The startup develops high-resolution three-dimensional digital city models using aerial imagery to create accurate context models of urban environments. Their platform enables clients to visualize and analyze city data effectively, facilitating informed decision-making in urban planning and development.
Funding
$21.5M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
The traditional urban planning and design process often lacks a comprehensive, easily accessible, and interactive way to visualize and analyze city data, hindering effective decision-making and stakeholder collaboration. This can lead to miscommunication, increased project risks, and missed opportunities for optimized urban development.
Solution
VU.CITY offers a 3D city modeling and digital twin software platform that provides accurate and up-to-date context models of urban environments. By utilizing aerial imagery and state-of-the-art remote sensing technology, the platform enables users to visualize, organize, and analyze city data clearly and easily, facilitating informed decision-making across various project stages. The platform promotes collaboration and trust among project teams, stakeholders, and planning authorities by providing a single, secure place to share designs, gather feedback, and expedite decision-making.
Target Audience
The primary users are architects, planners, developers, and local authorities seeking to improve design and planning outcomes through enhanced visualization, collaboration, and data-driven decision-making.
Features
- High-resolution 3D city models accurate to 15cm, covering over 3,000 sq km across numerous UK and international cities
- Tools for scoping, designing, and collaborating on designs, from individual buildings to masterplans
- Integration with external 3D modeling software (Revit, Rhino, SketchUp & 3ds Max) for importing and sharing refined designs
- Data layers for evaluating site opportunities and constraints, including conservation areas, listed buildings, protected views, flood risks, and public transport accessibility
- Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) tool for assessing the visual impact of proposed developments
- Annotation and tagging features for richer information collation, sharing, and collaboration
- Camera tools for exploring sites and massing at ground level and understanding their impact from different angles
- Measurement tools for assessing a scheme's suitability to its surroundings with AOD height tools and point measurements
- Consented schemes timeline for designing with the current context and future cityscape in mind
- SiteSolve integration for generative design, enabling rapid exploration of site feasibility and massing options