WorldPop visited the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), meeting with the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL), Demography, and Urban & Territorial Analysis teams.

We explored opportunities to improve comparability, reduce duplication, and strengthen harmonised global population and settlement data.

Looking forward to continued collaboration.

Learn more: https://www.worldpop.org/blog/from-insight-to-impact-worldpop-and-jrc-explore-closer-collaboration/

#PopulationData #GHSL #UrbanData #OpenData
@REA

New WorldPop research maps urban growth across the Global South 🏙️🛰️

Supporting smarter planning & disaster preparedness 🌍📊

Learn more: https://www.worldpop.org/blog/high-resolution-mapping-sheds-light-on-rapid-urban-growth/

#UrbanData #Geospatial #GIS #GlobalSouth

How do you count people living behind gates or high above the street? Thailand is using new hybrid census methods to make urban populations visible.

Learn more: https://www.worldpop.org/blog/counting-everyone-in-a-changing-city/

#PopulationData #Census #UrbanData #Geospatial #DataForGood #OfficialStatistics

🏟️ Zaha Hadid's Greater Bay Area Sports Centre: Where architecture meets data infrastructure

📊 Crowd flow & movement patterns (10,000+ attendees)
🔊 Acoustic optimization & environmental sensors
⚡ Real-time energy consumption & resource allocation
💳 Consumer behavior & ticketing analytics
🌡️ Climate control & environmental impact

#DataAnalytics #SmartCities #UrbanPlanning #IoT #Architecture #China #ZahaHadid #DataScience #UrbanData

https://youtu.be/pX3Xxz8xTP8?si=5SO3lGIamTRtVlIG

Smart City ist mehr als Zukunftsmusik – es ist Teil urbaner Geschichte. Von römischen Aquädukten bis zu Augsburger Sensornetzen: Mein Artikel in der Augsburger Allgemeinen zeigt, wie Daten, Beteiligung & digitale Infrastruktur echte Wirkung entfalten.

🔗 https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/augsburg/future-week-2025-smart-city-augsburg-108211345

#SmartCity #Digitalisierung #UrbanData #Augsburg #FutureWeek #Datenliebe #OpenData

#TSAS is hosting a special issue on #UrbanMobility this Spring. Possibly of interest to those working with #MovingPandas and similar tools.

https://maestro.acm.org/trk/click?ref=z16l2snue3_2-318b0_0x343b59x05212

#MobilityData #Mobility #UrbanData #GeoScience

#UrbanData #PublicInterest #SmartCities #Urbanism #Cities: "Over the past two years, The New Hanse, a collaboration between The New Institute and the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, has been exploring the realm of business-to-government-to-society (B2G2S) urban data sharing.

Now, we are excited to announce the release of our final project report, titled "Governing Urban Data for the Public Interest." This report represents the culmination of our efforts and offers actionable guidelines for European cities seeking to harness the power of data for the public good.

The key recommendations outlined in the report are:
1. Shift the Paradigm towards Democratic Control of Data: Advocate for a policy that defaults to making urban data accessible, requiring private data holders to share in the public interest.

2. Provide Legal Clarity in a Dynamic Environment: Address legal uncertainties by balancing privacy and confidentiality needs with the public interest in data accessibility, working collaboratively with relevant authorities at national and EU level.

3. Build a Data Commons Repository of Use cases: Streamline data sharing efforts by establishing a standardised use case repository with common technical frameworks, procedures, and contracts.

4. Set up an Urban Data Intermediary for the Public Interest: Institutionalise data sharing, by building urban data intermediaries to address complexities, following principles of public purpose, transparency, and accountability.

5. Learning from the Hamburg Experiment and Scale it across Europe: Embrace experimentation as a vital step, even if outcomes are uncertain, to adapt processes for future innovations. Experiments at the local level can inform policy and scale nationally and across Europe." https://thenewhanse.eu/en/blueprint