adesso and CIVITAS/CORE

Urban Data Platform for Smart Cities

Making Intelligent Use of Urban Data

Integration, processing, and utilization of urban data for government agencies, specialized departments, and the public—scalable, open source, multi-tenant, and the foundation for AI-powered applications.

CIVITAS/CORE is a scalable urban data platform for smart city use cases. CIVITAS/CORE enables the integration, processing, and provision of a wide variety of urban data—from IoT and domain-specific data to geodata and open data—thereby creating the foundation for concrete applications in administration, specialized departments, and the public sector. Adesso not only provides a platform but also delivers an end-to-end solution: infrastructure, data integration, portals, dashboards, geodata, open data, as well as operation and further development.

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Our services at a glance

Platform, operations, and architecture

A scalable and future-proof urban data platform is built and operated based on Managed Kubernetes. The consistent use of open-source technologies avoids licensing costs and ensures high interoperability.

Multi-tenant Capability and Platform Organization

Structures are created that enable secure parallel use of the platform by different organizations or municipalities. Data and access rights remain strictly separated, while the technical infrastructure is efficiently shared.

Integration of IoT and Domain Data

The platform seamlessly integrates a wide variety of data sources such as sensors (e.g., LoRaWAN) and existing municipal domain systems. Via gateways and connectors, this data is continuously collected and centrally made available for further use.

Data integration, context modeling, and data flows

Real-time and historical data are structured and modeled using standards such as FIWARE and converted into end-to-end data flows. The goal is a consistent database that contextualizes information and makes it usable for various applications.

Dashboards and Analysis Interfaces

Role-based interfaces with tools such as Grafana or Apache Superset visualize data in a way that is understandable to administration and specialized departments. This creates a sound basis for decision-making for specific use cases such as winter road maintenance or the fire department.

Open Data and Metadata Management

Through portals such as CKAN, public datasets are made available transparently and with minimal barriers in accordance with international metadata standards. This promotes the reusability of municipal data and supports open collaboration with third parties.

Geodata Integration and Digital Twin

By integrating GeoServer and OGC standards, spatial data is visualized and expanded into digital twins of urban infrastructure. This allows complex urban processes to be digitally mapped and spatial relationships to be analyzed directly.

Identity & Governance

Comprehensive security concepts using Keycloak and single sign-on control targeted access to the platform for different user groups. This ensures that identities and permissions are managed consistently and securely across all applications.

KI-gestützte Datenanalyse und Entscheidungsunterstützung

Die Plattform ermöglicht den Einsatz von KI zur Mustererkennung und für Prognosen auf Basis der gesammelten urbanen Daten. Dies unterstützt den Übergang von der reinen Datenverwaltung hin zu proaktivem, datengetriebenem Handeln.

Added value for your municipality

  • One platform – many use cases

    CIVITAS/CORE serves as the common technical foundation for a wide range of municipal scenarios—from traffic monitoring and environmental sensing to emergency response support. Municipalities do not need to procure a separate solution for every use case.

  • No vendor lock-in thanks to open source

    By consistently using open technologies (Kubernetes, FIWARE, CKAN, etc.), municipalities avoid licensing costs and dependencies on proprietary vendors—and remain capable of acting in the long term.

  • Multi-tenant – ideal for inter-municipal collaboration

    Multiple municipalities or departments can share the platform while data and access rights remain strictly separated. This reduces operating costs and enables scalable cooperation models.

  • Foundation for AI – today and tomorrow

    The platform integrates urban data in such a way that AI-powered analyses, forecasts, and decision support can be built directly on top of it – without future system disruptions.

  • End-to-end from a single source

    adesso not only provides infrastructure but also supports municipalities from strategy through technical implementation to ongoing operations – including workshops, consulting, and further development.

Consulting, Strategy, Workshops

Your success is our goal

In addition to technical implementation, our service portfolio includes strategic and organizational consulting. This encompasses requirements management, vision development, and support for smart city and data platform initiatives.

We utilize workshop formats to gather requirements, define use cases, and develop strategies.

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Implementation of specific use cases

A wide range of smart city use cases are implemented based on the platform. These include, among others:

  • Traffic & Mobility: Integration of data such as traffic flow, average speed, bicycle traffic, and air quality, as well as its visualization to improve traffic planning.
  • Environment & Climate: Use of sensor technology (e.g., soil moisture, weather data) to support monitoring and fact-based environmental management.
  • Smart Parking: Sensor-based detection of parking spaces, data integration, and analysis for better occupancy management.
  • Public Data Use: Provision of data via open data portals to promote transparency and reusability.
  • Operational Support: Dashboards for operational units such as fire departments or winter road maintenance for faster situation assessment.
  • Geodata-based use: Visualization and analysis of geodata for direct utilization of spatial relationships.

Selected References

CIVITAS/CORE is not just a theory—the platform is already in productive use. adesso has successfully implemented urban data platforms based on CIVITAS/CORE in the municipalities of Schwerte, Leverkusen, and Hildesheim. The solutions are continuously being developed and form the basis for future expansion stages with CIVITAS/CORE.

Any questions?

For questions about CIVITAS/CORE, possible use cases, or the further development of municipal data platforms, a personal contact person is available to assist you.