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Analyse your city’s present and future on one map

MD Atlas brings satellite imagery, terrain data and your institution’s records together in one workspace. It prepares slope, flood, population and accessibility analyses and turns the results into reports and map sheets.

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Satellite image of a city in a valley

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Flood area

  • Area at risk of flooding

Imagery: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016, EOX (contains Copernicus data) · Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Your records and ready base data on one map

Satellite imagery, the elevation model and base layers are ready on the platform. Your institution adds its own records, and analyses are prepared on this shared base.

  1. 1

    Data transfer

    Existing records are uploaded as spreadsheets, drawings or GIS layers.

  2. 2

    Matching and checks

    Records are matched to locations; missing and faulty data is reported.

  3. 3

    Analysis

    The analyses you need are prepared on the same base.

  4. 4

    Reporting

    Results go into reports and map sheets together with their sources.

Analyses for current conditions, risk and planning

The analyses needed to see the city as it is today, identify risks in advance and support planning decisions run on one platform.

  • Terrain

    How suitable the land is for building.

    • Slope and aspect
    • Elevation bands
    • Visibility

    Slopes unsuitable for building are filtered out at the planning stage.

  • Hazard and ground

    Areas exposed to floods, landslides and earthquakes.

    • Stream bed and flood area
    • Landslide susceptibility
    • Settlement suitability

    New building in risky areas is prevented and existing buildings get prioritised measures.

  • Land cover

    Built-up, agricultural and green areas from satellite imagery.

    • Land cover
    • Urban growth
    • Vegetation

    Unauthorised building and loss of green space are noticed in time.

  • Built environment

    Density, age and renewal needs of the building stock.

    • Building density
    • Storey count
    • Urban renewal priority

    Renewal and inspection go first to the riskiest building stock.

  • Population

    Today’s distribution and projections for the years ahead.

    • Population density
    • Population projection
    • Age structure

    School, health and infrastructure investments are planned for the right place and time.

  • Access and facilities

    How easily services and safe areas can be reached.

    • Facility adequacy
    • Service catchment
    • Assembly area capacity

    Neighbourhoods lacking services are identified and new facility sites justified.

Let’s define the analysis scope for your institution

In a short meeting we review which analyses your current data supports and what additional data is needed.

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Ask a question, get the analysis it needs

MD AI turns the question into the analysis steps it needs, states the data used and presents the result on a map.

Map of schools in the flood area
  • Flood area
  • School at risk
  • Other schools
MD AI suggestion

Which schools are inside the flood area?

Analyses prepared

  1. Stream bed analysis
  2. Flood area
  3. Overlay with schools

Data used

  • Elevation model
  • Satellite image
  • School inventory

Result

Schools inside the flood area are marked on the map, each with its nearest safe assembly area.

Priority schools for evacuation and drills become clear, and school retrofit budgets go where they are needed.

From layers to the settlement suitability map

Topography, areas exposed to flooding, landslides and wildfire, vegetation and farmland, existing built-up areas, transport and protected areas are assessed as separate layers. The settlement suitability map combines these six layers and shows how suitable each area is for building.

  1. Topography layer

    1Topography

  2. Natural hazard layer

    2Hazard zones

  3. Analysis map showing vegetation density and farmland together

    3Vegetation and farmland

  4. Analysis map showing the settlement fabric and building density

    4Built-up and residential areas

  5. Transport and infrastructure access layer

    5Transport and infrastructure

  6. Protected areas layer

    6Protected areas

Settlement suitability map
Settlement suitability map

  • Suitable

    %27

    No known constraint for building.

  • Suitable with precautions

    %37

    Building is possible with precautions.

  • Detailed survey required

    %4

    A detailed ground survey is needed before deciding.

  • Not suitable

    %32

    Closed to building due to flooding, steep slopes, farmland or protection.

Sample study area, prepared with real satellite, terrain and road data.

With this map

  • Choosing new settlement areas

    Housing and facilities are planned in the least risky areas.

  • Justifying plan decisions

    Zoning plan changes are explained with data.

  • Prioritising survey budgets

    Detailed ground surveys are commissioned only where needed.

  • Preventing building in risky areas

    Warnings appear before permits are issued in flood and landslide areas.

Building-level risk inventory

Analysis results are applied to every building. Structures in flood areas, on steep slopes or in wildfire-prone areas are shown and listed one by one.

  • In flood area
  • Steep slope and landslide
  • Wildfire risk
  • No marked risk
Building-level risk map
Building footprints: OpenStreetMap. Risk classes are a sample analysis.

With this inventory

  • Urban renewal priority

    The renewal programme starts with the riskiest buildings.

  • Evacuation planning

    Buildings to evacuate first are known in advance.

  • Building inspection

    Inspection teams are directed to risky areas.

See the impact before it happens

Events such as a river flooding or bridges closing are simulated on the map. Use the slider to compare normal conditions with the scenario; areas whose access gets longer stand out.

  • Assembly area
  • Short access
  • Flooded area
  • Longer access
Normal conditionsFlood scenario

What the scenario shows

  • Cut-off neighbourhoods

    You see which areas lose their link to an assembly area during a flood.

  • Critical bridges and roads

    The links that affect the most people when closed are identified.

  • Temporary assembly needs

    Temporary assembly and shelter sites are planned for areas with longer access.

Population projection and age structure

Population size and age distribution 25 and 50 years ahead are projected at neighbourhood scale, so school, health and infrastructure needs can be planned.

  • Education

    How school-age population changes by neighbourhood.

  • Health and care

    Where the older population will concentrate.

  • Infrastructure

    Changes in water, transport and housing demand.

MaleFemale
  • 0–14
  • 15–29
  • 30–44
  • 45–59
  • 60–74
  • 75+

Illustrative age structure; values are calculated from the institution’s data.

The Bosphorus and the urban fabric seen from space

Current satellite imagery

Analyses are prepared on current satellite imagery of the area. Open imagery is refreshed regularly; high-resolution imagery is obtained when building-level detail is needed.

  • High resolution

    For work that needs building-level detail.

  • Regular updates

    Open imagery is updated at regular intervals.

  • Archive comparison

    Urban growth and land change over the years.

  • Multi-band imagery

    Vegetation, water surfaces and surface temperature.

Photo: NASA

Reports, map sheets and sharing

Results become map sheets for official correspondence, reports for decision-making and pages that can be shared with the public.

  • Analysis report

    Findings, tables and maps in one document.

  • Map sheet

    Print-ready map with legend, scale and north arrow.

  • Shared board

    Departments work on the same current map.

  • Public page

    Selected layers are shared with citizens.

Every department gets answers to its own questions

MD Atlas serves different departments on the same data.

  • Zoning and Urban Planning

    A basis for plan changes and checks on building conditions.

  • Disaster Affairs

    Risk maps, evacuation and assembly area planning.

  • Technical Works

    Prioritising road, bridge and infrastructure investment.

  • Urban Renewal

    Identifying risky building stock and the renewal order.

  • Parks and Gardens

    Green space adequacy and vegetation monitoring.

  • Strategy Development

    Investment planning based on population projections.

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Frequently asked questions

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Can it be used without a GIS specialist?

Yes. Analyses run through ready workflows and results are explained in plain language. Specialist departments can adjust the criteria in detail.

02 / 06

We have little data. Can we still start?

Yes. Satellite imagery, the elevation model and base layers are ready on the platform, so terrain analyses can start on day one. The scope grows as institutional data is added.

03 / 06

How current is the satellite imagery?

Open imagery is refreshed regularly. Current high-resolution imagery is obtained for work that needs building-level detail.

04 / 06

Is our data shared with other institutions?

No. Each institution has its own workspace and decides what is shared, with whom and in what detail.

05 / 06

Which formats can be uploaded?

Common GIS and spreadsheet formats, CAD drawings and address lists. Regular transfers from existing systems can also be set up.

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Can the results be used in planning work?

Results are prepared to support decisions; reports and map sheets serve as a basis for planning and survey work. Official approval follows the relevant regulations.

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Let’s prepare the first analyses for your area together

Share your boundaries and existing data, and we review sample analyses for your area together.

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How it works

  1. 1

    Workspace

    A dedicated, login-based workspace is opened for your institution.

  2. 2

    Data transfer

    Existing layers are uploaded and missing data identified.

  3. 3

    First analyses

    The first reports and map sheets are prepared on priority topics.