State Office for Geoinformation and Surveying (LGV)

Urban data hub, consulting

The Urban Data Hub plays an important role in the digitization of cities and the efficient use of data for sustainable urban development.

Detailed description

The Urban Data Hub team offers innovation and technology advice. It is responsible for the Urban Data Platform in Hamburg, expanding it in terms of content and technology, and researching development needs. The UD-HUB is part of the Landesbetrieb Geoinformation und Vermessung (LGV) and is realized in cooperation with the CityScienceLab (CSL) of the HafenCity University (HCU).



Here you will find the topics of the Urban Data Hub:


Data-based innovation


The Urban Data Hub is working on an easily accessible range of urban data that companies, public administration, science and research and urban society can access in order to develop urban applications on this basis.


Examples:

  • Real-time data (e.g. traffic situation, public transport, environmental measurements)
  • 3D city model as a digital twin of the city's buildings
  • New forms of data analysis (machine learning, AI ...)
  • Intelligent city management

It offers support with the data integration and evaluation of the data so that they can be used as an information, planning and control instrument for administration, business, citizens or visitors to Hamburg.


Examples:

  • Active City Map - Detailed overview of sports facilities
  • Overview of possible public participation formats in the city
  • Visualization of the use of the Urban Data Platform Hamburg
  • Citizen engagement

Only citizens are producers and consumers of urban data. You can incorporate your user-generated (so-called “crowd-sourced”) data into interactive applications.


Examples:

  • User-generated (crowd-sourced) data on cycle path usage
  • Melde-Michel and the connection to other eGovernment applications
  • Measurement of air quality
  • Data governance

Companies, public administration, science and research as well as urban societies are available for the definition and development of data standards and formats.


Examples:

  • Develop technical + organizational specifications for handling data
  • Implement specifications within the framework of advice and project participation
 

Information

Prerequisites

No.

Documents required

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Please note

There are no special features to note.

Deadlines

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Procedure

If you have any questions, please contact us by email.

Processing time

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Fees

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Address and contact information

State Office for Geoinformation and Surveying (LGV)

Department G 1 Urban Data Hub

We have a limited number of customer parking spaces. To reserve a parking space, please contact our receptionist by e-mail at zugang@bsw.hamburg.de or by telephone on +49 40 428 40 - 50 50. Our working hours are: Monday to Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m , Friday from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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Keywords: Open data digitalization Urban data platform Spatial data infrastructure GDI Geospatial data digital urban data Digital city Data Real-time data Sensor data INSPIRE Data analysis 3D city model Active City Map Citizen participation formats

Last updated: 14.02.2026