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Research Discoveries: Can big data predict how urban systems respond in extreme weather?

December 2, 2014

Research Discoveries

Dr. David Hill is one of five TRU researchers recently awarded an NSERC Discovery Grant.

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With everything from HVAC systems to smart irrigation and smart phones collecting data about the environment, the question now becomes one of usage: How can we harness this data and use it to support adaptive urban management?

In his NSERC Discovery Grant-funded study: “Leveraging Ubiquity: A Big Data Approach to Environmental Observation,” Dr. David Hill (Geography and Environmental Studies) intends to find ways to use environmental data that is already being collected to better understand how urban systems react and behave during extreme weather events.

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