Aerial View of City Network, Beijing, China

Big Data is the strongest driving force of the modern Smart city. But how does big data Analytics help develop the world’s largest cities by managing their eco-systems, transportation, security, and disaster prevention?

The abundance of data provides the key to solving many problems and a prosperous life. With their help, in the mid-19th century, Dr. Jon snow was able to stop the cholera epidemic in the British capital, collecting and analyzing data on all deaths in different areas of London.

Since then, data technology has moved forward, but the challenges have not changed: today’s citizens need to provide clean water and healthy food, keep the streets clean and tidy, ensure smooth operation of transport, health care and education. The problem is complicated by the fact that cities are becoming larger – by 2030, the number of mega cities with a population of more than 10 million people, according to the UN, will exceed 40, and their population will reach 5 billion people. The solution, according to most experts, is to use technological innovations-Big Data and artificial intelligence.

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April 12th, 2019