Through the highly qualified researchers, the team can support institutions through the advisory and quality control unit which includes:
Advisory Services and Quality Control in Urban and Regional Planning:
Providing guidance, recommendations and review for plans, strategies, policies, programs, projects, codes, ordinances and other planning work products under development. Reviews ensure proposals align with goals, best practices, evidence, legal requirements and sustainability principles before adoption and aid in refining as needed. Advisory support also helps address planning challenges, evaluate options or pursue innovative approaches.
Advisory Services and Quality Control for Spatial Data and Modelling:
Consulting on acquisition, management, analysis, visualization and sharing of spatial data and development/application of spatial analysis models and modelling tools. Reviews verify data integrity, consistency, interoperability and suitability for intended uses. They also help streamline workflows, leverage emerging technologies, integrate systems and implement automated processing where feasible to enhance efficiency, accuracy, insights and responsiveness.
Restructuring and Management Services:
Evaluating existing institutional structures, roles, processes, budgets, systems, partnerships and resources relative to current and future priorities and recommending reconfigurations as needed to improve effectiveness, responsiveness, integration or strategic focus. Restructuring aims to maximize benefits of planning staff and funding while streamlining complexity and enabling agility in the face of changing conditions, issues, technologies or other factors impacting mandates and operations.