Imagine if every resident in a city acted as a living sensor, reporting where it's too hot or where trees are dying. This project blends that crowdsourced info with satellite data to help cities plant trees and cool down streets more effectively. It's like using a community-wide map to find the exact spots that need a 'green makeover' to keep people healthy.
Cities lack granular, real-time data on heat stress and air quality, relying on sparse official sensors. This leads to inefficient greening policies that may miss the most vulnerable neighborhoods.
A system for integrating crowdsourced environmental data into official city registries and a governance model for inclusive urban planning.
If you are a landscaping firm dealing with inaccurate heat maps for city contracts — this project developed a way to integrate citizen observations with official data that ensures green infrastructure is placed where it actually reduces heat stress.
If you are a sensor company dealing with high deployment costs for air quality monitoring — this project developed low-cost sensor networks in Riga that combine professional data with citizen-led monitoring to cover more urban ground.
If you are a software provider dealing with rigid government data silos — this project developed governance models that allow official city registries to accept and validate crowdsourced environmental data.
Based on available project data, specific pricing for the resulting tools is not mentioned; however, the project is supported by a EUR 4,206,020 EU contribution.
Yes, the project establishes an accelerator programme and a community of practice specifically to encourage knowledge exchange and training beyond the 6 pilot cities.
Based on available project data, specific IP or licensing terms are not disclosed, but the project focuses on open data streams like Copernicus and GEOSS.
It provides the data and governance tools needed to meet European Green Deal targets and UN Sustainable Development Goal 11.7 regarding urban green spaces.
The project develops methods to validate active and passive citizen data so it can be included in authoritative data streams used for public policy.
The consortium is well-balanced for a transition project, featuring 15 partners across 9 countries. With a 27% industry ratio (4 industry partners, including 2 SMEs), there is a clear bridge between academic research and commercial application. The presence of 6 'Other' entities likely represents the 6 municipal governments of the pilot cities, ensuring the tools are tested in actual administrative environments.
Contact IIASA (Internationales Institut fuer Angewandte Systemanalyse) in Austria.
Contact us to connect with the Urban ReLeaf accelerator programme for city-scale environmental data integration.
