Big data has now become a strong focus of global interest that is increasingly attracting the
attention of academia, industry, government and other organizations. Big data can be …

In an era of smart cities, planning support systems (PSS) offer the potential to harness the
power of urban big data and support land-use and transport planning. PSS encapsulate …

Getting people cycling is an increasingly common objective in transport planning institutions
worldwide. A growing evidence base indicates that high quality infrastructure can boost local …

Cloud computing has emerged as a mainstream paradigm for hosting various types of
applications by supporting easy-to-use computing services. Among the many different forms …

In this chapter, we review and summarize the current state of the art in geovisualization and
extended reality (ie, virtual, augmented and mixed reality), covering a wide range of …

One of the challenges in creating plans for sustainable urban futures is the ability to work
across government agencies and to break down traditional barriers to truly collaborative …

The proliferation of digital data and internet-based research technologies is transforming the
research landscape, and researchers and research ethics communities are struggling to …

Prediction of pollution is an increasingly important problem. It can impact individuals and
their health, eg asthma patients can be greatly affected by air pollution. Traditional air …

Data heterogeneity is one of the most challenging problems in urban data analytics. When
obtained from various providers or custodians, datasets for the same domain themes may …

Recent advances in cloud computing and the ability to more easily deliver online tools and
services provide exciting opportunities for the development and application of online …