Sense.Understand.Predict.

Urban intelligence for better decisions

CityCortex brings together data, systems and artificial intelligence to help local authorities understand their area, anticipate change and make better-informed decisions.

URBAN DATA · INTELLIGENCE · DECISIONS

Connected city with an urban data network

CITYCORTEX · THE CHALLENGE

Cities are evolving. The tools used to manage them must evolve too.

FRAGMENTED DATA

A wealth of information that is not yet fully connected

Each system captures one part of the city. Connecting information creates a shared understanding.

COMPLEX DECISIONS

From information to timely decisions

Bringing signals and context together helps identify issues, assess scenarios and coordinate action.

The challenge is not to collect more data, but to turn existing information into useful knowledge for decision-making.

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CITYCORTEX · THE ITALIAN CONTEXT

Shared responsibility.
A common challenge.

Thousands of local authorities manage places, services and infrastructure. The figures show why connected information matters.

From information to insight. From insight to decisions.

01 / LOCAL AUTHORITIES
7,894

Italian municipalities

A complex administrative landscape, with services and infrastructure to coordinate.

ISTAT · February 2026 ↗
02 / CLIMATE
1,626

Extreme weather events

Events with recorded impacts in Italy identified by the Città Clima Observatory between 2021 and 2025.

Legambiente · 2021–2025 ↗
03 / TERRITORY
94.5%

Municipalities exposed to risk

Exposure to landslides, floods, avalanches and/or coastal erosion.

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CITYCORTEX · EVERYDAY CHALLENGES

Every day, new challenges.

Mobility, networks, infrastructure and safety: four perspectives on the same city.

MOBILITY
177.207

Road traffic collisions

Collisions causing injury in 2025; 72.9% on urban roads.

ISTAT–ACI · 2025 ↗
WATER NETWORKS
42.4%

Water losses

Water lost from municipal distribution networks in 2022.

ISTAT · 2022 data ↗
LAND AND TERRITORY
69,500km²

Landslide hazard

Area covered by landslide hazard mapping in hydrogeological plans, across all hazard classes.

ISPRA · 2024 data ↗
SOCIAL IMPACT
22.6€bn

Social cost of road collisions

2025 estimate, including damage-only collisions; this is not a saving attributable to CityCortex.

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Different data. One integrated view.CityCortex connects information to support more informed decisions.

CITYCORTEX · THE PLATFORM

One platform: sensing, intelligence, decision-making

A continuous journey, from urban signals to actions worth considering.

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Sensing

Sensing: real-time data from the city

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Intelligence

Intelligence: digital twin and AI agents

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Decision-making

Decision-making: dashboards for citizens and public authorities

Urban sensing, digital twin and data analysis

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CITYCORTEX · A SHARED VIEW

One city. Many perspectives.

The same place can be explored through mobility, infrastructure, the environment and safety. Explore this animated illustration of an integrated approach.

CityCortex dashboard: urban map in the centre, four thematic panels on the left and analytics on the right
Demonstration view · Simulated data
Urban mobilityTraffic flows and road network issues
Hotspots18areas experiencing delays
Events42incoming reports
Trend+14%average journey time

The animations illustrate scenarios using heat maps and simulated indicators, not live city data. They should not be interpreted as operational forecasts.

CITYCORTEX · KEY CAPABILITIES

Urban digital twin: a living representation of the city

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A shared model

Each asset has a digital representation within a unified data model.

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An adaptive system

It evolves as real-time data becomes available and can propose actions.

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Operational support

AI helps suggest actions, not just produce reports.

ARCHITECTURE: Sources and systems (IoT, GIS, BIM, ERP) · Information foundation (data lake, knowledge graph, semantic search) · Intelligence (AI agents, machine learning, predictive models) · Services and interfaces (dashboards, apps, public authority portal, APIs)

PRINCIPLES: end-to-end security, data governance, API-first, cloud-native, GDPR and NIS2

Urban digital twin depicting assets and infrastructure

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AI agents supporting urban management

CITYCORTEX · AI AGENTS

AI agents working for the city

Adaptive, specialised systems using a shared information foundation. Their recommendations support the people responsible for running the city.

Urban Copilot

Decision support for senior officers

Mobility Agent

Traffic and transport

Maintenance Agent

Predictive maintenance

Security Agent

Urban safety

Permit Agent

Administrative permits

Office Assistant

Office processes and operations

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CITYCORTEX · AGENT INTELLIGENCE

Specialised intelligence. One shared view.

CityCortex AI agents share the same information foundation and work together to help local authorities, technical teams and decision-makers understand the city, set priorities and assess scenarios.

An ecosystem of agents

Select an agent to explore its contribution to the CityCortex ecosystem.

Shared data foundationDomain expertiseAgent collaborationDecision support

An operational simulation

From an initial report to a decision: an illustrative interaction between AI agents responding to an urban issue.

Demonstration only. This infographic illustrates the proposed CityCortex agent ecosystem. It does not depict a final technical implementation.

CityCortex: AI platform for public authorities

CITYCORTEX · DISCOVER THE PLATFORM

Turning data into decisions

Explore CityCortex and discuss the opportunities for more connected urban management.

Let's discuss the needs of your area.

SENSE. UNDERSTAND. PREDICT.

Discuss your project with us

From data to insight. From insight to decisions.

CityCortex is a smart city platform concept that brings together sensing, urban data and artificial intelligence. Its aim is to give local authorities and decision-makers a shared view of the city to support planning and service management.

What is an urban digital twin?

An urban digital twin is a dynamic digital representation of a city and its assets. Data from sensors and information systems inform the model, helping teams analyse conditions, explore scenarios and make decisions.

How can AI be used in public administration?

CityCortex envisages specialist AI agents for decision support, urban mobility, predictive maintenance, safety and administrative processes. Their recommendations remain under the control of the people responsible for managing the city.

What data and systems can the platform connect?

The proposed architecture connects IoT sensors, GIS systems, BIM models and ERP software. A data lake, knowledge graph and semantic search organise the information foundation, while dashboards, apps and APIs make it accessible to services and users.

Would you like to explore the project for your organisation? Discuss your project with us.

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Privacy notice — CityCortex

Information about the processing of visitors’ personal data on the CityCortex website under Articles 12 and 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

1. Data controller

The data controller is the person or legal entity responsible for operating the CityCortex project and website. Privacy enquiries can be sent to hello@citycortex.io.

To be completed before publication: the controller’s full legal name, registered address or professional address, tax/VAT identification (where applicable), and any Data Protection Officer contact details if a DPO has been appointed. These particulars have not yet been supplied.

2. Personal data we process

Technical browsing data may be processed when the site is accessed, such as IP address, time and date of the request, requested resource, browser and device information, and information required for infrastructure security. Whether these data are actually logged or retained depends on the hosting and technical services in use.

If you contact us by email, we may process your email address, name, role, organisation, contact details and any information you choose to include in your message.

The website has no contact form. The dashboard and AI agent displays are illustrative and do not analyse the personal data of website visitors.

3. Purposes and lawful bases

  • Website operation and security: delivering the website, maintaining technical operations and protecting against misuse or unauthorised access, relying where applicable on our legitimate interests in securely operating the service (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
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This version of the website does not include newsletters, commercial profiling or advertising tracking.

4. Whether providing data is required

You do not need to supply personal information voluntarily merely to browse the site. Sending an email is optional, although we may not be able to respond meaningfully without sufficient contact details or relevant information.

5. Recipients and service providers

Where necessary, personal data may be accessed by authorised personnel and technical providers responsible for hosting, infrastructure or email services. Depending on their role, those providers may act as processors or independent controllers.

To verify: the identities and locations of the hosting, CDN, DNS, email and security providers actually used, together with their data protection roles.

6. International transfers

The HTML file alone does not establish whether the live website or email system entails transfers of personal data outside the European Economic Area. Before publication, the providers must be checked and, where relevant, the destinations, transfer arrangements and safeguards under Articles 44 and following of the GDPR must be specified.

7. Retention periods

Email correspondence is kept for as long as necessary to handle an enquiry and, if a working relationship begins, for any additional periods required for administrative and legal purposes. Any technical logs are retained under policies that must be verified with the relevant provider before publication.

To confirm: the actual retention periods for emails and technical access logs, or the specific criteria used to determine them.

8. Your rights

Where the GDPR applies, you may request access to, rectification or erasure of your personal data, restriction of processing or data portability, and you may object to processing based on legitimate interests. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of previous processing.

Please contact hello@citycortex.io to exercise your rights. You may also lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) or another competent supervisory authority.

9. Automated decisions and profiling

The demonstration website does not make decisions about visitors which have legal or similarly significant effects, and it does not profile visitors. The AI agents described on this website are part of the proposed CityCortex platform; they do not analyse people visiting these pages.

10. Updates and legal references

This notice will be updated if the controller, providers, processing activities or deployed functionality change. Legal reference: Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

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6. Contact and references

For enquiries, email hello@citycortex.io. Please also see our privacy notice for information on personal data. References: the Italian Data Protection Authority’s cookie FAQs and cookie guidelines.

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