Build better cities with measurable community input

Betere steden bouw je met inzicht van mensen die er dagelijks zijn. Dorple verzamelt geolokaliseerde bijdragen van bewoners — foto’s van plekken en gevels, ideeën, verbeterpunten en traces met korte evaluatie — en bespreekt ze in een feed.

Based on real preferences, not assumptions

Find out what people really value
Met Dorple verzamelen bewoners input rechtstreeks in de wijk, via de app op hun smartphone. Ze maken een foto, bevestigen de plek op de kaart en kiezen wat ze willen delen: een gevel om een gebouw te tonen, een verbeterplek waar iets beter kan, een betekenisplek die voor hen belangrijk is. Elke bijdrage wordt gekoppeld aan een locatie binnen de afgebakende projectzone, zodat je niet alleen hoort wat er leeft, maar ook ziet waar het speelt.
The barrier to entry remains low — no lengthy forms or compulsory meetings — whilst the input is structured and useful for policy and design. Where necessary, the app helps to identify the type of contribution based on the photo; residents always retain control over what is shared.
This way, you get a continuous stream of location-specific feedback from the local community itself, rather than a one-off opinion from a small, self-selected group.

Participation doesn’t have to be a process that takes months. With Dorple, residents can make a contribution in just a few minutes: a photo, a location, a brief description — all from their smartphone, whenever it suits them.

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Different signals, one project file

Dorple lets residents get involved when it really matters — spontaneously whilst out and about, following a specific experience, or through a targeted survey — whilst you can find everything in one place: linked to a location, a project and a time.

Contributions form the basis: in the app, residents take a photo, confirm the location within the project zone and choose what they want to share — a building façade, an area in need of improvement, a place of significance, an idea or a sticker/graffiti. A brief description and tags turn random impressions into useful markers on the map.

In the project feed , others respond with ‘agree’ or ‘disagree’, comments and discussions — this way, you can see not only what’s on people’s minds, but also how it’s being discussed. Statements add quick opinions to this: short, themed statements that residents can agree with or disagree with in a single action.

If you want to dig deeper, send questionnaires — with open-ended questions, single-choice or multiple-choice questions, yes/no questions, sliders or a point on the map within the project area.

Reflection questions (in-depth questions) follow directly after a contribution: the resident explains why something is important or how a place is experienced.

To track mobility, residents record their journeys: the routes they take, along with a brief evaluation afterwards (purpose, mode of transport, comfort and safety). You see these journeys in aggregated form and in a privacy-conscious manner — not as individual tracking.

Keeping participants engaged — not just reaching them

A single campaign provides input; genuine participation grows when residents remain involved for weeks or months.

Users who are members of a neighbourhood group in Dorple rarely take part just once and then stop. They build a a relationship with the project: they see what others are sharing, receive feedback on their own contributions and stay up to date with what’s going on in their project area.

Challenges give that engagement a structure. Participants choose a challenge within the neighbourhood, track their progress and points, and stay motivated to share another photo, start a track or complete a questionnaire — together with other members, rather than as a one-off activity

Via the calendar shows them what’s happening in the project: walks, information sessions, working sessions. They use RSVP to let us know if they’ll be attending — this is how Dorple links online input with in-person events in the neighbourhood, ensuring that participation remains relevant even outside the app.

Questionnaires komen op het juiste moment in het traject: korte bevragingen over mobiliteit, veiligheid of een ontwerpvoorstel, soms met een punt op de kaart. Je kan herbruikbare templates inzetten om in latere fases opnieuw te meten — deelnemers hoeven niet alles in één ronde te geven; het project kan doorvragen wanneer het ertoe doet.

In this way, participation remains both personal and project-specific: members’ traces, contributions and views count towards the project in which they are participating — without the need for separate tools, spreadsheets or parallel surveys alongside Dorple.

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From community input to project insight

AI on photos, Pulse on the map, project-level summary.

Dorple does more than just collect feedback. The platform analyses, categorises and interprets participation data so that partners can make informed decisions more quickly.

Dorple enhances photos using AI, displays mobility data as privacy-conscious patterns on a map (Pulse), and can generate an AI project summary and a PDF report.

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Start with a targeted pilot scheme in your local authority

Big changes start small. You don’t need to overhaul your entire spatial planning policy straight away. Use Dorple to carry out an ‘environmental scan’ for a specific neighbourhood, a complex junction, a redevelopment project, or a targeted survey on student or commuter mobility.

Quick turnaround: Our pilot projects fall below the threshold for direct award (low-value contracts). This means your Mobility or Participation department can get started within just a few weeks, without having to go through cumbersome and time-consuming tendering procedures.

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