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Introduction

We bring urban planning and property development into the digital age with tech-enabled, data-driven solutions. We provide tailored analytic, digital and consulting services for cities, communities and businesses. By combining advanced data analysis, machine learning, and automation, we create bespoke, user-friendly tools that make policies actionable and decision-making sound and transparent.

We focus on:

⁃ Advanced Data Analysis and Insights. Data preparation, visualisation and modelling to inform policy, design and business decisions. We go beyond conventional datasets to find opportunities others miss. Like the work we did for the Greater London Authority (GLA) to evaluate the feasibility of predictive modelling for housing development patterns using Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) data.

⁃ Digital. We believe that the future of urban planning and decision-making is digital, user-friendly, transparent, and efficient. We build Dashboards, SaaS tools and GIS-based visualisations. Like OneCity, our digital tool to find land, secure funding and prepare planning applications powered by public and private datasets that we deployed for TUHF21 to identify priority investment locations in South Africa. Or the digital solution we developed for the UNESCO city of Derbent to streamline the design compliance process.

⁃ Evidence-Based Planning & Urban Governance. We combine data with sound planning methodology and digital tools to create evidence-based strategies, inform policies, and improve business processes. Like the Infrastructure Accessibility Tool that we built to inform multiple design and planning projects that uses live data on social infrastructure, services and utilities to inform land use mix and density decisions on the local scale.

Our products

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    OneCity

    OneCity is an end-to-end SaaS solution for property professionals to find and source land, secure project funding, and prepare for the planning application.

Case studies

England
Novaya Labs
Geographical information systems (GIS) and mapping Artificial intelligence (AI) and software solutions
Global
Novaya Labs
Geographical information systems (GIS) and mapping
Global
Novaya Labs
Community engagement Planning and urban design services Artificial intelligence (AI) and software solutions

Testimonials

[...] really exciting step forward for the use of data in planning.

Novaya Labs led by the inspirational Yuriy Milevskiy explored how predictive analytics could be used [...] to understand whether development was likely to proceed.

[...] predictive analytics has the potential to transform how we plan our cities...

Peter Kemp
Head of Change and Delivery, Planning at the Greater London Authority

Industry recognition

Press
Startup Wants to Chart Path to More Equitable Urban Development
2022
Press
TUHF21, Novaya Labs Partnership To Bolster Affordable Housing Developments In SA Townships
2022
Award
Rethink Cities Innovation Award - Shortlisted
2024
Press
The underpinning risks, challenges and opportunities of open data – a focus on the case of utilities data for land development
2021