Qirate helps you to find the best place to live
Tailored for you
Everyone has their own needs and Qirate allows you to measure the quality of life of a place in a personalized way. If you have a family and you have to move house because you increased or you have to stay in a city for business, Qirate helps you evaluate the best place for you, based on your preferences!
All the information you need showed on the map
When choosing home or a hotel not only assess the economic aspect but also and especially if the place where it is located it meets the needs of your lifestyle or the needs of your trip. Qirate analyze the geographical and environmental data on the place of your interest and results are summarized clearly and also highlighted on the map.
Official and updated data
Qirate measures the quality of life in an urban area using various official data sources to gather the most complete and reliable information: geographical, statistical, environmental and economics from different sources to allow you to have a complete and objective picture of the area of your interest
The name Qirate derives from the arabic name قيراط, qirat, carat, the unit of measure of weight of precious stones. The logo depicts a diamond that summarizes the great value of what is measured and the unstructured facets to represent the streets and the division of the city blocks.
Qirate will allow you to figure out if what is present in an area of your intererst (in terms of shops, transport, public services, environmental conditions and other details that complement the concept of quality of life), meet your needs
Qirate project uses Fi-WARE API and is co-funded by the SOUL-FI Consortium
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