Multi-scale harmonisation Across Physical and Socio-Economic Characteristics of a City region (MAPSECC): London, UK

A new methodology and comprehensive database (Multi-scale harmonisation Across Physical and Socio-Economic Characteristics of a City region, MAPSECC) is developed that connects physical characteristics of a city (building morphology and materials, land-surface cover) with socio-economic aspects (building function, microenvironments of activity, urban transport infrastructure, residential and workplace populations, human activities), and is demonstrated for London, UK (MAPSECC: London). The database fulfils input requirements for dynamic and multi-scale urban modelling approaches. Dataset components combine and harmonise information from primary sources (often government agencies) through novel downscaling and aggregation methods to give a traceable, repeatable methodology. Further details about the processing and methodology can be found here: Hertwig, D., McGrory, M., Paskin, M., Liu, Y., Piano, S.L., Llanwarne, H., Smith, S.T. and Grimmond, S. (2025), Connecting Physical and Socio-Economic Spaces for Multi-Scale Urban Modelling: A Dataset for London. Geoscience Data Journal 12, e289. https://doi.org/10.1002/gdj3.289  Cite the article above together with the dataset DOI in any publications using MAPSECC: London data. Files in this archive Documentation MAPSECC_London_documentation.pdf Processing grid Main dataset: London_500m_grid.zip Code: London_500m_grid_code.zip Land-cover fractions Main dataset: London_landcover.zip Auxiliary data: London_landcover_auxiliary.zip Code: London_landcover_code.zip Building typologies (with population statistics) Main dataset: Building_typologies.zip Auxiliary data: Building_typologies_auxiliary.zip Code: Building_typologies_code.zip Building material parameters Main dataset: Materials_layer_info.zip, Materials_layer_processed.zip, Materials_parameters.zip Code: Materials_code.zip Human activity profiles Main dataset: UK_TUS2014-15_activity_profiles.zip Auxiliary data: Activity_profiles_auxiliary.zip Code: Activity_profiles_code.zip Transport database Main dataset: London_transport_database.zip Code: London_transport_code.zip Road lengths by type Main dataset: London_roads_by_type.zip Auxiliary data: London_roads_auxiliary.zip Code: London_roads_code.zip Spatial attractors Main dataset: London_attractors.zip Auxiliary data: London_attractors_auxiliary.zip Code: London_attractors_code.zip Disclaimer notice disclaimer_note.txt