Welcome to the launch of the Urban EcoMap for the citizens of San Francisco. Following the preview of the application during Earth Day last month, we are excited to provide the live version from today.
Thanks for the feedback from the preview. Please go to http://sf.urbanecomap.org and let us if it will help you understand your neighborhood’s carbon footprint. We hope this application will enable visualizations of data that can inform your personal eco-decisions.
Urban EcoMap is a landmark innovation and a key element of the Connected Urban Development (CUD) framework for Connected and Sustainable Cities. This application is today being presented to the global community of cities, urban planners, businesses and academics who are attending the CUD Global Conference in Seoul, South Korea. The CUD partners plan to scale this application globally to other cities, in the partnership and beyond.
We thankyou for your interest and look forward to your engagement at the start of the development of this innovative vizualisation of cities carbon footprints
Earth Day Showcase of Urban EcoMap in San Francisco
Cities create 80% of global carbon emissions. As we move from educating people about climate change to taking action to mitigate climate impacts, we need innovation to help spur a shift to climate-friendly social behavior in cities. Urban EcoMap helps address this objective.
Begun in fall 2008, this pilot project is a collaborative effort involving Cisco and the City and County of San Francisco. San Francisco is the first city worldwide to introduce the Urban EcoMap.
On Earth Day 2009 (22 April), Mayor Gavin Newsom launched the Urban EcoMap pilot in San Francisco. The web-based tool will be made available to the general public at the Connected Urban Development conference in Seoul, 21st May 2009.
Please view the demonstration of the Urban EcoMap San Francisco in the viewer above. We would like to hear your feedback and comments. In addition, please return here for the latest information as the public go-live day for the web-based Urban EcoMap approaches.