Sidewalk traffic data can be a strong tool for urban planners: is a city working as designed? A recent study analyzed sidewalk traffic data and drilled down into what makes a city street a popular walkable destination. Researchers ID’d several factors, like the...
A new book can be used as a guide for governments and policymakers worldwide in interpreting data and algorithms and provide solutions to the global complex service-delivery issues like timely decision-making regarding managing the COVID-19 pandemic. The book...
Rooting out bias in data will be a major challenge for smart cities which rely on data-driven decision making. A new study shows how that bias rears its head. Researchers from New York University studied 311 calls in Kansas City, Missouri and found that some...
New South Wales is set to launch the first fully autonomous, driverless shuttle bus. After an initial trial, the bus will be set loose on several routes. From Government News Australia: The next stage of the trial will see a fully driverless, remotely monitored...