How does Covid-19 impact the work of managers and analysts?
Not only does the global Covid-19 crisis have an impact on our daily lives, but it also influences our professional lives. In June 2020, CROPLAND launched an online survey on LinkedIn …
Carefree and safe staycation with YouFlanders
In close collaboration with Orange Belgium and data engineering company, CROPLAND, VISITFLANDERS offers tourists the opportunity to find out real-time people attendance all over …
Untangle your data spaghetti (Sep 2022)

Since we started our business at CROPLAND, back in 2013, we have seen many famous quotes on big data, data analytics or data in general. Here are some of our favorites:
“Data is the new oil …”
“In God we trust, all others must bring data”
“If content is King, then data is King Kong”
“Data is the new science, big data holds the answer”
“Without data you’re just another person with an opinion”
1.170.000 bezoekers en niemand met een ticket: hoe tellen de Gentse Feesten hun bezoekers?
De teller van de 175ste Gentse Feesten staat na negen dagen op 1.170.000 bezoekers. Maar hoe wordt dat eigenlijk geteld? De Feesten zijn gratis en er is geen officiële inkom. Gaat het om nattevingerwerk? “Neen, het is bijna schrikwekkend hoe goed de inschattingen zijn.” Een duik in de cijfers.
Mobistar and CROPLAND map out crowds of people during large-scale events in commission of Antwerp’s city Council
Brussels, 14 April 2016 – Mobistar and CROPLAND are collaborating in commission of and with Antwerp´s city council to ensure the security of events and optimise the functioning of several Antwerp municipal departments. The new big data applications that the two players are implementing in 2016 will significantly improve the day-to-day functioning of the City of Antwerp, especially during the organisation of large-scale events.
The General Directory of the Walloon Service for Public Roads wins the Agoria Smart Cities Award 2017
Orange and Maxime Prévot, Walloon Minister of Public Works and Road Safety, are proud to announce that the Walloon Service for Public Roads received the “Agoria Smart Cities Award 2017” for the crowd monitoring initiative to solve the mobility problems resulting from the growing success of the Pairi Daiza family park. An action plan was imminent for the community of Gages to improve the daily life of its inhabitants during peak season, as well as the optimisation of traffic through the region as the roads could not handle heavy traffic jams.