| Best Practice 33 - Urban platform, Guimarães |
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| Country: Portugal |
| Policy domain: Multiple |
| Level of government: Local |
| Process owners: Guimarães, Ubiwhere |
| Short description: The urban platform in Guimarães is a city dashboard with mapping support displaying information in different domains. The platform supports operational activities such as routing to traffic accidents and availability of parking spaces. It also provides information to inform policy, e.g. on energy consumption of street lighting, or reporting on SDG goals in different domains (mobility, environment, tourism, energy, waste). The platform gathers data from different sources, be it from sensors, from platforms or services via APIs, or directly from citizens (e.g. street problems). There is integration with different partner information sources (e.g. Here). Centralisation and harmonisation of data provides opportunities for analysis in real time and in batch, giving insights for informed decisions. For example, it is possible to understand how an event (e.g. concert, sports event) has impacted traffic flows and parking, as well as air quality and noise levels. This allows impact analysis which can be used to take precautionary action in the future. |
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Recommendations: Policy and Strategy Alignment (4); Digital Government Integration (6, 7, 8); Standardisation and Reuse (10, 11, 12); Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (18) |
| Link: https://urbanplatform.city |
Nature of documentation: Technical report