Data-Smart City Solutions

The second of our two articles on equitable infrastructure and utilities, featuring Victoria Johnson, is now live! In this piece we touch on the work of the US Water Alliance and explore how workforce development is a cornerstone for equity in the water sector. Thanks to Radhika Fox, Kishia L. Powell, Oluwole A. McFoy, P.E., Renee Willette, and Tony Parrott for talking about their work in the water equity movement!

Just in time to end #GISWeek, we have a new piece on the NYC Department of Finance's use of #GIS! Read our article below to see how Carmela Quintos and team are turbo-charging city work through the creative application of data and 3D mapping ???

"I think a good beginning is to get everyone around the same table and establish a common ground in terms of our understanding of what the problem is and what can be done." Even when developing cutting-edge #digitaltwin technology to combat #climatechange, prioritizing the human element is essential. #Collaboration is vital for addressing major challenges, with digital solutions acting as complements, not replacements. https://lnkd.in/echKb22p

As city data is the core of Data-Smart City Solutions, the changes underway in Boston are important to share with other cities and provide lessons that apply across a broad spectrum of data-driven policy making: https://lnkd.in/ejRHNwdx

If you're interested in seeing how our new guide, "Using Spatial Analytics to Address Localized Environmental Harm," works in action, check out this Esri StoryMap by Harvard University Graduate School of Design's Muen Zhang and Environmental Defense Fund's Alex Adame. They demonstrate how to apply the guide to the issue of air pollution in Washington, DC.

We have a brand-new guide out today! Do you work in or with a city #localgov? Are you interested in addressing extreme heat, air pollution, and climate change? Then check out "Using Spatial Analytics to Address Localized Environmental Harm." Where you live profoundly impacts your health, so this guide helps #cityleaders identify the most specific areas of their city experiencing the worst public health impacts from environmental issues. Using #GIS and #dataviz, you can see where to direct resources for maximum impact! Developed by Nisha Kumar, Muen Zhang, and Erica Ivins in partnership with experts in the environmental, government, equity, and GIS spaces (like our colleagues at the Environmental Defense Fund, African American Mayors Association, and Esri!) we hope you find this guide valuable and put the #data into action in order to address some of the most pressing issues in your cities!

What's going on #ThisWeekInData? Check out our quick recap of recent #civicdata and #artificialintelligence news, featuring HKS Government Performance Lab, Neuroscience News, Government Technology, and more!

Today on the #DataSmartCityPod we're featuring an interview with Dr. Heiko Aydt, PhD of Singapore-ETH Centre, ETH Zürich! Dr. Aydt talks with host Stephen Goldsmith about one of the most sophisticated #climatechange tools in the world, which uses #digitaltwin technology to model adaptations and mitigations for extreme heat in Singapore. Not quite at this level of sophistication? Dr. Aydt provides recommendations and lessons that apply across a spectrum of?tools, so take a listen below and see what you can learn for your local context!

"There's a need to understand what data you have and what communities you have and their health profile....the answer is not going to be the same everywhere." Grace Robiou, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the #DataSmartCityPod discussing the importance of data in environmental health policymaking. https://lnkd.in/djisNjqC

“Looking at how to accelerate our work around climate change really surfaced the need to focus more on the adaptation and resilience component - and do that through an equity lens.” https://lnkd.in/eDzE6YBp