Climate Data
Good data is foundational to delivering transformative climate solutions. We preserve and unlock access to climate data, so it is more useful across sectors—strengthening economies, improving public health and disaster preparedness, and fostering innovation.
Our location on Governors Island will leverage New York City’s longstanding status as a global hub of information and ideas to drive climate action and engagement.
Governors Island Environmental Observatory
Working with an international network of research partners and government entities, Governors Island is an ideal location to create a state-of-the-art environmental observatory. This facility will document in real time the connections between energy use, air and water pollution, climate impacts, and threats to human health and biodiversity in a dense urban environment. The first equipment was delivered in Summer 2025 and will continue to be built out as we construct our Climate Campus on the island.
Community Hubs for Optimizing Resilience (CHORUS)
The CHORUS Program tackles the disconnect between advanced climate modeling and the ability of communities to use that data in planning and making life-saving decisions. To bridge this gap, Georgia Tech is developing a cutting-edge AI-powered tool that emulates physics-based models of compound coastal flooding. This technology enables localized flood forecasting that helps communities visualize and plan for flooding by comparing different interventions, such as seawalls, storm drains, or nature-based solutions, through an intuitive web interface.
To develop a tool that has the potential to serve different types of communities, we are piloting this approach in two geographies: Jamaica Bay, New York, and Pin Point, Georgia. In New York, The Exchange is partnering with the Waterfront Alliance, in collaboration with New York Sea Grant and the Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay (SRIJB), to co-design and pilot with Jamaica Bay community and city technical experts. In Georgia, we are partnering with the GT Coastal Equity and Resilience (CEAR) Hub at GA Tech and the Pin Point Betterment Association.
Climate Solutions Summit NYC
On April 17, 2026, The Exchange hosted its 2nd annual Climate Solutions Summit focused making climate data more accessible and useful. This convening brought together climate scientists, urban planners, students, policy analysts, and technology innovators for state-of-the-industry spark talks, a hands-on workshop, and networking reception.