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The UpGreen project responds to ESA’s call Development and Verification of Urban Analytics with the aim of generating actionable information to make the urban environment more sustainable and resilient. With cities facing intensified impacts of climate change, the demand for innovative solutions to manage urban green spaces has never been higher. Traditional methods fall short in addressing these challenges adequately due to their cost and/or scale limitations. UpGreen addresses these gaps by offering a comprehensive urban analytics service that leverages Earth Observation (EO) data, along with open and city data, to provide detailed analyses of current and future states of urban vegetation and to propose its optimal placement.
The primary objectives of the project include developing, validating, and demonstrating the technical capabilities of the UpGreen analytics products. In detail the works scheduled include engagement with stakeholders and requirements consolidation, developing a prototype, specification of the pilots based on its feedback, execution of demonstration pilots and roadmap elaboration for operational service. These efforts aim to demonstrate functionality of analytics generating actionable insights into the optimal distribution and required amount of urban greenery to achieve desired ecological and socio-economic outcomes.
The methodology combines advanced EO and non-EO data processing with AI modeling techniques to:
Expected outcomes include successfully demonstrated scalable service on two pilot cities: Copenhagen and Lisbon. The output service (MVP) shall enable cities across Europe to assess urban green spaces in detail, predict their future, and compile tailored recommendations for new urban green infrastructure. It is intended to facilitate the strategic planning and efficient management of urban green areas, ultimately contributing to the achievement of broader environmental and social goals. Final outcome is a business and technical roadmap for transfer to operational automated service grounded in pilot user evaluation.
Figure 1: UpGreen Assessment Web Application is a service for assessing current urban greenery.
Figure 2: UpGreen Assessment Web Application – Greenery Value.
Figure 3: UpGreen Assessment Web Application – 3-30-300 Rule.
