ClimateLENS – KlimaBLICK, a co-funded research project under the FFG Austrian Space Application Program (ASAP25), held a user requirements workshop with Austrian climate-neutral cities (Pioneerstädte) on March 5–6, 2026, at the Vienna Urban Innovation Lab (K0+5). The goal was to define requirements for using Earth Observation (EO) data for greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV), and climate protection indicators.
Representatives from ten Austrian cities joined the workshop: Vienna, Innsbruck, Linz, St. Pölten, Tulln, Steyr, Leonding, Dornbirn, Gleisdorf, and Stadtwerke Amstetten.
GHG Indicators: time series and trend analysis, sectoral breakdown (GPC 1.1), emission hotspot detection, and LULUCF carbon accounting.
Climate Protection Indicators: land surface temperature, urban heat islands, green urban infrastructure, and soil sealing to monitor urban sprawl.
Transition Path Scenarios: comparing business-as-usual emission trends with national climate targets (NDCs) under SECAPs of the Covenant of Mayors.
The workshop emphasized data transparency, validation, uncertainty visualization, and dashboard functionalities to support municipal decision-making.
City requirements from the workshop will now be translated into technical specifications for a prototype system, paving the way for a scalable MRV system that supports data-driven climate action.
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