Gdańsk

Gdańsk Urban Living Lab

UUL GDAŃSK will address the newly developed green policy, which sets ambitious goals of increasing green cover and creating new ecological connections. The urgent areas for improvement include the lack of comprehensive spatial data describing green infrastructure, leading to improper maintenance and tree deterioration. ULL Gdańsk will pilot multidisciplinary monitoring approaches to capture the tree physico-chemical composition and physiology parameters and the impacts of air and light pollution, including experimentation with emerging UAV-based techniques. It will also be committed to the development of workflows for processing and integrating data acquired in all ULLs. Finally, ULL Gdańsk will orchestrate the co-creative development of digital platforms for urban greenery management.

Project Partners

Gdańsk University of Technology

Research

Leading Polish technical university with strong expertise in advanced urban, environmental and spatial research, bringing together urban development, climate adaptation, environmental monitoring, and data-driven analysis of complex urban systems. It has specialised laboratories such as the DAB Lab, dedicated to high-precision digital surveys, 3D urban modelling and spatial data interoperability, and the ILLUME Lab, focused on light-pollution measurement and ecological impacts. Gdańsk Tech also possesses extensive analytical infrastructure for assessing air quality, plant physiology and environmental pollutants, supported by high-end spectrometric and real-time monitoring technologies.

To Get There Foundation

NGO

As pioneers in the field of XR technology, we specialize in designing and implementing advanced AR, VR and MR solutions. Our experience and innovative approach have allowed us to revolutionize training, presentation and customer interaction processes in various sectors. To Get There Foundation is non-profit organisation focused on digital and online platforms, applications and interactive tools, including advanced 3D, VR and AR solutions. Its members have extensive experience from interdisciplinary projects on interactive e-platforms, educational games and urban-environment digitization, as well as numerous commercial projects that required complex coding and high functional standards. The foundation is also highly experienced in analysing stakeholder and community needs.

DAC System

Company

DACSYSTEM Sp. z o.o. specialises in reference methods and innovative low-cost sensing solutions for air-quality measurements and environmental monitoring networks. Its system is widely used in research institutes and governmental monitoring networks across Poland, integrating dataloggers, servers, and web interfaces for data collection, processing, analysis and public visualisation, enabling synoptic diagrams, maps, wind roses and API-based data sharing.

Gdańsk

Municipality

The Department of Ecological Policy oversees climate adaptation plans, water and air quality management and biodiversity protection. The municipality is also strongly committed to participatory solutions, increasing both quantity and quality of green infrastructure and aligning with the EU Mission “Climate Neutral and Smart Cities”. Gdańsk Municipality facilitates ULL implementation, provides data and organisational support, advises monitoring and digital platform development

Researchers Involved

Joanna Badach

Gdańsk University of Technology

Project coordinator, is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk Tech. She is an expert in interdisciplinary planning with environmental considerations, urban greenery systems and air-pollution mitigation through planning solutions. She has coordinated cross-sectoral environmental monitoring campaigns and participated in international multi-stakeholder projects, applying GIS tools in integrated urban planning and spatial analysis tools. She serves as the project expert for the DUT Knowledge Hubs.

Dawid Jereczek

To Get There Foundation

Manager and image & vision engineer with broad experience in technological, multimedia and educational projects for diverse domestic and international clients, as well as R&D initiatives. He combines technical, managerial and communication skills. In Urban ElemenTREE, he coordinates the analysis of stakeholder needs and developing and implementing digital tools.

Tomasz Kosiak

DACSYSTEM

Founder and CEO of DACSYSTEM, has over 20 years of experience in implementing monitoring networks, with degrees in Computer Networks and Business and Administration. His expertise extends to cooperation with varied partners and public actors in environmental monitoring and data-collection networks.