Development Master Projects in the Emirate of Dubai

This case study was prepared by Smart Indexes for informational purposes only. It demonstrates the capabilities of geoanalytics in solving complex business challenges, including the analysis of development master projects by location and completion year to select promising real estate investments in the Emirate of Dubai.

Problem Statement

Gather a unified dataset of all development master projects in the Emirate of Dubai (years of implementation, status: completed, halted, or under construction, etc.) for further analysis and selection for investment strategies.

Requirements

• Use only verified data from Dubai Pulse (DLD).
• Implement search by master project name.
• Filter on the map by completion year.
• On hover over the project name in the list, highlight its polygon border.
• Allow project selection from the list and by clicking on its polygon.
• Display a brief information card based on user selection.

Interactive geoanalytical map UI for development master projects in the Emirate of Dubai

Solution

A preliminary brief analysis of the Sales Transactions, Rent Contracts, and other datasets published in Dubai Pulse (source: Dubai Land Department, DLD) revealed 146 development master projects on the market.

Methodology

1. Data analysis: Sales Transactions, Rent Contracts, and other Dubai Pulse datasets (DLD).
2. Project list formation: identified 146 master projects.
3. Geometry gathering: polygons and centroids via DDA Dubai DIS, OSM, 2GIS, Google Maps.
4. Interface development: interactive map using Leaflet/WebGL.
5. Risk integration: added Flood Risk data and ranking.

Filtered selection of master projects by completion years, 2020–2025.

Demo Case: Dubai Development Master Projects

The demo case on the map shows a brief data summary for the selected master project.

Example of a master project summary

Viewing the data summary for the selected master project Jumeirah Village Circle

Results & Interpretation

The final dataset built from Dubai Pulse includes a comprehensive set of attributes for each master project:

• community_name_en — Community name where the project is located
• community_number — Numeric ID of the community in the database
• sector_number — Sector number of the project
• master_project_ga_id — Internal primary key identifier
• master_project_name_en — English name of the master project
• similar_master_project_en — Alternate name for semantic search
• master_project_name_old_name — Former name for semantic search
• master_project_name_short_name — Abbreviation for semantic search
• developer_id — Developer’s ID in DLD notation
• status — Construction status
• construction_year — Year of completion
• infrastructure_class — Infrastructure quality class
• segment — Development segment
• zoning_authority_en — Regulating authority
• short_description — Brief user-facing description
• long_description — Full user-facing description
• count_flood_zones — Number of flood-prone zones
• flood_square_sq_km — Total area of flood zones (sq km)
• total_flood_risk — Flood Risk metric (%)
• flood_risk_level — Flood Risk ranking category
• master_project_flood_risk_fill_color_color — Polygon fill color by Flood Risk

Map Interface

The geoanalytics map merges project geometries (polygons) with their attributes, supports real-time filtering by completion year, and interactive highlighting.

Search results in the master projects listing

Results of research

The Smart Indexes geoanalytics study delivered:

• A verified dataset based on Dubai Pulse (DLD) data.
• Accurate geometries: polygons and centroids for all master projects.
• Interactive map logic and UI for "Master Projects of Development".
• A demo case for stakeholders and prospective investors.
• Flood Risk data integration for risk-based map analysis.

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