The term “quality of life” has gained significance in last century. There are a number of different criteria used for its assessment, starting from working conditions to leisure organization, level of income to noise pollution, accessibility of clean water to educational level and many more.

Participants of Smart City Hackathon, organized in the fall of 2017, had access to different databases from sectors ranging from garbage management, mobile operator’s anonymous call logs, to managements records of residential building issues and utilities. Through the Hackathon, held in the Armenian Capital of Yerevan, we tried to experiment with a number of smart solutions that could be developed in just 24 hours of hacking.

After deliberations from our jury, the “Smart Space” team was awarded with third place for their prototype tool which measured and visualized quality of life in different districts of Yerevan. The web tool creates an algorithm based on database information on residential buildings, garbage collection, noise level and other layers of information. This solution will support city management and businesses by providing metrics on a range of areas, such as which areas need further greening or greater access to public or private service provision units. For example, are there neighborhoods that need more transport links, or that have markets large enough to sustain cafes or other small businesses?

The interactive web tool will allow users to filter certain criteria on the platform and see which districts are the most convenient or suitable for living or opening up a business. The launch of the tool is planned for spring 2018 and all updates will be provided at our social media channels. And once you try its design and usability, we would be love to hear your feedback at idea@kolba.am.

The Smart City Hackathon was organised as part of the “Inno4Dev” project, which is funded by the European Union.