Digital Frontiers

A Data-as-a-Service Platform for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

UCL CASA - 2025

Duncan Wilson, Andy Hudson-Smith, Steven Gray, Yaman Kalaji and Nick Turner



Funded by LLDC with support from AWS

Context

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

  • London Stadium
  • Aquatic Centre
  • Here East
  • UCL Marshgate
  • UCL One Pool Street
  • ArcelorMittal Orbit
  • Loughborough University
  • London College of Fashion
  • Westfield Stratford City
  • V&A East Museum
  • BBC Music Studios
  • East Village

A living lab…

a test bed

Data examples:

  • Environmental sensors
  • Biodiversity records
  • Buildings power usage & solar energy
  • TfL data
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Why this platform?

  • What data is there in the Olympic Park and how use it?
  • How can I contribute my live data to others?

Stakeholders

Stakeholders Diagram

Platform concept

At the Heart: Datasets with Metadata

Architecture Diagram

What this platform can offer?

  • Explore datasets visually in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
  • Each dataset is Geo-located including sensor locations.
  • Data consumers can get dataset details
  • Data providers can add new datasets
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Technical design

Technologies

Frontend

Deck.gl & React.js

Backend

Nest.js (Node.js)

IoT

NodeRED & AWS Garnet

Cloud

EC2, SES, RDS, S3, AWS Q

Architecture – simplified

Architecture Card

Architecture – full

Full Architecture

Results

Give it a try!

digital-frontiers.co.uk

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Data for impact: Showcases

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Real-world applications using data from the platform

Summary and vision

So, what Digital Frontiers is about?

  • Realtime data contribution
  • Showcases: Data in a closed loop ecosystem
  • Governance: aligning stakeholders across sectors
  • Long term vision: Park → Borough → London → Other cities

Thank you for listening

The Connected Environments lab, UCL CASA

connected-environments.org