The Urban Data Platform is a joint initiative of REGIO and JRC to provide knowledge on the status and trends of European Urban Areas.
About 60 indicators are available for about 800 urban areas, following different level of aggregation (Cities, Metro-Region, and Functional Urban Areas)

Integration of environmental, social, economic indicators.
Open platform for the visualisation and dissemination of indicators. Urban areas can be compared and benchmarked.

Implementer: European Commission Beneficiary/Users: Policy-makers, local authorities, citizens

Direct implementation of the European Commission

Indicators have been made available to European authorities and local stakeholders. Results are: the report on the State of the European Cities and other analytical documents at European level.

Open and free platform. Comparability.

The Urban Data Platform could be replicated in e.g. the Mediterranean area or Africa.

Availability of data ad indicators for the monitoring of urban areas vs. the achievement of SDG goals.

https://urban.jrc.ec.europa.eu