March 19, 2025
Digital viewing with Krinkels — Van Gelder
Waste dumping
AI detection

Who is responsible for maintaining the national roads in Flevoland?

In Flevoland, the Krinkels — Van Gelder are responsible for the daily maintenance on and around the national highways. A pilot with Camenai started in 2024 to discover how certain inspection tasks could be digitized or automated. The success of this pilot resulted in an annual contract in January 2025.

How did the installation of the cameras go?

In September '24, Camenai installed two cameras in Krinkels inspection vehicles. This happened under the watchful eye of the drivers (inspectors) who got the cameras in their vehicles: “The installation went smoothly and without problems. We were able to indicate where we wanted the camera so that they don’t get in the line of sight,” says inspector Maiko Visser.

What did the cameras deliver in the first three months?

The cameras took around 300,000 photos in about three months. This ensured that the employees of Krinkels — Van Gelder always had an up-to-date overview . Marcel van der Galiën, technical manager at Krinkels: “It's nice to always have photos available, which saves a lot of time and effort in our daily work. We also noticed the interest of our client (RWS), who saw that Camenai's algorithms gave us more insight into road damage. In this way, we create extra value for our client.”

What does the future of road maintenance look like with Camenai?

From 2025, Krinkels — Van Gelder and Camenai will intensify the collaboration by, among other things, jointly developing algorithms (e.g. defective street lighting), but also by outsourcing the inspection of hectometer signs to Camenai. “There are around 2,000 hectometer signs  next to the roads that we maintain,” says Thiemen Munneke, contract manager at Van Gelder, “it takes a lot of manual work to keep track of them all.