Geospatial Decision Support Services

urbanixm helps teams make better place-based decisions through custom geospatial analysis, desk research, and interactive reports.

Who We Work With

  • City planning teams, municipalities, and public-sector advisors, especially in small and medium-sized cities
  • Urban professionals (architects, designers, and consultants) supporting local government on sustainable place-making
  • Urban think-tanks and NGOs building evidence for reports, advocacy, strategy, and program design
  • Institutional real-estate investors and asset managers advancing sustainable cities through place-based investment and stewardship

Problems We Help Solve

  • Small and medium-sized cities often need decision-grade analysis without the budget or scale for fully in-house specialist teams
  • Urban think-tanks and NGOs need up-to-date case study evidence they can use in reports, strategy, and public communication
  • Urban policy, planning, and investment decisions are strongest when global best practice is tested against local context and constraints
  • Public debate on urban interventions is increasingly polarized, creating a need for transparent, evidence-led analysis that supports constructive decisions

1) Urban Data Insight Reports

Deep dives into local and regional datasets to answer concrete strategic questions.

  • Integrate and appraise heterogeneous data (urban, mobility, energy, real-estate, socio-economic)
  • Perform spatial/statistical analysis for a clearly defined local decision context
  • Deliver outputs as decision memos, static reports, or interactive exploration artifacts

2) Urban Case-Study Insights

Structured desk research on comparable places and interventions, focused on implementation evidence and observed impact.

  • Curate relevant global case studies for a target challenge
  • Synthesize implementation patterns, risks, and transferability constraints
  • Provide recommendation frameworks that translate global practice into local action

3) Custom Geospatial Decision Support

Custom analyses and prototypes for teams that need tailored methods beyond standard reporting.

  • Opportunity mapping and location prioritization
  • Scenario comparison for policy, design, and investment options
  • Rapid prototypes to support stakeholder alignment and decision communication

Engagement Models

Evidence Sprint (2-4 weeks)

Fast, scoped analysis to answer one high-value question with decision-ready evidence.

Deliverables: concise report, key visuals/maps, recommendation summary.

Insights Build (4-8 weeks)

Broader analysis combining data integration, modeling, and case study synthesis.

Deliverables: report pack or interactive artifact, methods appendix, decision workshop.

Productization Track (8-16+ weeks)

For teams that want reusable data/analysis components that can evolve toward a software product.

Deliverables: reusable data pipeline components, API-ready outputs, technical roadmap.

Selected Relevant Experience

  • Built urbanixm as an urban evidence platform combining focused crawl, ML-based content curation, and search/browse workflows for evidence discovery.
  • Unified 15+ fragmented real-estate datasets into a single API with 250+ time series and 10+ combined indices. (Placemake.io)
  • Delivered rapid geospatial prototypes for CO2 recycling opportunity mapping and carbon insetting exploration.
  • Produced applied analyses and data stories, including walkable service accessibility and pricing of energy performance certificates.
  • Collaborated with a cross-disciplinary team of makers, scientists, and urban professionals at the Future Cities Catapult (now Connected Places Catapult).

Why Work With Us

  • Rare blend of geospatial analysis, information retrieval, and product engineering
  • Startup-proven execution from zero to MVP under tight constraints
  • Practical focus on actionable outputs, not analysis for analysis’s sake
  • Service-first delivery model that can transition into repeatable product assets

Contact

If you need stronger evidence for climate, urban, or built-environment decisions, we can help scope and deliver a focused first project in weeks.