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The influence of simulation software on public management
Graduation research project at Tygron
As a student of New Media…

Water Module manual
With the continuous development of the Tygron Platform, the amount…

Neighbourhood Peak Precipitation Mitigation
Adaptation to Urban Peak Precipitation is not hard.
As an introduction…

Making complex river systems manageable using the Tygron Platform API
When working on river systems, one has to deal with very complex…

River Deltas at High Resolution
In a previous blog entry we showed that it was possible to calculate…

Large scale culvert generation
Together with the Water Authority Aa & Maas we have been…

How simulation software can improve the support of environmental management.
Interview with Henk van Hardeveld (Waternet)
In times where…

Tauw makes the spatial integration of wind & solar energy explorable in three dimensions
Tauw supports the Regional Energy Strategy (RES) Noord-Holland…

Tygron Geodesign Platform as the building blocks of the Edible Game 1.0
The Tygron Platform has been working to support scientists of…

The holistic approach to city planning with the Tygron Platform
In 2021 the Netherlands will face a major change in environmental…

Using the Tygron Geodesign Platform within the Dutch Municipalities
In an interview with Tygron, Edward de Wit, a senior policy officer,…

Tygron for improving spatial planning in the Utrecht Province
Maarten van Helden is a senior sustainable development advisor…

Climate adaptive design of the Amersfoort Station Area; How a Digital Twin can help.
It's getting warmer and drier. Rain showers are getting shorter…

IHS integrated the Tygron Platform successfully in the curriculum
IHS designed a course to teach planning for climate resilient…

NVIDIA A100: What can it do for Tygron?
Today was NVIDIA's "Kitchen keynote" for the GTC 2020. CEO Jensen…

The collapse of the Noordersluis water lock for learning and entertainment
Besides all the serious work that is done with the Tygron Platform,…

Prime Minister Mark Rutte plays a game
Prime Minister Mark Rutte and then Minister of Infrastructure…

Vechtstromen water board carries out stress tests
The Delta Programme states that municipalities must carry…

The fight against soil subsidence- RE:PEAT
Soil subsidence problems in peat meadows
Sinking of the soil…

Student use case: 3D information on regional issues
For this thesis two students have been investigating the…

A lesson in climate adaptation for municipalities
With 'stress test in one day', Aveco de Bondt, in cooperation…

Groningen and Tauw together for a climate-proof municipality
The Municipality of Groningen has already carried out the stress…

The vision of the municipality of The Hague
The Tygron Platform makes it possible for the initiator,…

Utrecht and Tygron together strong for energy transition
The Province of Utrecht will introduce the so-called energy…

The Economic Value of Natural Capital
Nature is not only essential for the welfare of humans and animals,…

Simulate flooding using big data and smart algorithms
An example of Water Board Vechtstromen
Suppose a levee threatens…

Hollands Midden Safety Region: Insight into flood scenarios and action perspectives based on big data and smart algorithms
How do we get a grip on the consequences of flood scenarios,…

The Virtual River Game makes complex models clear to all stakeholders
Researcher Robert-Jan den Haan of the University of Twente developed…

Tygron EDU Event 2020: Share and Inspire
On Thursday April 9 the fifth annual Tygron EDU Event was held.…

Beyond a billion grid cells
This is the first Tygron R&D blog entry. With this new…

Tygron EDU-event, April 9th, 2020: Share and Inspire
On the 9th of April 2020 we hosted the annual Tygron Edu-Event.…

Student use case: Leiden University students for a greener Hoefkade
The Hoefkade neighbourhood in the Hague, like many urban…

Tygron joins the Esri Partner Network as Silver Partner
For the original version of the press release (in Dutch), see:…

Visualizing user stories using the Tygron Platform - Beginner guide
After following the Quick start training, as well as completing…

Tygron worldwide
The Tygron Geodesign Platform can be used worldwide as the ideal tool for stakeholder conversations and scenario planning.

Tygron Platform Water Module performs well in UKEA Benchmark – Test 2
The Tygron Platform’s Water Module performs well against other popular packages in a series of widely acknowledged UKEA benchmark tests.

Student use case: Heat issues in Groningen
A student wanted to familiarise people in the Groningen city areas with Heat Stress.

Teacher use case: Climate game motivates students
The moment the students got to play Tygron’s Climate game, motivation was no longer an issue.

Student use case: Water management in peatland areas
Four students did research into the issues around water management in peatland areas.

Alliander and Tygron are reducing the consumption of natural gas
The Netherlands is engaged in an energy transition with the abandonment of the use of natural gas.

Tygron Platform calculates with remarkable speed large areas in hyper resolution
Tygron recently conducted a simulation of a water model on 1 billion computing cells.

Province of Utrecht uses the Tygron Platform for the Environmental Act
The Tygron Geodesign Platform is fully equipped to work according to the Environment Act.

Tygron presents colliding stars in Noordwijk
In an impact test for the Environmental Act, Tygron checked the future vision of the city of Noordwijk.

Tygron Geodesign Platform free for Education
The Tygron Geodesign Platform can now be used by educational institutions free of charge.