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One of the key focuses is Sandyford Business District in Ireland, where RealSim has developed a Digital Twin to visualize both current and future landscapes. Latitudo 40 has contributed through geospatial analysis, identifying urban heat islands and tree density across the district. Their efforts are helping to transform a 0.8-hectare area into the new Sandyford Civic Park, improving public spaces and reducing heat stress.
The IB-Green project, part of the Interreg North-West Europe program, targets heat stress in business parks, areas particularly vulnerable to overheating due to extensive sealing. By incorporating sustainable infrastructure, the project aims to enhance climate resilience and create healthier environments for businesses and citizens.
The Sandyford Digital Twin integrates environmental data and real-time simulations to guide the sustainable development of the area. Latitudo 40's Surface Urban Heat Island and Tree Density analyses play a vital role in shaping these efforts. The project, expected to conclude in 2026, serves as a model for creating greener spaces in industrial zones, aiming to inspire similar initiatives across Europe.
Latitudo 40, in collaboration with RealSim and the Urban Technology Alliance (UTA), provided advanced technology as part of the EU-funded IB-Green project, which focuses on reducing heat stress in industrial and business parks through green and blue infrastructure. Working with the Sandyford Business District in Ireland, RealSim developed a Digital Twin to visualise current and future landscapes. Latitudo 40 supported this by delivering EarthDataPlace and Urban Simulator solutions, analysing urban heat islands, Land Surface Temperature (LST), and Tree Cover Density. This analysis evaluated various Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for improving climate performance.
The goal was to identify the best strategies for transforming a 0.8-hectare area into the new Sandyford Civic Park, with a focus on enhancing public spaces and reducing heat stress. The IB-Green project, part of the Interreg North-West Europe program, addresses the vulnerability of business parks to overheating due to extensive sealing. By incorporating sustainable infrastructure, the project aims to improve climate resilience and create healthier environments for businesses and residents.
Latitudo 40's Urban Simulator and Digital Twin technologies helped simulate planning scenarios, enabling the Sandyford Business District to make data-driven decisions that enhance urban sustainability and environmental resilience. The integration of real-time environmental data ensured that the area's development aligns with long-term climate goals.
We simulated three different scenarios for the Sandyford Business District, each of them designed to assess the impact of various urban planning interventions on both temperature reduction and overall sustainability. The scenarios considered different levels of green and blue infrastructure, such as the introduction of more vegetation and water features, as well as improved design to optimise cooling effects and reduce heat islands.
Latitudo 40's Surface Urban Heat Island and Tree Density analyses play a vital role in shaping these efforts. The SUHI analysis provided critical insights into areas within the Sandyford Business District that experience elevated temperatures due to urban heat islands. Our Tree Density analysis was instrumental in evaluating the existing green infrastructure within the Sandyford Business District. By mapping out tree distribution and density, Latitudo 40 highlighted areas lacking sufficient vegetation coverage, which could be contributing to higher temperatures and poor air quality.
The project, expected to conclude in 2026, serves as a model for creating greener spaces in industrial zones, aiming to inspire similar initiatives across Europe.
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