OcellusXR, The New App to Assess Climate Risks || Community Portraits

As summer 2023 continues to break heat records across the globe and extreme weather patterns become our new normal, rapid response is needed to adapt to the current and pending climate crisis. However, the lack of available information and tools, particularly for urban areas, complicates our ability to create solutions. The New School’s Urban Systems Lab is combating the information gap by launching Ocellus XR, an interactive mixed-reality mobile app that provides users in New York City with heat, flood risk, and other climate indicators. The app enables New Yorkers to understand their local climate risk, learn how to prepare for extreme weather, and advocate for equitable interventions and green infrastructure. Ocellus XR aims to center the voices of frontline communities and those most vulnerable to climate hazards while providing a free and easy-to-use tool to advance decision-making for equitable climate adaptation. Information and graphics for the “What Can You Do Section” of Ocellus XR was developed by WE ACT for Environmental Justice, the East Harlem COAD, and the Harlem Emergency Network as part of the Climate Ready Uptown Plan (CRUP). Design by Claudia Tomateo, Urban Systems Lab. To learn more about Ocellus XR, visit http://ocellus.urbansystemslab.com/ Or download the App, here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/urban-systems-lab-ocellus-xr/id6448885037