Urbs
Explore with sample place data

A world of places,
a conversation away.

Ask a question, explore the map and keep what matters. Your investigations and shortlists, in one workspace.

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Where is competition for independent cafés lowest around Shoreditch?

Place research is scattered. Tabs of map searches, review sites and half-finished notes, and still no list you trust when it’s time to decide.

Urbs is a workspace for questions about places. Ask in plain language, see every answer on a map and in a table, and keep the places worth revisiting in a shortlist you can export.

Independent coffee shops around Shoreditch?

I found 12 in the sample data. I’ve mapped them and shaded each area by how many competitors it has.

Canal Side CaféShoreditch · Low competition
CompetitionLowMediumHigh

Ask, explore and keep,
all in one place.

The assistant, the map and your shortlists share the same investigation. Nothing resets between questions.

Coffee shops near the canal in Haggerston?
I found 3 places within a short walk of Regent’s Canal.

Ask. Describe what you’re looking for in plain language, then refine it with follow-ups.

Explore. Every answer lands on the map and in a table, so you see where places are, not just what they are.

Coffee, East London

3 saved
  • Hollow GroundsShoreditch
  • Brick Lane RoastersSpitalfields
  • Canal Side CaféHaggerston
Ready to exportCSV

Keep. Save places worth revisiting to a named shortlist and export a CSV whenever you need one.

From a question
to evidence you can act on.

Any areaSample data
01

Ask in plain language

Describe the place you’re looking for. Urbs picks out the category, the area and what matters to you, so there are no filters to learn.

02

Refine it in conversation

Narrow things down with follow-up questions. Filters update as you talk, and the assistant keeps the context, so you never start a search over.

03

See it on the map and in a table

Every answer lands in both views. Point at a place in the table and it lights up on the map.

Nearest competitor320 mMedian · sample
Independent share64%Of cafés nearby · sample
Competition by areaCafés per hexagon · sample
Shoreditch4.1
Hoxton1.8
Bethnal Green0.7
Haggerston0.5
04

Read the numbers behind it

Answers come with charts you can read at a glance: how crowded an area is, how independent it is, how close the nearest rival sits. Evidence you can take into a decision.

Less tab-hopping.
More deciding.

Search

Twenty tabs of map searches, review sites and directories.

One question returns places you can inspect on a map and in a table.

Context

Notes in one app, pins in another, links lost in a chat thread.

The conversation, map and results stay together in one investigation.

Shortlists

Copying names into a spreadsheet by hand.

Save places as you go and export a CSV when you’re ready.

Picking up

Starting from scratch every time you come back.

Reopen any saved investigation and continue where you left off.

Your next place is out there.
Ask Urbs where to look.

Explore sample places, ask follow-up questions and save a shortlist. Live business records aren’t available yet.