Dutch maptable tested by Future Cities partnership

During the 4th Working Group meeting of the Future Cities project in Tiel, NL, an innovative tool was tested by the partnership: The so-called maptable has been developed by the company mapsup for Dutch cities, regions and also private companies to visualize spatial developments. Based on a GIS-system the user can determine priorities for action for spatial relevant issues like water, green, spatial planning, air quality and more. Now it is tested if the tool can also help to decide on how to deal with the effects of climate change such as urban heat islands.

The Future Cities partners tested the tool and contributed to the further development. After having used the maptable the main conclusion was expressed by the participants: "This is a great tool to communicate - it helps planners and decision makers to decide on concrete measures for spatial relevant challenges such as the climate change."

The Working Group meeting took place on 10. - 11. March 2010 in Maasbommel close to the City of Tiel, NL. The full report is available on this webpage in the download section.