🧭 Sympheny EnyTool – Overview
Sympheny EnyTool is a Sympheny software package that provides users with direct access to services and data from the Sympheny ecosystem.
It connects with tools and datasets developed by:
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Sympheny partners
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Research projects
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Open-source tools and public data platforms
This integration allows planners, researchers, and decision-makers to access consistent, high-quality data and services for building, district, and city-scale energy planning.
EnyTool acts as a gateway — linking simulation, optimisation, and data layers across partners such as GeoImpact, Esri, Gilytics, Empa, Planeto, Ramp, JRC Solar, and http://geo.admin.ch (GWR).
🔗 Ecosystem Overview Table
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Partner / Source |
Type |
Main Contribution / Service |
Example Use in EnyTool |
Website / Link |
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Esri |
Commercial partner |
GIS and spatial analytics (ArcGIS platform) |
Mapping, geospatial data integration |
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GeoImpact |
Partner / Data provider |
Swiss building energy & geospatial database |
Access building data, retrofit potential, local energy insights |
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Gilytics |
Partner / Infrastructure planning |
Cloud GIS for infrastructure routing & siting |
Network routing, cable/pipe siting in energy scenarios |
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Empa |
R&D partner |
Research & development in digital twins, energy systems |
Integration of R&D data models (e.g. Digicities, GOES) |
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Planeto SA |
Partner / Software platform |
District heating & cooling network design |
Scenario generation for thermal networks |
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Ramp |
Open-source tool |
Synthetic multi-energy demand generation |
Generate demand profiles where measured data is missing |
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Ramp Mobility |
Open-source extension |
Mobility & EV demand modelling |
Integrate EV loads and transport demand |
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JRC Solar (PVGIS) |
Open data / research |
Solar irradiation & PV potential data |
Assess renewable generation potential |
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GeoAdmin (GWR data) |
Open government data |
Swiss federal geo & building data |
Geospatial base data for Swiss projects |
🌐 EnyTool Resource Architecture
EnyTool integrates external services through standardised API connections and data connectors.
These resources fall into three main categories:
1️⃣ Data Resources
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GeoImpact – building energy and geospatial data (Switzerland)
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GeoAdmin / GWR – official geodata, cadastral and building registers
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JRC Solar – European solar potential datasets
2️⃣ Modelling & Simulation Tools
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Ramp / Ramp Mobility – energy and mobility demand generation
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Planeto – district heating & cooling network simulation
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Gilytics – energy infrastructure routing and optimisation
3️⃣ Research & GIS Frameworks
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Esri (ArcGIS) – mapping and geospatial layer integration
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Empa – research collaboration (e.g., Digicities, GOES) for digital twin data exchange
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Use Case |
Involved Services |
Description |
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Building energy retrofit planning |
GeoImpact, GeoAdmin, Ramp |
Combine building data with synthetic energy demand to identify retrofit potential |
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District heating network design |
Planeto, GeoImpact, GeoAdmin |
Use building data and network simulation to optimise district systems |
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Mobility integration in energy planning |
Ramp Mobility, Gilytics |
Model EV charging demand and assess grid or infrastructure impact |
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Solar potential assessment |
JRC Solar, Esri |
Use PVGIS data with spatial layers for renewable potential mapping |
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Digital twin research integration |
Empa (Digicities, GOES) |
Apply Empa-developed semantic and digital twin data models |