Public Space Management

What Public Space Management does

Openbare Ruimte Beheer B.V. is a privately held Dutch software services firm founded in 2016 and headquartered in Eindhoven that develops custom management, communication, and control software for objects in the public space. It serves Dutch public-sector clients (opdrachtgevers) such as municipalities and other government entities responsible for lighting, traffic, and general public infrastructure, delivering web applications, cross-platform mobile apps built with React Native, and bespoke API integrations that link heterogeneous public-space systems together.

Its product set is organized around several domain modules: asset management; storingsmanagement (incident management); DOV (Dynamisch Openbare Verlichting) for dynamic public lighting; DVM (Dynamisch Verkeersmanagement) for dynamic traffic management; and elektronische sluitplannen (electronic closing plans). Underlying technology relies on conventional web engineering (PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML/CSS) with React Native for iOS and Android and a "slimme combinatie van beheer, automatisering en analyses" intended to enable proactive maintenance and budget insight. A minor technology partnership with MapTiler provides mapping functionality.

Revenue is generated through two streams: project-based custom software development (professional services) and ongoing system management and support including proactive maintenance (managed services). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled on a per-client basis through direct sales-led engagement. The company operates exclusively in the Netherlands, has 11-50 employees, and is currently hiring a Junior Programmeur, indicating continued but measured capacity build-out. No funding rounds, external investors, certifications, management team disclosures, patents, or AI capabilities are documented in the available material.

Name

Public Space Management

Legal name

Openbare Ruimte Beheer B.V.

Website

https://openbareruimtebeheer.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Openbare Ruimte Beheer B.V. is a Dutch software firm that develops custom web and mobile applications plus API integrations for public-sector clients managing public space infrastructure, including dynamic lighting, traffic, asset, and incident management systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Space Management Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Integration, API & Middleware Consulting (BPAHAEAJ)

Keywords

• Public space management software
• Municipal asset management
• Incident management systems
• Public lighting management
• Traffic management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Eindhoven

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development: Development of custom web applications, mobile apps, and API integrations for public sector clients managing public space infrastructure
2. System Management and Support: Ongoing system management, maintenance, and support services for deployed public space management systems including proactief onderhoud (proactive maintenance)

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Openbare Ruimte Beheer B.V. develops and supports custom software solutions for managing, communicating, and controlling physical objects in public spaces. Core deliverables include web applications, React Native mobile apps (iOS/Android), and bespoke API integrations, along with specialized management systems for asset management, incident management (storingsmanagement), dynamic public lighting (DOV), dynamic traffic management (DVM), and electronic closing plans, primarily serving Dutch public sector clients.

Product overview

Openbare Ruimte Beheer B.V. offers a unified platform for public space management comprising web applications, mobile apps (iOS/Android via React Native), and custom API integrations. The core offering includes specialized management modules for asset management, incident/storing management, dynamic public lighting (DOV), dynamic traffic management (DVM), and electronic closing plans. These tools work together to monitor, connect, and analyze public infrastructure systems, enabling proactive maintenance and cost optimization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Webapplicaties (Web Applications)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Esri Nederland: Esri Nederland provides GIS and spatial data platforms widely used by Dutch municipalities for infrastructure and asset mapping. Its technology underpins many public-space management systems, and its Dutch operation overlaps with the geospatial needs Openbare Ruimte Beheer serves.

Broad incumbents

• Simac: Simac is a Dutch IT services and solutions provider serving public-sector and enterprise clients with custom development and managed services. As a broad Dutch IT incumbent, it competes for similar municipal custom-development and integration mandates.
• PinkRoccade Local Government: PinkRoccade Local Government is a major Dutch vendor of software and services to Dutch municipalities, including citizen services and operational management. It is a broad incumbent in the Dutch govtech market and a relevant competitor for municipal custom-integration mandates.
• CGI Netherlands: CGI is a large global IT services firm with a substantial Dutch public-sector practice serving municipalities and provinces. While much broader in scope than Openbare Ruimte Beheer, it competes for the same municipal IT modernization budgets and system integration mandates.
• Sopra Steria (Ordina): Sopra Steria acquired Ordina, a longstanding Dutch IT services firm with deep public-sector relationships in the Netherlands. It is a broad incumbent offering custom development and integration services that overlap with Openbare Ruimte Beheer's municipal systems-integration work.
• Signify: Signify (formerly Philips Lighting) is the dominant supplier of dynamic public lighting hardware in the Netherlands and globally, and offers Interact City software for managing DOV systems. It operates broadly across lighting, while Openbare Ruimte Beheer is the niche software/integration layer that connects to Signify's hardware - a directly adjacent comparable.
• Visma: Visma is a large European software provider serving public sector, SMB, and accounting markets, with strong Dutch municipal coverage. It is a broad incumbent with packaged products rather than custom public-space software, but competes for the same Dutch public-sector IT wallet.
• Capgemini Netherlands: Capgemini is a global IT consulting leader with a Dutch public-sector business serving ministries, provinces, and municipalities. It competes for large public-sector custom software and integration contracts, often in the same RFP pools where Openbare Ruimte Beheer bids.

Others

• Royal HaskoningDHV: Royal HaskoningDHV is a major Dutch engineering and project management consultancy with a digital/smart-mobility practice serving municipalities and provinces. It does not directly compete on the public-space management software niche but is an adjacent ecosystem participant that municipalities procure from for related infrastructure programs.

Direct peers

• Swarco: Swarco is a leading traffic management and dynamic public lighting technology provider with strong operations in the Netherlands and Austria. Both companies serve Dutch municipalities with DVM/DOV systems and adjacent software, making Swarco a directly comparable peer in the public-space infrastructure stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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