Research methods
UBDC is committed to openness and transparency in our work, sharing and explaining our methodologies. We are also helping to develop better methods for collecting and analysing smart data.
Urban sensing
Sensing technologies and advanced analytical methodologies enable us to collect and process higher quality smart datasets to better inform urban policies.
Sensing stories
Urban remote sensing
Remotely sensed images and the corresponding analytical techniques offer a comprehensive approach to observing and monitoring urban environments in real-time through high spatial-temporal-spectral-resolution data.
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Sensor-enhanced housing surveys
This project seeks to develop a framework for using and collecting data from a range of home-based sensors to understand human health and fuel poverty.
New geographies of language in multilingual cities
The management of interethnic relations is a prominent issue faced by contemporary cities.
Building housing energy efficiency models from local sensing
Decarbonising domestic heating is a central challenge for the sustainability agenda - requiring fundamental changes in home heating systems and major upgrades in the thermal performance of the existing building stock to reduce energy consumption.
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Participatory analytics
With our global partners - academics, local and national governments, disaster risk resilience organisations, and grassroot communities - we are committed to participatory approaches in our research to address social inequalities and deliver equitable and sustainable outcomes.
IDEAMAPS network launches new platform
The IDEAMAPS Network launches its Data Ecosystem platform - a new digital mapping tool to support improvements in deprived areas in Low- and Middle-Income countries.
UBDC team wins a top award at the ACM SIGSPATIAL conference
Researchers examined the 'Optimal Minimum Deployment of Electric Vehicle Charging Station Networks'.
Indoor environment and energy use study
UBDC - in collaboration with Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study - is launching a new study to provide linked-data on energy usage and indoor environment.
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