This training seminar is provided as part of the new ESRC-funded Social Analytics Strategic Network (SASNet). The network, jointly founded by the Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC) and Business and Local Government Data Research Centre (BLGRC) focuses on capacity-building for social analytics of emerging heterogeneous forms of data, including big dat...

The Urban Big Data Centre invites you to participate in a free training seminar on the concepts and processes for local modelling of spatial data.  'Understanding Local Modelling' is provided via our SASNet Fellowship Programme and will consist of two presentations from Stewart Fotheringham, Professor of Computational Spatial Science in the Sch...

The Urban Big Data Centre in conjunction with SASNet invite you to a free seminar on Transport Data Modelling, Simulation and advancements in Big Data.  This half day seminar will consist of two 1-hour sessions presented by Devrim Kara, Director, PTV Group UK, covering the use of ‘Big Data’ for improving transport networks and research into the...

The Urban Big Data Centre is delighted Brian Riordan from Strava Metro, will host a training session on using Strava Metro data at the UBDC on Wednesday, 28th September at 10am. About Strava — a social network for cyclists and runners — is more than just a fitness app. Millions of users upload details of their trips every week via smartphone o...