New Projects Launched: Digital Twins as a Tool for Climate-Resilient Urban Planning
Urban Digital Twins intend to integrate climate adaptation into urban planning faster, more precisely, and more effectively in the future. BMFTR launches a number of projects, in which science, municipalities, and companies develop new digital planning tools.
This year, 184 Mentoring Orgs reviewed 23,371 proposals from 131 countries. In the end, Google Summer of Code (GSoC 2026) has accepted 1,141 Contributors! 52°North is thrilled to be mentoring two contributors!
What has the NFDI4Earth consortium been up to recently and what’s in store for the near future?
Check out the lastest issue of the newsletter for details.
psst… check out the article on the OneStop4All!
The project “AtrAI Bikes – more data for better cycling infrastructures”, in partnership with Instituto Cordial, re:edu GmbH & Co. KG and us, placed 3rd in the Planning – Private Sector category at the Bicycle Brazil 2026 Awards.
The recognition reinforces the relevance of initiatives that use data and technology to transform urban mobility, promoting safer, healthier, and more sustainable cities. The research, developed in an international partnership, demonstrates how the collection and analysis of data, including bike path conditions, road safety and environmental factors, can support strategic decisions and more efficient public policies.
More information: https://atrai.bike/