Nexus partners with Terminus Technologies to pioneer next-generation urban data insights at the University of Leeds

We are pleased to announce a landmark partnership with Terminus Technologies to deploy cutting-edge urban data mining technology at the University of Leeds, marking its first university collaboration.

The partnership will see Terminus Technologies install advanced multi-spectral cameras across locations at Nexus, operating 24/7 to build a comprehensive dataset that will revolutionise how cities understand and respond to urban environments.

Terminus Technologies has developed a full-stack solution that extracts unprecedented insights from video footage, delivering approximately 20 times as many data points as competing technologies. Their proprietary multi-spectral cameras, combined with an advanced perception layer, can identify and report events within 100 milliseconds; an end-to-end process that represents a leap in urban monitoring capabilities.

Unlike traditional CCTV systems that require manual review, Terminus’s technology allows users to directly interrogate footage with specific data requests, receiving instant, actionable insights. These can then be flown into statistics and used to identify data patterns, a capability transforming weeks of manual analysis into a short timeframe of automated intelligence.

The partnership aims to provide local authorities with the tools to make more informed, data-driven decisions about urban planning and resource allocation. By understanding real-world patterns and behaviours, city planners can design infrastructure and services that better serve their communities while avoiding the misappropriation of resources.

“This collaboration is about looking ahead – envisioning what urban life will look like in 20 years and building the data infrastructure to support smarter, more responsive cities.” Joshua Ward, CEO & Co-Founder of Terminus Technologies, said.

“By creating this commercially viable dataset at the University of Leeds, we’re contributing to next-generation urban insights that will benefit communities across the UK and beyond.”

The initiative will create a robust data bank for academic researchers at the University of Leeds, providing professors and academics with access to real-world datasets previously unavailable for urban studies. This resource will enable groundbreaking research into urban behaviour, city planning, and infrastructure optimisation.

As the partnership generates data over months and years, the ability to identify long-term trends and seasonal patterns will become increasingly valuable.