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Aquafin, supported by Provincie Vlaams-Brabant, led a multi-partner initiative to connect water well sensors to a mobile app for Belgian households to monitor their water reserves. This large-scale pilot project – combining IoT hardware, data infrastructure, and user experience – is exactly the kind of technical challenge we love to tackle.
Working with Voxdale’s sensor hardware, we had to prove that IoT data could translate into genuine value for users. We built the mobile app with React Native and Expo, ensuring smooth performance across iOS and Android. The backend, powered by NestJS and TimescaleDB, processes continuous sensor readings and turns them into actionable insights: water levels, usage trends, weather-based recommendations. The pilot phase let us test, learn, and refine the experience with real households before scaling up.
The biggest challenge was connecting physical infrastructure to digital experiences. Every sensor in the field feeds data through our backend, processed and delivered to users’ phones in real-time. It’s IoT done right: reliable hardware integration, smart data processing with time-series optimization, and an interface that makes sense to everyone. The pilot is already proving that connected water management isn’t just possible, it’s practical.
Running successful pilots means balancing ambition with focus. We built enough to validate the concept and gather real user feedback, while keeping the architecture ready to scale. The research dashboard, built with Retool, gives Aquafin data-driven insights to shape the future rollout. This pilot isn’t just testing technology, it’s building the foundation for how households can manage water resources tomorrow.
“een leuke quote over dit project is hier wel op zijn plaats”
Maarten, Innovation manager Aquafin
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