Application of in situ infrastructure, bridging regulatory networks (moderate cost/coverage), with IoT/smart sensors (low cost/dense coverage) and supersites (high cost/high resolution and specialization).

Utilization of unique European assets i.e. the Copernicus Sentinel family of satellites, exploitation of remote sensing methodologies in the context of specific urban monitoring applications.

Bridging state-of-the-art regional atmospheric models (incl. CAMS) with city-scale models for high resolution AQ simulations, using high resolution emissions inventories.

Augmentation of cross-validated EO information and synergies between different platforms/services, deploying UAVs and smart sensors (utilizing IoT), tackling QA/QC issues.

Engagement of citizens in collecting and sharing the data employing smart methods, smart distribution of information, tailored and easy to grasp indicators.

SMURBS will "map what is out there" and "understand what the users want", to stimulate strategic planning and decision making throughout the project.

SMURBS will reach out to local/regional authorities, urban planners, city level stakeholders to identify specific needs, define particular urban pressures and the corresponding smart city solutions.

SMURBS aspires to create a new generation of Smart Citizens through crowd-sourcing and use of smartly distributed, tailored information, taking into account "perception of impact".

SMURBS will enhance environmental and societal resilience against air pollution, natural disasters, urban sprawl, migration pressures and health impacts.

On the global level, decisions are informed by comprehensive EO, coordinated by GEO. Still, focusing on cities is crucial as the UN New Urban Agenda states and sets global standards of achievement in sustainable urban development.

Synergies are required, between EO and Smart City methods, interdisciplinary interaction, calanalization of science, policy and society in order to maximize urban resilience.

The environmental pressures become more perplexed on the urban scale and necessitate complex interactions to be addressed effectively. SMURBS high degree of expertise will be refocused, bearing these intricacies in mind.

Open, findable, timely, easy to understand information, mitigation of pressures' impact, informed decision making constitute the range of needs SMURBS aspires to satisfy.

Urban population will increase by 2.5 billion by 2050, comprising  66% of the world population. Sustainable development challenges will increasingly concentrate in cities.

SMURBS will create a constellation of european and overseas cities that will employ solutions from the portfolio, in a varying degree of implementation.

SMURBS activities will assure replicability and cost-effectiveness of solutions. Willing follower cities can reap the socio-economic benefits of mitigating environmental pressures' impact. Followers can be the best Leaders

The portfolio of Smart Urban Solutions constitutes the central pillar of SMURBS. It will contain mature, inter-disciplinary products, tools and services, and will support monitoring of indicators (e.g. relevant to SDGs, Urban EVs).