Amsterdam Netherlands

Amsterdam Netherlands
Keizersgracht Reguliersgracht Amsterdam
Seal
Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"450px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":10,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmsterdam Netherlands\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmsterdam Netherlands\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Amsterdam Netherlands\n","link":"","lat":52.3730796,"lon":4.8924534,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}
Amsterdam Netherlands Map
Type of Municipality	City
Date Established	October 27, 1275
Area	84.68 sq.mi84.68 sqmi <br />84.68 sq_mi <br />219.32 sq.km <br />54,195.2 Acres <br />
Elevation	-6.562ft-2 m <br />
Population	905,234905,234 people <br />
Timezone	UTC+1

Members

Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands; with a population of 905,234 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban area and 2,480,394 in the metropolitan area. Found within the Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", due to the large number of canals which form a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Activities

		Amsterdam IoT Living Laboratory and Beacon mile
		We provide public networks, open infrastructure and data for developers to accelerate emerging IoT innovations for Smart City solutions Glimworm creates Internet of Things infrastructure for the city of Amsterdam via the IoT Living Lab by installing Eddystone beacons, iBeacons, sensors and LoRa (long range) wireless networks that accelerate smart citizen solutions. KPN creates a digital infrastructure by connecting all objects in the city to the www. The Living Lab in Amsterdam is open and implemented in public spaces to provide access to developers and solution providers to test next generation interactive (mobile) applications and sensors that also generate open data thus creating new value chains across industries and economy of scale The goal of IoT Living Lab is to provide IoT infrastructure and actionable Open Data and developer friendly platforms for emerging IoT innovations which stimulates the creation of new startups and (mobile-) applications making a rapid impact on the local economy.”

Details

Amsterdam was founded at the Amstel, that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originating as a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, and became the leading centre for the finance and trade sectors. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the city expanded and many new neighborhoods and suburbs were planned and built. The 17th-century canals of Amsterdam and the 19–20th century Defence Line of Amsterdam are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Sloten, annexed in 1921 by the municipality of Amsterdam, is the oldest part of the city, dating to the 9th century.