Collaborative Discovery: The ORBIS Urban Observatory
Human Habitat - our built and natural environments - is the most consequential determinant of our time. It's why we need to understand more about how the world works so that we can shape healthier and more hopeful futures.
Our policy simulation and visualization products and services are based on client collaboration and are directed at defining and monitoring the achievement of urban sustainability policy goals and initiatives. Our ORBIS Observatory is a key vehicle for delivering insight and helping clients to improve capacity, reach and impact rapidly and effectively
The DNA of Human Settlements
Every human settlement has its unique DNA signature comprising human, social, economic, geographic, mobility, resources and environmental factors, all of which have complex reciprocal relationship's. We are experts in creating Digital Twin Simulations of these DNA signatures such that dynamic models and visualizations can inform policy decisions which account for the complex ripple effects that occur when changes are made to the status quo
Who We Are
Who We Are
We are professionals working globally, spanning the following fields of endeavor:
- Urban Design
- Economics
- Scientific Research
- Software Engineering and Data Science
- Public Health
- System Dynamics
What We Do
Who We Are
We apply and pioneer advanced simulation and visualization technologies that anyone can use on a routine basis. Our goal is to provide professionally-informed, collaborative solutions in which users can immerse themselves; a flight deck for the routine test-flying of policy decisions to simulate the results over time.
Our Strategy
We deploy experienced professionals to collaborate closely with decision makers. Whether building initial non-linear simulation models or curating end user software experiences, addressing unmet needs through close working relationships with clients is key to who we are and the results we expect to deliver
Sustainability Planning
An important aspect of sustainability planning is to recognize and account for the interrelationships among the plan and various elements of social, economic, physical infrastructures and environmental dimensions of human habitation, wellbeing, and commerce. Through our ORBIS Urban Observatory, we work in close collaboration with policymakers and a broad range of professionals and businesses. Together we model these interactions using critical baseline metrics for driving advanced simulation and curated AI systems. This provides a "flight deck" for developing road maps to the future with greater certainty and the ability to make necessary adjustments as unforeseen events occur.
Governance & Leadership
ORBIS Dynamics benefits from the advice and counsel of a global team of advisors working in relevant fields, to maintain long-standing relationships with global professional organizations engaged in climate policy development and bodies certifying practitioners in the fields of software development, urban design, architecture and climate change mitigation
The Future
Indications are that several converging AI, generative and parametric design systems and simulation technologies will transform the process of planning and making decisions for better, more sustainable futures. These technologies - many of which are already in use - will provide the ability for collaborative teams of professionals to not only consider large scale policy questions, but delve deep into more detailed topics where decisions about energy and infrastructures are influenced by product design and manufacturing and location planning scenarios designed to maximize human, economic, mobility and environmental outcomes.
Our goal is to provide decision makers at all levels with curated, immersive simulation and analytic environments and deep domain expertise. Enabling sustained livability, community cohesion, health and prosperity to be the norm rather than the exception for the few is both a core value of ORBIS Dynamics, and a critical endeavor for current and future generations
How we think about solving problems
Our combination of professional expertise and our observatory technologies are designed to help private, community and public sector leadership groups understand and improve the outcomes of the highly complex, social, cultural, economic, and environmental systems that make up the lifeblood and energy of any urban region. Such an endeavor requires more than a report at the end of several weeks worth of consulting work. It requires an operational commitment to the routine production of analytic and simulation products designed to drive action and results.
Sustainability Planning and Baseline Metrics
Answering the "Why?" to Inspire Collaborative Action
We work with City officials and community stakeholders we prepare baseline performance metrics (quantitative and qualitative) which set the starting line for a more sustainable and resilient future. Our approach is to provide dynamic tools to enable plans and way-points to be re-calibrated as new data is generated
Baseline Metrics
Our baseline “performance” metrics provide for policy ideas to be tested through a variety of initiatives, in order to model how the value of metrics are improved by those strategies and over what time period
Baseline System Maps - Drivers
Baseline system maps and drivers are tailored to the specifics of how the city or urban region operates and the strengths of the relationships among the key variables