URBANA (URBan ANAlytics)

The URBANA (URBan ANAlytics) project has the objective of developing various
innovative analytics for enhancing the urban planning and analysis of urban
environmental parameters and their impacts on people and infrastructures in urban
areas.
The URBANA project is led by GMATICS and funded and promoted by the European Space
Agency (ESA). The consortium includes a number of partners and in particular, the
European Forest Institute – Biocities, Stefano Boeri Architetti, the Politecnique of Milan –
Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering (DEIB), GEO-K, Brockmann
Consult, the University Pavol Jozef Šafárik (UPJS) of Košice and Fondazione Futuro per le
Città. Each of the project partners is in charge of interacting with one or more
stakeholders and/or of implementing specific analytics.

The project’s primary goals include:

• Analysing the background, current activities, information needs and objectives of
  the involved stakeholders
• Developing innovative analytical capabilities by combining Earth Observation
  (EO) data with non-EO data to provide insights that can transform urban planning
  and management.
• Testing and validating analytical procedures through demonstrative pilot projects
  agreed upon in collaboration with key stakeholders, and the generation and
  provision of test products to the end-users to ensure their effectiveness and
  accuracy.
• Defining a roadmap for future operational services, tailored to meet the needs of
  various users, enhancing the quality and efficiency of current services available.