Category Archives: Big Data

Planning Knowledge and Research

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Michael Batty

Here is a useful and interesting book on the nature of planning knowledge and research. My own contribution – click here to get the original PDF – is about scientific method and how theory and models pertain to the field … Continue reading →

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More Big Data and Cities

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Michael Batty

Two new volumes in big data, cities and regions, with a strong spatial focus. The first Seeing Cities Through Big Data: Research, Methods and Applications in Urban Informatics’ is edited by Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah, Nebiyou Tilahun, and Moira Zellner and published … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the Past

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Michael Batty

This article took 5 years in the making. We – Urskar, Jon, Ed, and myself – thought that it was a great project to see what was big data on taxi flows in central London in 1962 could be compared … Continue reading →

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