Imagine having a time machine and a giant map that shows how every city in the world has grown. Instead of guessing if a new road or park will work, planners can find a 'twin' city that already tried it and see what actually happened. It uses satellite images to turn city history into a giant digital library for testing ideas before building them.
Urban planners in emerging countries often make decisions without evidence, leading to poor city liveability. There is a lack of tools to test if a development idea will work before spending capital on construction.
An Operational Exploration Tool for natural experiments and a Matchmaking Tool to link urban needs with EU satellite services.
If you are a city planning consultancy dealing with unpredictable urban growth in emerging markets — this project developed an operational exploration tool that uses satellite data to find similar past projects. This allows you to prove your designs will work based on real-world evidence.
If you are a pollution monitoring firm dealing with traffic-related air quality issues — this project developed causal inference models that analyze the impact of new transport infrastructure. You can now quantify exactly how a specific road change affects local pollution levels.
If you are a GovTech provider dealing with the lack of data-driven decision making in city halls — this project developed a matchmaking tool that links urban needs to existing EU satellite products. This helps cities implement sustainable development goals without starting from scratch.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or licensing costs are not mentioned.
Yes, the project specifically targets Europe and North Africa, where 70% and 78% of people live in cities, and aims to support emerging countries.
Based on available project data, the IP and licensing terms are not specified, though it utilizes the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem.
The system integrates with the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem and external sources like CreoDIAS using a Data Cube format for fast access.
The project period runs from 2024-01-01 to 2025-12-31, with an operational exploration tool already being developed in the first period.
The consortium is well-balanced for commercialization, featuring a 44% industry ratio with 4 industrial partners, including 4 SMEs. The presence of 6 countries (AT, FR, IT, RS, TN, TR) provides a strong bridge between European technology and the emerging markets in North Africa and the Balkans where the tool is most needed.
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