Accessibility issues and needs that were identified
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providing means for older adults to participate in urban planning;
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solve accessibility/mobility issues by collecting, visualising and sharing relevant, up to date and area specific data to inform decision making;
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create datasets of interesting and enjoyable places to assist in future planning efforts;
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measuring travel-time in Helsinki region considering needs of older citizens.
Solutions to these needs will be piloted with the following three use cases:
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feedback on accessibility issues - piloted in Vuosaari
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point of Interest - piloted in Vuosaari
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travel-Time Matrix - piloted in the whole metropolitan area
Accessibility issues and needs that were identified
-
providing means for older adults to participate in urban planning;
-
solve accessibility/mobility issues by collecting, visualising and sharing relevant, up to date and area specific data to inform decision making;
-
create datasets of interesting and enjoyable places to assist in future planning efforts;
-
measuring travel-time in Helsinki region considering needs of older citizens.
Solutions to these needs will be piloted with the following three use cases:
-
feedback on accessibility issues - piloted in Vuosaari
-
point of Interest - piloted in Vuosaari
-
travel-Time Matrix - piloted in the whole metropolitan area
technology approach
architecture. integration. platform
technology approach
URBANAGE
ECOSYSTEM FOR URBAN PLANNING
The open URBANAGE platform provides a range of data-based visualisation tools and analytical services which make it easier to understand the complex interrelation between urban factors and expected impacts of potential changes on the population, especially older residents. This intelligence helps you make better evidence-based planning, operational decisions and longer term policy choices to create more liveable, accessible and inclusive age-friendly cities that work for all.
Improved Planning
Make planning decisions based on a unified view of urban situations with older people's real needs based on participatory data collection and predictive simulations
Better Citizen Experience
Act quickly and seamlessly on the real needs of older citizens, better interact with them and help people understand why certain planning or operational decisions have been made
Increased value for money
Experiment with different planning options online, exploring impacts by simulating various scenarios, rather than running multiple costly on-the-ground pilots
Current Services
Age Friendly Route Planner - help citizens navigate the city via routes calculated on personal preferenvea
Big Data Analytics - visualise your data on your city map
Participatory Data Collection - enable residents to submit place based situation data
Age Friendliness Index - explore and compare the age friendliness of neighbourhoods
Green Comfort - crowdsource information about the green comfort of spaces and simulate improbements
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More Information
Platform Architecture
Make planning decisions based on a unified view of urban situations with older people's real needs based on participatory data collection and predictive simulations
Digital Twins
Act quickly and seamlessly on the real needs of older citizens, better interact with them and help people understand why certain planning or operational decisions have been made