Name: Introduction to Urban Informatics
Author: Amir Hajrasouliha

Course Info

7 video lessons (35 Mins)
Published
2019
4.10

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1.

Introduction

4 mins
2.

Big Data

4 mins
3.

Data Processing

5 mins
4.

Artificial Intelligence

6 mins
5.

Visualization

4 mins
6.

Data-Driven Decision Making

5 mins
7.

Wrap-Up

4 mins

What You Will Learn

The function and application of urban informatics
The steps in processing data in urban informatics
Concepts of deep learning and machine learning
The role of artificial intelligence in urban informatics
The use of visualization techniques in urban informatics
The application of urban informatics in smart city case studies

Course Description

Building from foundational concepts developed in the "Introduction to Smart Cities" course, "Introduction to Urban Informatics" introduces viewers to a relatively new field that uses emerging data-types to better understand how cities see, feel, think, and work. The Internet of Things and Big Data are making cities transparent, conscious, and connected. Urban informatics uses iterative analysis and evaluation of smart city data to understand outcomes and improve data-driven decisions. In a sense, urban informatics is the engine that updates and optimizes smart cities and, by extension, urban life.

This course is structured around the six steps of urban informatics: data collection, processing, analysis, visualization, data-driven decision-making, and outcome evaluation. Through case studies, this course explores how emerging data and big data sources are changing the planning process.

Join course instructor Amir Hajrasouliha in an exploration of data processing, including cloud computing, open data protocols, and string processing. Hajrasouliha also introduces the basic concepts of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Course participants will also learn about emerging visualization techniques and a number of urban informatics case studies affecting the everyday life of citizens and the efficiency of cities. By the end of this course, viewers will have a basic understanding of urban informatics and can begin to envision more sustainable, efficient, and just cities with the help of data.

Learn these skills

Data Analysis
Data Visualization
Modeling & Simulation
Research Methods
Technology

AICP CM

This course is approved for .5 AICP CM credit.

SACPLAN CPD

This course is approved for 1 SACPLAN CPD point.

Meet Your Instructor

Amir Hajrasouliha

Amir Hajrasouliha is an architect, urban designer, and city planner with years of professional and academic experience. He is an assistant professor at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where he teaches courses in Urban Design, Smart Cities, and Housing.

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