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Mobility modelling and simulation in Rhino & Grasshopper


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🚀 Features

A preview of what Urbano enables you to do


  • DOWNLOAD GEOSPATIAL DATA

    Download maps and points-of-interest data from OpenStreetMap directly in Grasshopper.


  • IMPORT & AGGREGATE DATA

    Parse and merge layers from OSM or shapefiles into a single coherent project model.


  • LOOK-UP & MODIFY METADATA

    Attach, query and parametrically edit metadata on any geometric object.


  • BUILD MOBILITY MODEL

    Auto-generate a topological street network and building access points ready for simulation.


  • MULTI-MODAL ROUTING

    Compute fastest paths for pedestrians, cyclists or cars between origins and destinations.


  • SIMULATE WITH TRIP ENGINE

    Launch activity-based simulations using Amenity Demand Profiles (ADP).


  • ANALYSE AMENITIES & STREETS

    Evaluate Streetscore, Amenityscore and Walkscore to assess vitality and accessibility.


  • INTEGRATED CAD WORKFLOW

    Bake geometry with metadata back to Rhino and visualise results instantly.


📊 Metrics


  • AMENITY DEMAND PROFILE

    Spatiotemporal distribution of human activities; default data provided and fully editable.


  • STREETSCORE

    Counts Street Hits to show how many simulated trips use each street segment.


  • AMENITYSCORE

    Compares amenity demand (Amenity Hits) with supply to reveal over- or under-served areas.


  • WALKSCORE

    Calculates a 0-100 walkability rating with customisable weightings.


🛠️ Samples

Use cases with Urbano components


  • URBANO TEMPLATES

    Import Urbano Template – starter files that demonstrate each core workflow.


  • ROUTING

    Router – compute shortest paths, distances and travel times for multiple traffic modes.


  • ACCESSIBILITY WITHIN DISTANCE

    Router – visualise all buildings reachable from an origin within a chosen threshold.


  • TRIPS FROM GIVEN ORIGIN

    ADP Trip Engine & Inspect Trip – split population by ADP and send trips to valid amenities.


  • STREETSCORE (ADD LINK)

    ADP Trip Engine & Street Hits – add or remove links and see Street Hits update instantly.


  • AMENITYSCORE (ADD POPULATION)

    ADP Trip Engine & Amenity Hits – add building occupants and observe nearby amenity utilisation.


  • AMENITYSCORE (ADD AMENITIES)

    ADP Trip Engine & Amenity Hits – insert new amenities to balance supply and demand.


  • AMENITYSCORE (ADP TIME STEPS)

    ADP & Trip Engine – run 24-hour simulations to capture temporal variations.


  • WALKSCORE (ADD AMENITIES)

    Trip Engine & Walkscore – add missing amenities to improve walkability scores.


👥 Team

Yang Yang
Yang Yang
Timur Dogan
Timur Dogan

👥 Alumni & Advisors

Nikhil Saraf
Nikhil Saraf
Samitha Samaranayake
Samitha Samaranayake

SysEn
ESLAB




Urbano is being developed as a cross-disciplinary project through a collaboration between the Environmental Systems Lab at Cornell AAP, and the Systems Engineering department at Cornell Engineering.


🎉 Supporters

AAP

Cornell

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