The Ground Floor Commerce Viewer is a digital tool organised by the Department of Commerce, Catering and Food at Barcelona City Council that aims to provide citizens with the data available on the city’s ground floor commercial premises. This information is offered in a visual, interactive way that is open to everyone.

The commercial fabric, as an economic engine and defining element of urban identity, is manifested in different types of commercial establishments and municipal markets. These spaces not only contribute to the economic vitality of the city, but also form part of its landscape and quality of life.

What is it for?

The aim of the viewer is to generate knowledge and provide, in a transparent and accessible way, the information contained in the Ground Floor Commercial Premises Censues. This online platform offers access to data that allows for more customised analyses, adapted to the needs of each user.

The information can be used by a wide variety of profiles, such as citizens in general, agents in the commercial sector, entrepreneurs or professionals in academic and research fields.

Below, we have summarised five aspects that you can discover in the viewer:

1. Where the commercial premises in the city are located

The viewer shows the exact location of all ground floor commercial premises intended for economic activities. It allows users to check whether premises are active, for rent, for sale or without activity.

2. The make-up of the commercial fabric in a specific neighbourhood, district or area

Applying territorial filters (neighbourhood, district, census tract, tourist or commercial area), the viewer allows users to analyse the commercial structure of any part of the city.

3. The number of commercial premises and their use

The tool offers aggregate statistics on the number of premises and their use (commerce, services, catering, etc.), and facilitates the extraction of data in downloadable formats such as PDF, CSV or Excel.

4. Key local commerce indicators

The viewer calculates several indexes that allow the user to gauge the vitality of the commercial fabric. The most prominent include the Commercial Supply Index, the Commercial Utilisation Index, the Daily and Occasional Commerce Index and the Catering Index.

This resource can be especially useful for entrepreneurs, traders, professionals in the sector, municipal technicians or researchers, and represents a new tool for making strategic decisions based on reliable and updated data.