SaferPlaces is an innovative startup that develops digital technologies based on artificial intelligence, geospatial data, and climate models to support cities, public bodies, and insurers in the assessment and management of risk of floods and other extreme climate events.
The SaferPlaces platform makes it possible to create an urban digital twin, which is a high-resolution digital replica of a territory, capable of simulating and forecasting in real-time the impact of intense rain, river flooding, and storm surges. SaferPlaces uses machine learning algorithms, hydrodynamic models, and satellite data from systems like Copernicus and Cosmo-SkyMed, to generate risk maps, flooding scenarios, early warning systems, and resilient urban planning instruments.
The solutions developed include:
- SaferCast, for urban rain alerts based on weather forecasts and radar detections
- SaferSat, which uses satellite images to detect flooding in near-real-time
The principal innovations regard the integration of physical models and neural networks into a single agent-based AI architecture, capable of orchestrating different data sources and issuing automatic customized responses. This combination enables rapid, high-precision analyses, reducing times and costs compared to traditional engineering models.
The reference market is climate intelligence, with customers in public administrations, emergency services, environmental engineering, and insurtech. SaferPlaces is already operational in Italy and various European countries, and collaborates with international organizations like the World Bank and the European Space Agency.
The company mission is to contribute towards climate resilience for cities, rendering data and technology accessible and useful for safer and more sustainable decision-making.