In this introduction episode to the podcast series on Open Geo AI, Shaily Gandhi in conversation with Christine Kirkpatrick, reflects on how satellite data which is openly accessible, can be harnessed through advanced AI techniques to address p

Data and trends for climate change risks

Nov 22nd, 2022 14m

This episode talks about the importance of data for climate change risk assessment and preparing for adversity caused by Climate Change; risk levels can be assessed using vulnerability, exposure, and hazard data. Further, into the episode, the

Data for Loss and Damage Assessment

Nov 14th, 2022 16m 21s

This episode talks about the trends of disaster activities and how the Sendai Framework is being adapted globally to monitor disaster loss and understand the risk assessment aspects of the disasters. They also discussed integrating the exposure

Role of social media, geospatial and earth observation communities to expedite emergency relief

Nov 9th, 2022 14m 24s

This episode talks about the role of Social Media Data in expediting emergency relief and the challenges while ensuring effective utilization of the earth observation data and how policy frameworks are one of the driving forces for the same. Dr

Data for disaster related statistics

Nov 3rd, 2022 20m 42s

Learn about data-driven response and recovery, data coordination, historical data management, required resources, and infrastructure. Insights into policies to be adopted to use technology for better disaster prediction. Kanza is a Consultant

Data to enhance Early warning systems and early actions

Oct 20th, 2022 17m 31s

This episode talks about the importance of data in hazard modeling and the challenges faced while setting up an early warning system. Dr. Bapon Fakhruddin, Technical Director, Tonkin, and Taylor from New Zealand, co-chair of Integrated Research

Coordination and Data Management for response to recovery

Jul 1st, 2022 19m 6s

In 2021, Emergency Event Database, the global database on disasters, recorded 432 events related to natural hazards worldwide. The first episode of the podcast series on Data for Disaster Risk Reduction explores data-driven response and recover

Data Driven Dynamics for Resilience

May 25th, 2022 15m 31s

The Center for Applied Geomatics (CAG), CRDF is launching another series on Data for Disaster Risk Reduction that will go in-depth into the systematic use of data for handling disasters and making decisions for post-disaster recovery. It will h

Role of Community Data in Making Cities Healthy

Dec 3rd, 2021 21m 57s

In the last episode of Data-Knowledge-Action for Urban Systems, we have Arup Dasgupta, Managing Editor, Geospatial World. The podcast takes a deep dive into the impact of data for making cities healthy and talks about urban health, climate chan

Impact of Environment on Human Health

Oct 22nd, 2021 19m 23s

Learn about the quality of life, data for building healthy cities, green spaces, and the impact of climate change on cities' health.Suraj Bhattarai is a public health physician and urban health researcher and a research fellow at the Global I

FAIR Data sharing practice for making integrated systems work dynamically for cities

Oct 8th, 2021 18m 49s

Insights into the kind of data we use and its value, the role of data in planning cities, and how to mitigate the risk of misuse of data. Andrew Young is the Knowledge Director at The GovLab, where he leads research efforts focusing on the im

Converting Mobility Data to Knowledge for Making Cities Healthy

Sep 28th, 2021 19m 48s

Join the conversation on mobility data, pollution, personal data privacy, cost of traffic on health, data ownership, and the cost of changes in traffic conditions. Ruth is currently a Director at Hocone limited where she collaborates with Aus

Data for Policy-makers to Improve Decision Making in Cities Wellbeing

Sep 14th, 2021 20m 49s

In the fourth episode, Dr. Abdalhadi Alijla, social and political science advocate speaks with Rachel Cooper OBE, Distinguished Professor of Design Management and Policy, Lancaster University about important factors for wellbeing of cities. The

Trust is the Heart for Urban Wellbeing

Aug 31st, 2021 22m 10s

In Episode 3 of the podcast series, Dr. Theresa Dirndorfer Anderson speaks with Ana Ortigoza about data life cycle, complex interconnections in health, and methods to be adopted to build trust. Dr. Theresa Dirndorfer Anderson is a data and in

Integrating Health into Urban Planning

Aug 17th, 2021 15m 50s

In the second episode of the series Pamela Carbajal, Urban health and regional planner (Planning, Finance and Economy Section). Global Solutions division talks about integrating health in urban planning. The episode also introduces a Sourcebook

How are DAKAS used in cities

Jul 30th, 2021 18m 11s

In the first episode of the series, Dr. Simon Hodson speaks with Dr. Franz Gatzweiler about how are Data-Knowledge-Action (DAKAS) used in cities. Data-Knowledge-Action systems make use of scientific and quantitative data and help in creating in

Introduction episode: What are Data-Knowledge-Action Systems (DAKAS)

Jul 30th, 2021 16m 43s

In the introduction episode of the podcast series, Dr. Shaily Gandhi speaks with Dr. Simon Hodson and Dr. Franz Gatzweiler. Together, they discuss Data-Knowledge-Action systems and take a deep dive into the need for such systems for urban secto

Data Analytics Supporting Cities Mobility and Resilience

May 15th, 2021 20m 18s

In the final episode Prof. Shivanand Swamy, Director Emeritus, Center of Excellence in Urban Transport, CRDF is in conversation with Waltraut Ritter, independent researcher and founder of Knowledge Dialogues. They talk about data analytics sup