Alternative Data
Below are all our blog posts with the tag "Alternative Data"
Alternative Use of Traditional Data in Times of COVID-19
Now nearing the end of September 2020, Indonesia has reported almost 275,000 COVID-19 cases since the first confirmed case in early March. Just in terms of the number of detected
Extending the Art of the Possible with Big Data to Better Inform COVID-19 Responses
Faizal, our humanitarian data advisor and one of the co-authors of this piece, often recounts what one of his supervisors said to him from his days as an information management
Using Ride-hailing Data for Sustainable Transport Systems
As traffic congestion in modern cities becomes more complex and dynamic, continuous streams of data with high spatio-temporal coverage are important for transport planning to better meet the mobility needs
Understanding Population Movement After the 2018 Central Sulawesi Natural Disasters
Through a shared value partnership with mobile telecom Digicel, Pulse Lab Jakarta (PLJ) over the past few years has investigated how pseudonymised mobile network data from subscribers in the Pacific
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
A Big Data Exploration Project: Mining online data for insights on child marriage
This is Part II of a series of posts on a collaboration between UN Global Pulse and the Packard Foundation. The collaboration emphasized the “learning by doing” process of designing a
Learning Through Experimentation: A Look at Two New Big Data Innovation Projects
This is Part I of a series of posts on a collaboration between UN Global Pulse and the Packard Foundation. The collaboration emphasized the “learning by doing” process of designing a
Big Data and International Migration
Information on the spatial distribution of populations and their international movement is an integral aspect of global development. Migrants contribute to development in their communities through new norms and ideas
2012 Year in Review
This is an exciting time at Global Pulse! Since the initiative was founded, we have been raising awareness of the opportunities presented by Big Data and investigating the viability of
