Data‑driven feasibility for neighbourhoods, cities and regions

Layered blends urban analytics, stakeholder engagement, and report‑ready outputs. Built for development teams delivering credible, participatory decisions—fast.

How it works

Seven connected steps from scoping to PAD‑ready reporting.

Initiation

Create a workspace, parse briefs, and define geography.

Data Discovery

Generate requirements, validate uploads, and find open data.

Baselines

Produce baseline maps and validate conditions with local knowledge.

Scenarios

Design intervention packages and compare impact.

Validation

Find stakeholders, plan surveys, and integrate community feedback.

Implementation

Phase implementation and define M&E framework.

Reporting

Generate drafts and finalize PAD-ready reports with QA.

City‑scale and site‑specific
From citywide diagnostics to park‑level design packages with traceable assumptions.
Community engagement built‑in
Stakeholder lists, survey instruments, and feedback loops inform evidence and scenarios.
Bankable outputs
Coverage analysis, cost‑benefit summaries, and PAD‑ready sections with provenance.

Our agents

Our agents collaborate to build each step in the project.

Project Coordinator Agent
Orchestration
Master orchestrator and workflow manager

Central command agent that reads project briefs, defines feasibility scope, and manages the entire workflow across all specialist agents.

Key Capabilities:

  • Reads project briefs and defines feasibility scope
  • Collects data requirements from all specialist agents
  • Consolidates and prioritizes data needs across workstreams
  • Manages timelines and dependencies between agent workflows
  • +1 more capabilities

Built for small and large teams to spend time where it matters

Layered expands team capacity by streamlining analysis, engagement prep, and reporting. Teams shift effort to implementation and accountability without sacrificing quality.

Increase capacity
Scale small or large teams with repeatable workflows and agent support.
More time for implementation and engagement
Automate evidence prep so staff focus moves to delivery and accountability.
Accelerate from intent to impact
Move faster from scoping to reporting with traceable assumptions.
Accountability built in
Provenance and versioned outputs make reviews and sign‑off straightforward.

What makes Layered different

A focused toolkit that blends data, engagement, and bankable outputs into one workflow.

Built for non-GIS experts
Combines quantitative and participatory methods
One platform for diagnosis, planning, and reporting
No-code interface, plug-and-play datasets
7
interconnected work flows
12
supporting agents
20+
deliverable outputs

About Layered

We build tools that help task teams and cities move from intent to implementation—combining spatial data, stakeholder input, and practical reporting.

Vision

To democratize access to data-driven, evidence-based urban development planning—so that all decision-makers, regardless of technical expertise, can design inclusive, impactful, and resilient cities.

Goal

To provide a lightweight, intuitive platform that simplifies the use of urban, spatial, and infrastructure data to support strategic decision-making, participatory planning, and results monitoring.

Who we work with
  • Task Team Leaders and consultants
  • City planners and public realm teams
  • NGOs and community partners
Use cases
  • Feasibility assessments and urban diagnostics
  • Participatory planning and site selection
  • Monitoring frameworks and donor reporting

Our aims

01
Create useful tools – Develop a platform that supports data-driven and evidence-based decision-making
02
Make them accessible – Remove technical barriers so non-experts can leverage data effectively
03
Support useful things – Empower projects that drive positive social, environmental, and economic change

Team

Ayesha Khalil
Co‑founder
Multilateral development specialist with experience across international agencies on sustainable development initiatives.
Jonah Rudlin
Co‑founder
Urban and humanitarian development specialist focused on multi‑disciplinary solutions for complex development challenges.
Kieran Tilley
Co‑founder
Software engineering expert with a background in quantitative analysis and health tech, bringing technical expertise to social impact projects.
2019Origins
Started from ongoing conversations between co‑founders on how to speed up credible urban feasibility work.
InsightUnderutilized tech
Recognized that ML, geospatial analytics, and LLMs were underused in development and humanitarian work.
TodayLayered platform
A focused toolkit that brings data, engagement, and reporting into one calm workflow for decision‑makers.

Contact

We collaborate with cities, NGOs, and multilaterals.