Find the right people
Connect urban questions with complementary methods, local knowledge, data access, and domain expertise.
Start a collaboration →Open computational urban research
Better cities need shared intelligence.
A global community for researchers, students, and practitioners using geospatial data, sensing, simulation, and AI to understand cities.
Find collaborators, share datasets and tools, discuss research ideas, and turn urban questions into open, reproducible projects.
01 · ReadPublic without an accountEvery discussion, project, and resource is open to read.
02 · PostStructured posts on GitHubA free account, and a template for each kind of post.
03 · CollaborateFind people by city and methodCollaboration requests state question, data, and commitment.
04 · ReleaseDocumented outputsData, code, models, and benchmarks released on the platforms.
What is city computing?
Urban questions, computational methods, local knowledge.
City computing connects urban theory with spatial data and computation. It brings together urban science, GIS, sensing, simulation, data engineering, and responsible AI to study how cities work, and how urban knowledge can become more open, rigorous, and useful.
ObserveSensing, imagery, mobility and administrative data
ModelSpatial analysis, simulation, ML and urban AI
InterpretUrban theory, lived experience and local context
ShareOpen data, code, benchmarks and research outputs
Start with what you need
Move from conversation to collaboration.
Every pathway begins with a structured post, so people can understand the question, geography, data, methods, timeline, and contribution needed.
Publish data and tools
Document datasets, code, indicators, maps, models, and reusable urban research workflows.
Explore resource pathways →Find the next opportunity
Surface verified calls, grants, events, positions, reading groups, and emerging research directions.
Browse opportunities →Trending
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Introduce yourself
The first post sets the tone. Introduce your work, or start a collaboration request.
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Research across urban systems
One city, many interacting systems.
Every post is tagged with the urban systems it concerns. Each theme has a hub with its open questions, collaborations, projects, data, events, and people.
Early community
Help shape the Collective.
Introduce your work, start the first collaborations, or contribute to the community infrastructure and governance.