ISCN Global Mixer - Colouring Cities Research Programme (CCRP)

The CCRP is an informal academic initiative providing microspatial open data on buildings and built/green infrastructure to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Decentralised CCRP platforms, built on shared code and common protocols, are currently in development across more than 20 countries. They provide free, research-ready data to advance place-based problem-solving, facilitate cross-country comparison and analysis, and enable the rapid set-up of trustworthy national open spatial data infrastructure.

Event details

Datetime
10.06.2026, 11:00 - 11:30
Event type
Online (virtual)

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This presentation will introduce the CCRP using UK and German platform examples, including data use cases for heat planning and flood risk management. It will also explore how the system can support foundational work on open resources- accelerating open digital twin ecosystems, improving resilience, and reducing data costs.

Presenters:

  • Polly Hudson: Senior Research Fellow at The Alan Turing Institute and project lead for the Colouring Cities Research Programme
  • Dr.-Ing. Robert Hecht: Senior researcher, Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) 

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