Government use cases

Increasing urban heat is already resulting in adverse impacts on human health and asset performance in Eastern Sydney. These impacts are only going to intensify in the future unless ambient temperatures are reduced significantly through implementation of heat adaptation. Sydney Water - a state-owned institution came to XDI in order to understand the risk excess heat presented now and into the future, and to explore adaption options to address it.

The Greater Cities Commission partnered with the Office of Energy and Climate Change (OECC) to generate a view of climate risk across the Six Cities Region using XDI data and analysis. The analysis involved a high level regional analysis to identify and quantify risk, a more detailed analysis of high risk areas and identification of adaptation measures. The analysis was used to inform GCC plans and inform investment pathways.