--- title: "Cities: solutions | Nexus Observatory" description: "Solutions for cities and urban systems: Street flooding, Air quality and urban heat, Structural condition of public assets and Connectivity for municipal…" url: https://observatory.global/industries/cities/solutions/ publisher: Nexus Observatory Inc. updated: 2026-11-02 --- [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/) / [Cities](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/) / **Solutions** # What we deliver for cities. Enterprise offers, each designed, deployed and run on the open protocol, and each linked to the service platforms that build it. [Plan a deployment](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) [Use cases](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/use-cases/) [Open the explainer](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/explainer/) 1. Cities · Solutions The city, measured block by block Street-level flood depth, air quality and heat, mobility and noise, carried on a municipal sensing and connectivity layer, with twins of the streets they sit in and open data residents can read. Needs: street flooding, air quality and urban heat, structural condition of public assets, connectivity for municipal sensors and open data for residents. 2. Solution Municipal sensing and connectivity layers City-wide LPWAN or private 5G as a shared layer for public sensors and services. For cities, regional governments. Delivered as managed service. City-wide. It runs on the open Observatory Protocol, so other providers can join. Crews, software and records stay the same as the network grows. [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) 3. Solution Hybrid air-quality networks Reference analysers plus calibrated low-cost nodes, with co-location calibration and an open-data interface. For cities, environment agencies, industrial sites. Delivered as managed service and data licence. City-wide to national. The same design repeats from the first site to the last. [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) 4. Solution Structural and ground-movement monitoring GNSS, InSAR, tilt, strain and fibre sensing on bridges, dams, slopes, tailings and pipelines, with alert thresholds set by the owner. For infrastructure, mining and pipeline operators, transport agencies. Delivered as managed service and data licence. Asset portfolios. The same design repeats from the first site to the last. [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) 5. Solution Drone survey and 3D site twins Survey campaigns planned to the ground sample distance, photogrammetry and LiDAR, and site twins kept current. For utilities, mines, construction, telecom. Delivered as professional services and data licence. Per site; recurring campaigns. It runs on the open Observatory Protocol, so other providers can join. [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) 6. Scenario Hybrid air-quality network Reference analysers plus calibrated low-cost nodes; low-cost sensors alone do not meet regulatory requirements. It builds on the same base node, timing, trust and operations as every other cities deployment, so it can start small and grow site by site. 7. Scenario Municipal low-power radio or private 5G layer A city-wide connectivity layer as digital public infrastructure. It builds on the same base node, timing, trust and operations as every other cities deployment, so it can start small and grow site by site. The evidence travels with the data wherever it goes. 8. How it works From instrument to record, in one chain An instrument reads; the base node checks the value, stamps time and place, signs it and sends it over the link the site has: cellular, LoRaWAN, private 5G or satellite. The edge verifies the signature before admitting it, and the core catalogues it with its metadata, quality flag and licence. 9. Trust Every node proves what it is A node joins only after its hardware root of trust answers an attestation challenge. Keys stay in secure hardware, software arrives signed, and every reading carries a signature, so its origin can be checked by anyone downstream without asking us. 10. Time and place Every reading carries when and where Readings are stamped against a disciplined clock, from satellite time or a PTP grandmaster, together with the station position and its siting record. When time or position is degraded, the record says so instead of hiding it, and every analyst downstream sees the same warning. 11. How it scales One base unit, repeated A programme starts with one base node and the instruments it reads. A station adds power and radio, a site adds a relay, a fleet repeats the proven site across many places, and a network federates fleets through edge and core. Capacity grows by adding units, never by replacing what works. 12. What you get Open where it can be, contracted where it must be The protocol, methods and open data are free to use and build on. Sites, fleets, managed operations and data tiers are delivered under contract by Nexus Observatory Inc., priced per site and per fleet, with service levels written as numbers you can measure on your own dashboard. 13. Next step Plan a cities deployment Tell us the sites, the measurements and the people who will use them. We reply with a design and a scope for cities. An engineer replies with a survey proposal and a scope, and the plan grows from one site to the network you need, at your pace. [Plan a deployment](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) [Open the Studio](https://observatory.global/studio/) [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) **01** Specialized fields ## Solutions shaped for each field. Every offer is configured for the field it serves. Open a field for its stack, its data path and the questions buyers ask. [Specialized field Urban air qualityReference stations and dense sensor networks for particles and gases, with weather to trace sources, calibrated against each other, on cellular and LoRaWAN, for street-level maps people can trust.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/air-quality/) [Specialized field Urban heat and treesStreet-level temperature and humidity across neighbourhoods, tree soil moisture and heat-health alerts, on LoRaWAN across the city, so cooling and watering go where people suffer most.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/urban-heat/) [Specialized field Streets and mobilityCounts of people, bikes and vehicles, speeds, kerb use and junction safety by camera and radar processed at the edge, on private 5G and fibre, so streets are planned on evidence and privacy is kept.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/street-mobility/) [Specialized field Public buildings and energyEnergy, heat and water meters, indoor air and comfort in schools, offices and pools, with weather for normalisation, on the buildings' own networks behind a security gateway.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/public-buildings/) [Specialized field Waste and street servicesBin fill levels, collection routes, transfer station gas and weather, on LoRaWAN across the city, so crews empty what is full and the waste record follows from the work.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/waste-services/) [Specialized field Noise and the night-time cityClass 1 noise monitoring at hot spots, event classification at the edge for nightlife, construction and traffic, with weather, on cellular, so complaints are answered with evidence and noise plans work.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/noise/) **02** Solution bundles ## Start with one unit. Grow to a network. The same systems at every scale, on the open protocol, so nothing you buy is replaced as you grow. 1. **01** Base unit One station or node, specified for this industry: instruments, power, enclosure and backhaul. [Build a station →](https://observatory.global/studio/builder/) 2. **02** Site A surveyed, commissioned site with its timing, its links and the evidence file a buyer can audit. [Plan a site →](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) 3. **03** Fleet Many sites run as one service: one plan, one update path, one evidence trail, one service level. [Managed offers →](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/solutions/) 4. **04** Network Fleets that federate with partner grids through the open protocol, owner by owner. [The open protocol →](https://observatory.global/protocol/) **03** Enterprise offers ## How we deliver. The form names who receives your details. managed service, data licence ### Hybrid air-quality networks Reference analysers plus calibrated low-cost nodes, with co-location calibration and an open-data interface. **Buyers**: Cities, environment agencies, industrial sites **Scale**: City-wide to national **Protocol**: describe, observe, qualify **Platforms**: [Sensors & instruments](https://observatory.global/sensors/), [Data & licensing](https://observatory.global/data-products/) [Scope it with us →](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/contact/) professional services, data licence ### Drone survey and 3D site twins Survey campaigns planned to the ground sample distance, photogrammetry and LiDAR, and site twins kept current. **Buyers**: Utilities, mines, construction, telecom **Scale**: Per site; recurring campaigns **Protocol**: describe, observe **Platforms**: [Earth observation & GeoAI](https://observatory.global/earth-observation/), [Field services](https://observatory.global/field-services/) [Scope it with us →](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/contact/) managed service, data licence ### Structural and ground-movement monitoring GNSS, InSAR, tilt, strain and fibre sensing on bridges, dams, slopes, tailings and pipelines, with alert thresholds set by the owner. **Buyers**: Infrastructure, mining and pipeline operators, transport agencies **Scale**: Asset portfolios **Protocol**: describe, time, observe, qualify **Platforms**: [Sensors & instruments](https://observatory.global/sensors/), [Earth observation & GeoAI](https://observatory.global/earth-observation/), [Data & licensing](https://observatory.global/data-products/) [Scope it with us →](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/contact/) managed service ### Municipal sensing and connectivity layers City-wide LPWAN or private 5G as a shared layer for public sensors and services. **Buyers**: Cities, regional governments **Scale**: City-wide **Protocol**: join, observe **Platforms**: [Connectivity](https://observatory.global/connectivity/), [Sensors & instruments](https://observatory.global/sensors/) [Scope it with us →](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/contact/) **04** Service platforms ## Who builds it. [Service platform ConnectivityPrivate 5G, AI-RAN and orbit, on site.](https://observatory.global/connectivity/) [Service platform Sensors & instrumentsMeasurements that carry their own proof.](https://observatory.global/sensors/) [Service platform Data & licensingGrid data, licensed for your use.](https://observatory.global/data-products/) [Service platform Earth observation & GeoAIThe ground, measured and modelled.](https://observatory.global/earth-observation/) [Service platform Field servicesSurvey to decommission, one accountable crew.](https://observatory.global/field-services/) [Service platform Digital twins and simulationModel the site before you build it.](https://observatory.global/digital-twins/) **05** Standards and compliance ## Drawn against the standards your auditors use. Standards the systems are drawn against - OGC SensorThings API 1.1 - Municipal open-data terms - EU Directive 2024/2881 (ambient air quality) - CEN/TS 17660 (sensor systems) - US EPA FEM/FRM reference methods Regulation and authority - **Spectrum and siting** Licences, permits and siting are part of the plan, country by country. [Country notes →](https://observatory.global/industries/cities/countries/) - **Privacy and data** Your data stays yours, under the licence you choose. [Privacy notice →](https://observatory.global/legal/privacy/) - **Security** Hardware-rooted identity and signed updates on every device. [Security →](https://observatory.global/security/) **06** The path ## From first call to a running site. **01** ### Scope What you need to observe, where, and to what standard. A written scope you can share internally. **02** ### Design Survey, a reference design, a bill of materials and a plan, drawn against the protocol and the standards. **03** ### Deploy and run Installation, commissioning on test, then operation by your team or ours, with evidence on record. **07** Questions buyers ask ## Before you scope it. Who sells, and who owns the data? Nexus Observatory Inc. is the seller of record. The data your systems collect stays yours, under the licence you choose. Do we have to buy hardware? No. We deliver as a managed service, a data licence or a system you own. Can we start small? Yes. Start with one station or one site, then grow to a fleet and a network on the same open protocol, without replacing what you bought. Which standards do the systems meet? Each system is drawn against the open protocol and the standards it is composed from, listed on this page. What happens after go-live? 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