Urbiview 3D planning map of Dubai
Urbiview is a map of the 99,400+ plots under the Dubai Development Authority. Click a plot to read its planning rules and see, in 3D, the building they allow next to what stands there today.
For developers and land acquisition teams, brokers, valuers, funds and family offices, and architects.
The 2D plot map is free, no card needed. Pro is AED 399 a month + VAT, with a 7-day free trial.
01 What it does
Planning rules, massing and the city as built usually live in different places. Urbiview puts them on one map, for every plot DDA administers, with DLD sales added as we load them.
Each plot's maximum GFA, height, setbacks and land use become a building: the typical massing sized to the GFA, and the legal envelope as the most the rules permit. Switch to Today to compare with what actually stands.
A residual land value calculator on every plot starts from its permitted GFA. Set your sale price, build cost, fees and margin by product type and read the land value straight away.
02 Towers floor by floor
Registered towers rise floor by floor from DLD records. Where DLD transactions are loaded, click a floor to see its sales, and floors are coloured by price per ft² against the tower's median, so the premium for height reads at a glance.
Every DLD-registered sale on a plot since 2010, with dates and prices, beside its planning rules. Nad Al Sheba Gardens comes first, about 1,700 plots; rents and yields show where a rental is on record, which is still rare there. More communities follow as we load their records.
03 Sun and views
Set any date and time to cast shadows from the permitted city. From any plot or floor, Urbiview traces 720 sight lines and checks Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab, Ain Dubai and other landmarks floor by floor and facade by facade.
04 Who it's for
Screen plots by what they can carry before you commission a feasibility study, and see the competing supply around them.
Show a buyer what a plot permits in 3D and, where sales are loaded, how price rises with height, in the meeting rather than a week later.
The planning record, the permitted GFA and, where loaded, floor-level sales evidence in one place, ready to cite.
Sense-check a developer's pitch against the rules, the massing and, where loaded, recorded sales.
Start early massing from the legal envelope, with the sun and the views already worked out.
05 Pricing
Prices in AED, excluding VAT (5% in the UAE). Try Pro free for 7 days.
The 2D plot map, for a quick look-up.
AED 0
No card needed.
Everything, for one professional.
AED 399 / month + VAT
Billed monthly. Switch to annual and get 2 months free.
Card required. Cancel within 7 days and you pay nothing.
Pro for 3 or more people in one company.
AED 349 / seat / month + VAT
Minimum 3 seats. Enterprise from 10 seats, on invoice.
For customers in the UAE, VAT at 5% is added at checkout. Full comparison on the pricing page.
06 Questions
Planning rules come from the Dubai Development Authority's public GIS records for each plot. Buildings standing today come from Overture Maps (OpenStreetMap and other open sources). Registered towers and their sales come from Dubai Land Department records. Plot sales history comes from DLD records too, loaded one community at a time, starting with Nad Al Sheba Gardens.
The 3D buildings are modelled from the rules, so they show what a plot is allowed to carry, not an approved design.
Plots are re-checked against DDA's records regularly and refreshed when DDA re-plots an area. Each plot's panel shows its site plan dates, so you can see how recent its record is.
You get 7 days of Pro with everything switched on. A card is needed to start. If you cancel before the 7 days end, you are not charged; otherwise Pro continues at the plan you picked.
Cancel anytime from Manage billing; Pro stays active until the end of the period you paid for. We don't refund partial periods, but a first annual payment can be refunded in full within 14 days. See the refund policy.
Prices exclude VAT. Customers in the UAE pay VAT at 5%, added at checkout. Every payment comes with a tax invoice you can download from Manage billing, with your company name and TRN if you add them at checkout.
Team is AED 349 per seat a month, from 3 seats, with one invoice for the company. Enterprise (10 seats or more) can pay by bank transfer on custom terms. Contact us and we set it up.
A recent browser. The 3D city runs best on a laptop or desktop; phones and tablets work well for looking up a plot.
Urbiview helps you decide which plots deserve a closer look. Before you commit, confirm the rules on the official affection plan from DDA and get a professional valuation; the modelled massing is not a survey, a design or a valuation.
Seven days of Pro, free. Or tell us about your team and we'll set you up.