The World of Digital Built Environment (WDBE) Summit has announced the winners of the WDBE 2024 Awards, which highlight notable digital advances in the built environment. This year, we wanted to highlight bold pioneers who are using location data to tackle the complex challenges of our built environment by launching the WDBE Best use of Location Information Award.

The winning team is: Smart Cities for Sensitive Minds: Optimising Urban Life for Highly Sensitive People (HSP).

Their work focuses on identifying the best routes for highly sensitive people to travel in cities, using optimised routes based on factors such as visual aesthetics and noise levels. The winning solution demonstrates how existing open data sources can be used to design more inclusive cities for highly sensitive people while improving the quality of life for everyone.

The Top 3 Finalists from Best use of Location Information category were:

• Smart Cities for Sensitive Minds: “Optimising Urban Life for Highly Sensitive People (HSP) 
• Turning Community insights into GIS-backed decisions to create truly lovable spaces by Maptionnaire
• 6D Planner – Location Based Built Environment Management by xD Visuals Oy

Watch their pitching videos on Youtube.

The WDBE 2024 Awards were presented across 6 categories, highlighting practical and innovative digital tools and solutions for the built environment. These projects reflect the ongoing development and use of digital technologies to address key challenges in areas such as sustainability, project management and AI.

Congratulations to all the winners! Read more on the WDBE website.