An outstanding woman who moved across the globe, with remarkable positivity and motivation, leading our team of developers. She shares her…
To control the spread of the coronavirus the Dutch government introduced partial lockdown measures since 13th October. For another period of four weeks we will continue to live in the…
The Storm Storm Alex hit south-eastern France, north-western Italy and the UK in the beginning of the month. It came around with powerful winds and heavy rains. As a result…
TODAY marks a new era for PublicSonar! If you have followed our blog since it launched in April, you must have read about our company scaling up. Our company’s first…
The area of Groningen is most seismically active in the Netherlands. Earthquakes, triggered by gas extraction, cause not only damage, but also social unrest. A lot of stakeholders need the…
Every information source counts in the case of emergency. It is crucial to get the most comprehensive information overview in order to take informed decisions. However, are all sources taken…
Information provider and HSD Partner PublicSonar moved from the HSD Campus to a new location in The Hague, beginning of March. The scale-up, which monitors social messaging via social media in…
PublicSonar’s solution was recognised by the Journal of Emergency Planning Society for “providing the best information at the point of decision-making”. The article, written amidst the Covid-19 uncertainty, elaborates on the importance…
How do we use our tech for good? We kicked off 2020 exploring possibilities of how the World Food Programme (WFP) can integrate new tools to improve data collection. Thereby,…
In the past weeks, our country, continent and the entire world has been confronted with the Covid-19. We are not only faced by a global pandemic, but also by an…
