An Open Urban Platform (OUP). In addition to the extremely popular developments currently taking place in the AI industry, it may well be the NEXT BIG THING. But what is it, what can it do for me, and above all: how does it work? These are all questions that we regularly see: And that is why we would like to show you with your own eyes!
What is an Open Urban Platform?
Clearly.Hub, our OUP that we are developing for the Rotterdam Digital Ecosystem, is a digital infrastructure that connects and combines all participants. It not only allows us to exchange data in a secure and ethical manner, but also to combine different data sets. This ability to combine data provides powerful insights and innovative solutions that would otherwise not be possible.
For example, think of it as a coherent construction of Lego blocks: separately it is just a rectangular brick, but together you can build the most advanced 3D creations with it. This is how it works at the OUP: by linking various internal and external data, one rectangular stone becomes part of a 3D creation, giving you insight into your data. Share your data block and create a castle, tower, car or even a spaceship together with other blocks and gain insight into the most diverse issues.
Explore the Open Urban Platform!
But how does the OUP work? To find out, we invite you to explore the platform, which is still in full development, for yourself. Go to: https://hub.clearly.app/ , click on "Sign In", fill in your details or simply log in with your Google account. You are now ready to explore the OUP.
A brief explanation
But first we would like to explain 3 important parts to you.
1 Hubs
On the hub page you get an overview of all the hubs in which you are involved. A hub is a digital environment where datasets come together. Here you can easily invite people and organizations to collaborate with different datasets. You have complete control over who gets access to your hub and the data shared within it.
Within a hub you can also set up a Digital Twin, which creates a virtual representation of your data. You decide which datasets and apps are available within your hub and can even link your own datasets to publicly accessible datasets.
Create your own hub and discover the possibilities to use data in an innovative way.
2 Digital Twins
A major advantage of the Open Urban Platform is the integration of Digital Twins. These digital twins literally provide insight into your data.
On the Digital Twins page you can view the available Digital Twins, both those that are publicly visible and those that are specifically visible to you. You also have the option to create a new Digital Twin yourself by clicking on the "+New Digital Twin" button at the top left. Don't want to share your Digital Twin publicly? Then you can easily set the visibility to "Protected".
Take, for example, the Digital Twin from 3D Rotterdam. This contains six standard datasets added as standard layers from the hub. Do you want to add more datasets? Then click on "Manage Layers" and add the desired datasets to further enrich the overview.
Thanks to the Digital Twin, you can not only understand your data better, but also use it more effectively for various urban issues.
3 Catalogue
The catalog offers a comprehensive overview of datasets that are both publicly available and made specifically accessible to you. You can easily search for the dataset you need and apply filters based on geographic location, owner, tags, or file formats. In addition, you can view the meta information of each dataset to learn more details or view a preview of the dataset directly in the 3D viewer.
Your opinion is important
After exploring the platform, we would love to hear your feedback. Let us know how we can improve and which features you find important. For a more in-depth demo or questions, please contact Bas Hoorn.
Want to know more?
Would you like to know more about the data landscape of the Open Urban Platform or would you like to know whether the OUP can help you? Contact Bas Hoorn.
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