Last Updated 2026-03-10. Published at urbanspectra.com/capability-statement
UrbanSpectra Pty Ltd
ABN 46 687 299 298
urbanspectra.com
jake@urbanspectra.com
Sydney, NSW
UrbanSpectra is a studio building data-driven mapping and urban analysis software for cities with a vision, founded by Jake Coppinger.
UrbanSpectra brings a digital-native approach to understanding cities with a great respect for direct observation and community engagement.
UrbanSpectra projects utilise and contribute to open data and open-source software, with a focus on transparent modelling and data visualisation critical for public trust and understanding.
UrbanSpectra founder Jake Coppinger has worked for over five years at Atlassian as a full-stack software engineer, has been nominated for Young Sydneysider of the Year (Committee for Sydney) and has advocated for safe, walkable cities throughout his career.
Custom web-based map applications that translate complex urban data into intuitive, accessible tools for communities, planners, and decision-makers.
Bespoke analytical tools including custom isochrone modelling, signal-delay-aware pedestrian catchment analysis, cycleway network analysis, and transport accessibility assessment. UrbanSpectra methodologies go beyond standard distance-based models to reflect real-world infrastructure safety conditions.
End-to-end design and delivery of production-grade web applications – from serverless backends and data pipelines through to polished, cross-platform frontends.
Structured, iterative project delivery with regular client check-ins to deliver on time and on budget – even when the initial brief requires clarification. UrbanSpectra works collaboratively with non-technical stakeholders, including co-design of scope and training documentation for ongoing use.
Expertise in leveraging and contributing to open data ecosystems (OpenStreetMap) and building tools that support community participation and advocacy (Better Intersections, Australian Cycleway Stats, Streets for People talk with Lee Waters).
Practical understanding of the Australian transport and planning policy landscape, including TfNSW’s Road User Space Allocation Policy (RUSAP), Movement & Place framework, traffic signal operations in NSW(SCATS), cycleway planning, Sydney’s transportation planning history and local government processes (LPF).
Jake Coppinger – Founder & Director
Client: National Heart Foundation of Australia
An interactive, Australia-wide tool enabling communities to visualise pedestrian access to everyday destinations within 5, 10, 15, and 20-minute walk catchments – accounting for real-world conditions including path connectivity, highway barriers, and traffic signal delays.
A key innovation was the development of traffic signal delay-aware isochrone modelling, integrating crowdsourced and estimated signal timing data to reveal the typically invisible cost of pedestrian delays at major roads.
Scope delivered:
The map is now a central feature of the Heart Foundation’s Community Walkability website, supporting community checklists, fact sheets, and a Supporters’ Toolkit for built environment professionals.
Extract from the Heart Foundation’s reference (contact for full reference):
“Jake demonstrated genuine interest and enthusiasm for the project which, no doubt, at least in part contributed to the high-quality output. He demonstrated himself to be highly capable, competent and skilled… Jake’s level of commitment and positive, can-do attitude is unparallelled and I would have no hesitation in recommending him to future clients.”
Client: Cooks River Alliance (partnership of Bayside Council, Canterbury-Bankstown Council, Inner West Council, Strathfield Council, and Sydney Water)
A user-friendly interactive map designed to maximise the visibility, accessibility, and accountability of improvements in the Cooks River catchment. The map enables the public and decision-makers to track proposed, under-construction, and completed projects across the entire catchment in one place.
A significant engineering challenge was empowering non-technical Alliance staff to create and continuously update map layers – including the ability to georeference documents from external sources without GIS expertise.
Scope delivered:
The map is published at ourbackyardriver.com.au and serves as a 24/7 planning and reporting mechanism for the catchment.
Extract from the Cooks River Alliance’s reference (contact for full reference):
Working with Jake has been a thoroughly gratifying and beneficial experience. He was clearly passionate about the project and deeply engaged. He has an eye for detail that is unparalleled and an understanding of user-design that is rare. … Jake has set the bar high for the Cooks River Alliance’s future projects, in terms of our expectations for future collaborations and our expectations for our own ability to manage and communication complex data. We would highly recommend Jake’s work to anyone looking to communicate complex information to a wide audience.
- Senior Engagement Officer, Cooks River Alliance
Open-source project
A web-based tool to crowdsource and visualise pedestrian and bicycle signal timing data, developed in the absence of publicly available traffic light timing information.
Open-source project
An open-source dashboard providing kilometres of cycleways and safe streets in every Australian council – encompassing current, under-construction, and proposed projects with international benchmarks. Built on OpenStreetMap’s detailed cycleway-type specification. Queries from this analysis informed the beginning of a commercial economic analysis.
Jake Coppinger Founder/Director
UrbanSpectra Pty Ltd ABN 46 687 299 298 Sydney, NSW