To provide a high-resolution, longitudinal global data set of annual extreme humid-heat.

To provide urban center level estimates of the average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all.

To provide a high-resolution, longitudinal global data set of extreme urban heat events and urban heat exposure.

To make the acquisition, comparison and analysis of sustainability indicators easier by compiling them in a single database, incorporating multiple country codes, and condensing the indicator descriptions into short methodological summaries in an accompanying data dictionary.