What are projects?
Why projects? A project in Dorple is where your experience of space meets others'. It's the "in-between space": not just the physical street, but the layer where you can make your voice heard, add contributions and see how the neighbourhood uses the space. That way you have a say in how that space is understood—and ultimately designed.
In practice: a project is a defined area (project zone) where participants add contributions, record routes and can take part in challenges. You only see projects you're a member of or for which you've received an invitation.
Official and personal projects
Official projects are run by a municipality or organisation: they have a project zone on the map and often challenges and a feed. Personal projects (e.g. "My Neighbourhood Monitor") you can create yourself within 400 m of your address, with up to 10 participants. Ideal for mapping your own neighbourhood.
Joining
- Invitation: If someone invites you, you'll see the project under "Invitations" or "Pending". Accept the invitation to join.
- QR code: Scan a project's QR code (e.g. at an event) to sign up.
- Link or email: Open an invitation link or follow the instructions in the email.
Project zone
Each project has a zone on the map. Contributions (photos, ideas, improvement spots) and routes within that zone count for the project. Outside the zone you can still use the app, but your contributions will belong to another project or your personal project.
What can you do in a project?
As a member you can: view and react to the feed, add contributions (camera), record routes (Flow), take part in challenges, earn points and badges, and (for personal projects) invite others.
Privacy for routes in a project
Routes you record in a project are never visible to the manager as your personal path. Only aggregated patterns (where many people walk or cycle) are used for insights. So the neighbourhood can better understand the space without individual tracking. More: How does Flow (route tracking) work? and our privacy policy.