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Getting started
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Explore the options below to find out which **TOOLS**\4CITIES best fits your research or work.

**For researchers and software developers:**

- Create digital twins and run simulations using :doc:`CITYtwin <../citytwin/about/index>` and :doc:`CITYhub <../citytwin/cityhub/tutorials/index>`
- Find and transform urban data in a flexible and consistent way using :doc:`CITYdata <../citydata/about/index>`
- Find and download urban datasets from our instance of the `CKAN repository <https://ngci.encs.concordia.ca/ckan/>`__
- Get an overview of the CITY\ **hub** and find out how to contribute to its development by reading its documentation on the :doc:`Central Data Model and Factories <../citytwin/cityhub/index>`

**For urban planners, building developers and energy companies:**

- Make policy decisions based on what-if scenarios using :doc:`CITYlayers <../citylayers/about/index>`
- Engage citizens in urban planning using :doc:`CITYplayer <../cityplayer/index>` and the :doc:`RETROfitter <../retrofitter/about/index>`