Sitowise’s Louhi is a browser based map service that provides a live collective dashboard of all relevant urban data on any device from desktops to mobile devices. Louhi has full 3D GIS and BIM compatibility, and support for APIs and open OGC standards and interfaces. This enables Louhi to be integrated seamlessly into urban development processes and connected to other information systems, data sources and software. Louhi is a dashboard that increases understanding of complex urban issues among decision makers, urban developers, investors and residents (urban dwellers). Access to the right data at the right time offers several benefits for urban development process, such as faster and more efficient design, construction, maintenance and management processes, better design and production quality, and lower costs.
In the WDBE demo, two case examples, Raide-Jokeri and Kruunusillat, is used to demonstrate, how Louhi is utilized in large scale urban development projects to facilitate collaboration and information exchange between city officials, consultants, engineers, constructors and residents. Raide-Jokeri and Kruunusillat projects are large-scale infrastructure projects in the cities of Helsinki and Espoo, Finland. In these projects, Louhi is connected to design processes and other project management software, such as document and schedule management systems, to visualize the project data and manage information in spatial context. In addition, Louhi integrates into spatial data management processes and spatial data infrastructures of the cities of Helsinki and Espoo to realize the full benefits of BIM, e.g., it works as an initial data catalogue for consultants, engineers, constructors in design and construction processes by providing a real-time view to city data.
