Cityweft API Brings The Best Global Site Data To Podium.io
- alex03051
- Oct 2
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 6
We’re excited to share our new collaboration with Podium.io, who have recently integrated the Cityweft API into their platform. This integration gives Podium users automatic access to Cityweft’s global site data as soon as they start a project with no extra setup required!
“In Podium, we were looking for a solution that would provide us more contextual building coverage and also higher detail on landmarks. That’s when we found out about Cityweft!”
- Nuno Mourão, Chief Software Architect @ PODIUM.io
Who is Podium?
Based in Singapore, Podium.io is redefining how property developers, architects, engineers, and planners approach early-stage design. Using AI and automation, Podium helps teams:
Rapidly assess sites
Generate layouts
Validate design options
Transform ideas into engineered, buildable solutions with speed and certainty
How Podium uses Cityweft
Podium projects begin with a familiar OpenStreetMap (OSM) basemap. This allows users to explore the world with a more simple dataset before drawing their site boundary as shown here:
When ready to start working on a site, the Podium platform calls the Cityweft API in order to enrich the dataset. This brings in the host of additional data to create a rich and accurate scene:
The richer data provides Podium's users with:
Improved Building Geometries – Includes heights, roof shapes, and unique features
Global Coverage – Any project, anywhere in the world
Editable Data – Unlike static base maps, data can be manipulated and adapted
Seamless Integration – Data delivered directly into Podium’s environment
"Integrating with the Cityweft API was super simple and it had the added benefit of the Cityweft team already considering the usage of threeJS library which was a perfect fit for our tech stack."
- Nuno Mourão, Chief Software Architect @ PODIUM.io
Why This Matters for AEC Innovation
Generative design platforms like Podium are transforming how architects, planners, and engineers approach projects. But great design tools need great data. That’s where Cityweft comes in.
We aim to power the next generation of AEC tools by making accurate, global site data available in easy, editable formats. This unlocks new possibilities for:
Automated site analysis: quickly assess opportunities and constraints anywhere in the world.
Context-aware generative design: ensure proposals are grounded in real-world conditions from the start.
Faster iteration cycles: spend less time sourcing data, more time creating.
"In a matter of weeks we were able to provide coverage to our users on rural areas around Asia (like India and Malaysia), increasing their certainty when analysing the surroundings of their site projects."
- Nuno Mourão, Chief Software Architect @ PODIUM.io
Next up?
Podium will soon be adding new Cityweft data layers - including topography, trees, and infrastructure - that will open up even more powerful ways to explore and understand sites!
