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UBDC attends the 3rd Digital Footprints Conference in Leeds

UBDC attends the 3rd Digital Footprints Conference in Leeds

This year focused on Digital Footprints for the Public Good exploring the exciting potential of novel data sources to drive impactful research.

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MSc in Urban Analytics study visit to Aalto University in Finland

Four of UBDC students on the MSc in Urban Analytics programme have recently returned from a rewarding study visit to Aalto University near Helsinki, Finland.

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2023

Key solutions to unlock the power of location data

Key solutions to unlock the power of location data

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2023

Big data study to reveal Glasgow’s love for its dear green places

A new two-year study, led by the Urban Big Data Centre at the University of Glasgow and funded by the ESRC, aims to harness the power of de-identified mobile phone data to better understand the use of greenspace throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, with the City of Glasgow acting as case study area.

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2023

Investigating the implicit cost of smoking

Investigating the implicit cost of smoking

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2022

IDEAMAPS participatory data-modelling project awarded funding

IDEAMAPS participatory data-modelling project awarded funding

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2022

Existing image data can help give a clearer picture of building energy efficiency

UBDC researcher says existing image data can help give a clearer picture of building energy efficiency

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2022

Introducing the Waterproofing Data dashboard v.0.0.1

In this blog, Andy Clarke and Professor João Porto de Albuquerque introduce the latest instalment from the Waterproofing Data project - a public web platform presenting maps and charts visualising flood-related data in Brazil.

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2022

Is home where the heat is?

In this blog, the sensor-enhanced housing surveys project team explain how they developed a cost-effective methodology to examine air quality, energy consumption, energy performance and the impacts on fuel poverty and health.

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2022
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