Fusing AI into satellite image analysis to inform rapid response to floods
Teams at UNITAR-UNOSAT and UN Global Pulse apply AI to satellite imagery to quickly map flooded areas.
13 April 2021
Academic
Below are all our blog posts with the tag "Academic"
When AI meets GIS: UN Global Pulse and FAO co-chair UN Geo-AI Working Group
The Geo-AI Working Group is part of the UN Open GIS Iniaitive and is co-chaired by FAO and UN Global Pulse.
21 December 2020
Data to support Covid-19 response at the World Data Forum
The 2020 UN World Data Forum brought together data scientists and technology experts from the public, private, and academic sectors to discuss new technology, innovations, and the ways data is
23 October 2020
Behind the Scenes of our ‘Lab on Wheels’ Project
When Pulse Lab Jakarta (PLJ) first envisioned the concept of Lab on Wheels, there were two main goals in mind. The first, encoded into the name itself, was to promote
12 November 2019
Nowcasting Inflation to Understand Indonesia’s Economic Growth
A country’s inflation rate can provide a sense of the health of its economy, or in everyday terms — when a country’s money is starting to gain or lose value. Inflation is
30 April 2019
Global Pulse Launches Data Fellows Programme to Connect Doctoral Researchers with UN Entities
Last week, UN Global Pulse brought together doctoral researchers and the UN entities they will be working with as part of the Data Fellows programme for a three-day marathon of
3 February 2019
How Scanning the Airwaves Closes Health Service Gaps for People Living with HIV
An interview with Dr. Eddie Mukooyo, Chair of the Uganda AIDS Commission Board in the Office of the President Many low-income Ugandans lack access to basic health information and services, especially
2 July 2018
How We Define Impact for our Data Innovation Lab
One question that keeps us on our toes is: How do we measure the impact of what we do at our data innovation lab? It’s a big question and one
2 May 2018
UN Global Pulse Hosts Big Data for Development Session at the UN World Data Forum
On Monday, 16 January 2017, UN Global Pulse hosted a session on ‘Big Data Innovations for Sustainable Development’ during the inaugural UN World Data Forum. This week, government representatives, along
19 January 2017
