Al Bakiriyah Urban Observatory is a specialized center that works on collecting, analyzing and producing urban indicators to be used in preparing, following up and evaluating urban development plans and policies at all levels. Moreover, It monitors the urban status and feeds the decision-making process with information in all urban development fields.

The urban observatory started its work more than five years ago (four production cycles), distinguished by following the methodologies of urban indicators, which led to an increase in the number of indicators from 108 indicators in the first cycle to 223 urban indicators in the fourth cycle, with increase rate of 106%.