Integrated monitoring
solutions for cities
We find the data required to make a difference
Our service handles every stage of the process, and we select the best sensors and technologies for your needs based on rigorous scientific testing. Our clients can access real-time data through our award-winning data portal and benefit from easy-to-understand reports based on our industry-leading analytics. As a spin-out company from the University of Manchester, we provide scientific levels of rigour, credibility and analysis.
Our services
We offer a cradle-to-grave monitoring and evaluation service, managing all third-party arrangements. We handle everything from the design of monitoring schemes, to the selection and deployment of sensors, and surveys to data analysis, modelling and decommissioning.
Our services include:
- Monitoring network design
- Sensor implementation
- Sensor maintenance
- Analytics
- Reporting & evaluation
- Strategic planning
- Training
Our capabilities include:
- Outdoor air quality
- Indoor air quality
- Greenhouse gas survey analytics
- Transport
- Noise
- Wellbeing & health
- Equipment performance
We are Urban 360
Municipalities are required to monitor and improve air quality and physical activity. Developers want to show how their projects improve health and well-being. At the same time, the market has been flooded with a bewildering range of technologies and digital solutions.
We can help.
Urban 360 monitors and analyses air quality, mobility and health to understand what makes a difference to people’s lives. We integrate decades of academic expertise in environmental monitoring, health and well-being, data analytics and urban development. We offer non-proprietary solutions that do not lock clients into specific products, but help them select the right tools for the job based on scientific testing. We use cutting-edge analytics including counterfactuals, change point analysis, forecasting and weather normalisation to provide our clients with scientifically robust evaluations.
of the UK population lives in cities
of people in UK cities are breathing polluted air
Our mission
Helping cities flourish while making the planet healthierFixing cities is the quickest way to improve people’s lives and address climate change. 84% of the UK population lives in cities and 98% breathe dangerously polluted air.
- Making cities more sustainable will reduce pollution and improve health, but currently, there is a lack of evidence about what works. We can help.
- By implementing new sensor technologies, we collect crucial data and monitor the impacts of change.
- By providing integrated monitoring and evaluation services, Urban360 will be a global driver of urban health, helping address the most pressing challenge of the 21st Century.
Urban 360 and the Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 global goals created by the United Nations to make the world a better place by 2030. These goals cover a wide range of important issues, including ending poverty and hunger, ensuring quality education and healthcare for all, promoting gender equality, providing clean water and energy, protecting the environment, and fostering peace and justice. The SDGs are a universal call to action, encouraging governments, businesses, and individuals to work together to build a sustainable and fair future for everyone.
Here at Urban 360, we address the following SDGs:
Our Work
The Urban 360 team have successfully completed projects for clients across the public, charity and private sectors on time and to budget. Our unique service integrates environmental, transport and health monitoring, delivers scientific quality results, and is highly responsive to the evolving needs and challenging timescales of our clients. The case studies and research projects below give a flavour of our work to date.
Applied Cases
Report: The long-term effectiveness of air purification units in a school and care home setting
Research Projects
Public Realm Transformation, UK
Contact Us
To discuss potentially working together, please phone us on +44 (0)161 399 3601 (Business hours 9-5 Monday-Friday) or request a call-back using the form below.