Geospatial technologies for sustainable development

As we are not on track to meet the Paris targets of 1.5 degrees C of limiting global warming, it seems increasingly likely that we will need to take systemic approaches to build resilience to the vulnerabilities induced by a changing climate. With 50 percent of the world’s population (80 percent in the developed world), accounting for 75 percent of overall GHG emissions, cities provide a key arena for identifying building climate-resilience. This podcast examines the role that emerging technologies in data-driven smart cities around the world have in building such resilience.

India is one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change. What are the socio-technical and policy roadmaps we can consider to pivot our Smart Cities towards climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience - especially based on data, emerging technologies such as AI and machine-learning, and blockchain etc? A podcast interview with Dr Jai Asundi, Executive Director of CSTEP- Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy

AI as a technology can help make the process of water management much easier with the volumes of data that it can make sense of, which in turn helps in building efficient water systems and networks. What is the current state of water contamination of water borne diseases and how the pandemic has spurred this? How do tools like AI and ML help in detecting and preventing water borne diseases? How are AI based local predictions of Water contaminants useful? What is the current state of India in putting AI tools to work? What are the challenges and opportunities that can/ need to be leveraged? Find out in this episode of IET India Smart Cities Podcast series.

The concept of sustainable urban development encompasses an equitable and holistic approach of development of cities and when we talk about holistic development, lakes and water bodies as such form an is an important feature in the landscape. The importance of green infrastructure includes conservation and restoration of lakes, environmental benefits of which can enhance and influence the quality of life and economy of any city. What is actually the significance of lakes in building sustainable cities? What are the various technologies that can be used to safeguard lakes in cities and how could these be included in the Smart Cities Mission? What policies need to be introduced or changed to safeguard lakes and bring about an ecological balance? Find out in this episode of IET India Smart Cities podcast series.

Rapid urbanisation puts alot of pressure on city infrastructure whether it is transport, health, emergency services or utilities. Geospatial technology has become the most critical element of any smart city implementation with its variety of use cases. How can technology can help the government in streamlining urban planning process and what is the role of GIS in preparation of master plans for the cities? How does it help in conceptualising, planning and building urban infrastructure? Find out in this episode of IET India's Smart Cities podcast series.

Smart infrastructure is a critical component of the Smart Cities Mission. The right set of tools and technologies are critical to success of large infra projects like geospatial technologies. Geospatial tools play a major role in different types of infrastructure development as most of the decision making at various levels by urban local bodies are dependent on geographical and spatial analysis.  How can geospatial technologies help in design, development and construction of infrastructure projects in our cities? What are the current trends in this space and how do they help? What are some of the examples of adoption of GIS in urban infrastructure projects in India? Find out more in this episode of IET India Smart Cities Podcast series!

A smart water network provides enhanced automated process control, helps process data in real time to yield the meaningful information that can be put to work to save water and optimise costs. Geospatial technologies play an important role in end to end water management. GIS coupled with other futuristic technologies is becoming a game changer in the water sector. How do geospatial technologies help in water management? What are the current opportunities and challenges of GIS technology applications? Find out more here!

Geospatial technologies play an important role in smarter and safer transportation networks. They help design, build and operate intelligent transportation systems supporting mobility and accessibility to improve human lives. What is the role of GIS in traffic and transport asset management? What could be the futuristic applications of GIS in transportation? Find out more here!

The healthcare sector has evolved drastically in the last few months. Geospatial technologies plays a critical role in analysing complex information to tackle health issues and hence aid the transformation of digital health landscape of a city. What are the current trends in digital health and how can GIS technologies help cities to bounce back in the post-COVID world? Find out more here!

Geospatial technologies play and instrumental role in furthering the sustainable development goals(SGDs) created by United Nations. Focus on data integration and analysis of geospatial data can fulfill and monitor SDG needs. To find out more, check out this episode!