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Cosma21 / [ui!] UrbanPulse Urban Data Platform

Revision 2026-08-22-evidence-baseline · effective 2026-08-04

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Created the first structured Evidence Passport with 6 claims and 3 source dossiers.

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Change set

  • add /evidencePassport — Added claim-level evidence mapping and source dossiers.
  • add /revisionHistory — Established a permanent, hash-addressed baseline revision.
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source dossiers
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publication dates recorded
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archives linked
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content captures hashed

Claims, one by one

The text below is copied verbatim from the published record. Each claim names the source dossiers that carry it; caveats stay attached to the claim they qualify.

Claim 1 clm-51d0fa2a38ea2f30 quantitative
the city's build of [ui!] UrbanPulse via IT provider ekom21
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
Both sources describe 'cosma21' as ekom21's standardized Smart-City/Smart-Region product, built on the [ui!] UrbanPulse platform, deployed for Frankfurt. ekom21: 'Grundlage für die Urbane Datenplattform ... bildet die umfangreiche Smart-City/Smart-Region-Lösung der ekom21 namens cosma21.' [ui!]'s own blog confirms independently: 'The product used, "Cosma21", is an ekom21 standard solution for Hesse based on [ui!] UrbanPulse.'
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. ekom21 — Urbane Datenplattform Frankfurt online (operator)
  2. ui! Urban Software Institute — Cosma21 / UrbanPulse (vendor)
Claim 2 clm-8fdb935ea711bb5b quantitative
online since late 2022
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
ekom21's own operator announcement (dated 15 Dezember 2022) states the platform launched 'not even two months' after the 15 September 2022 contract signing: 'Nicht einmal zwei Monate nach der Vertragsunterzeichnung zwischen der Stadt Frankfurt und der ekom21 ist die Urbane Datenplattform online gegangen.' [ui!]'s vendor blog, dated 02 November 2022, independently confirms the launch happened that same window ('was launched for the city of Frankfurt/Main'). Both place the actual go-live in late October/early November 2022, i.e. late 2022.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. ekom21 — Urbane Datenplattform Frankfurt online (operator)
  2. ui! Urban Software Institute — Cosma21 / UrbanPulse (vendor)
Claim 3 clm-a608a5c50858cb6f descriptive
pools municipal data for public dashboards and administrative analysis
Published field
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Mapping
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What the mapping says
The public-dashboard half is clearly documented: ekom21 describes information 'über Dashboards und Kartenansichten visualisiert und somit für Bürger*innen aufbereitet' (visualized via dashboards and map views, prepared for citizens). The administrative-analysis half rests on councilwoman Eileen O'Sullivan's own quote, carried in [ui!]'s blog: the data provision 'is intended to offer citizens concrete added value and enable well-founded analyses on the part of the administration.'
Caveat
Only the citizen-facing dashboards are illustrated with concrete examples (e-charging, air quality). The administrative-analysis side rests on a single policy statement by the responsible councilwoman rather than a described internal analytics use case.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. ekom21 — Urbane Datenplattform Frankfurt online (operator)
  2. ui! Urban Software Institute — Cosma21 / UrbanPulse (vendor)
Claim 4 clm-5d54ec988940c894 descriptive
air-quality
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
Confirmed as available at launch: 'Zum Start können die Bürger*innen über die Plattform beispielsweise ... Informationen zur aktuellen Luftqualität und den entsprechenden Verhaltensempfehlungen des Umweltbundesamtes finden' — current air-quality readings plus the Federal Environment Agency's behavioral recommendations, from day one.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. ekom21 — Urbane Datenplattform Frankfurt online (operator)
Claim 5 clm-2d40b3d079eaa6f6 descriptive
traffic
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
Both accounts name traffic data as one of the general categories visualized on the platform's dashboards — ekom21: 'Umwelt- und Verkehrsdaten über Dashboards und Kartenansichten visualisiert'; [ui!]: 'information and map views on e.g. electromobility, environmental and traffic data are visualized.'
Caveat
Named only as a general category in both accounts of the launch — unlike e-charging and air quality, neither source describes a concrete traffic-data tile or example.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. ekom21 — Urbane Datenplattform Frankfurt online (operator)
  2. ui! Urban Software Institute — Cosma21 / UrbanPulse (vendor)
Claim 6 clm-1e85324368a7a449 descriptive
e-charging availability
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
Confirmed as available at launch with specific detail: 'Zum Start können die Bürger*innen über die Plattform beispielsweise komfortabel die nächste E-Ladesäule mit detaillierten Informationen zu Anschlusstyp und Belegstatus ... finden' — nearest e-charging station with connector type and occupancy status, from day one.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. ekom21 — Urbane Datenplattform Frankfurt online (operator)

Source dossiers and revision state

This layer records what is known about each source, what is still missing, and the exact snapshot this page is rendering. A missing date, archive or hash stays visible as missing.

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6
of 6 claims mapped
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source dossiers
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publication dates recorded
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archives linked
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exact locators
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content captures hashed

Governance facts carried by the record

Operator
City of Frankfurt am Main / ekom21
Actor types
city-government
Funding model
public
Funding description
City of Frankfurt am Main / ekom21 (municipal)
Cost
Not recorded
Ownership
Not recorded
Decision rights
Not recorded
Exit conditions
Not recorded

3 source dossiers

Stadt Frankfurt am Main — Urbane Datenplattform (authority) frankfurt.de · background

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-b53f5f61b988a1b5
Publisher
Name not classified · frankfurt.de
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
Not recorded
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-08-04
Dossier created
2026-08-22
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

Official city project page for the urban data platform (part of Frankfurt's Smart City strategy).

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
Background source; no baseline claim points here
ekom21 — Urbane Datenplattform Frankfurt online (operator) ekom21.de · 6 linked claims

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-2165911a307875b9
Publisher
Name not classified · ekom21.de
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2022-12-15
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-08-04
Dossier created
2026-08-22
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

Municipal IT provider announcing the platform live; confirms cosma21 basis, e-charging and air-quality content.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
ui! Urban Software Institute — Cosma21 / UrbanPulse (vendor) ui.city · 4 linked claims

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-d4d3c5f9b55cb471
Publisher
Name not classified · ui.city
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2022-11-02
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-08-04
Dossier created
2026-08-22
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

Vendor description of the Frankfurt deployment and its launch.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
Known limits of this passport
  • Publisher names and source languages have not yet been classified; domains are recorded without guessing.
  • Existing source notes are descriptive locators, not page- or paragraph-exact citations.
  • A missing archive, publication date or content hash is shown as null rather than inferred.
  • The project-level evidence grade ranks the strongest source in the entry; it is not a truth score for every claim.