The Digital Connector main features are:

  • Importers for various open source data sources and transforming them into a centralised data format.
  • Importers for proprietary data that has been transformed according to the centralised data format.
  • Model recipe language for creating urban models by joining datasets.
  • Aggregators and de-aggregators for joining spatial data of different spatial granularities.
  • Export data and model output in CSV or GeoJson format to use further in tools such as GIS systems, Jupyter Notebooks, etc.

The main advantages of using the Digital Connector are:

  • No need to parse and understand the file format of numerous open data sources.
  • Simple aggregation and de-aggregation of different spatial granularities.
  • Reusability of model recipes.
  • Simplified data gathering from complex APIs, such as Open Street Map.