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
Real-Time Data
Below are all our blog posts with the tag "Real-Time Data"
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
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
2 July 2020
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
24 April 2020
Global Pulse and Dataminr Partner to Use Artificial Intelligence for Humanitarian Response
(New York and Geneva, 28 May 2019) UN Global Pulse and Dataminr, the leading AI platform for first response, today announced a partnership at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland. The partnership
28 May 2019
Announcing the Data Revolution for Policy Makers Conference
UN Global Pulse, through Pulse Lab Jakarta, will host the International Conference on Data Revolution for Policy Makers on 21 & 22 February 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Individuals are invited
3 February 2017
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
The Importance of Big Data Partnerships for Sustainable Development
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s High Level Panel has called for a “data revolution” for sustainable development; such a revolution has already arrived in the private sector. But forward-thinking companies
31 May 2016
Global Pulse at the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly
Along with collaborators and partners, UN Global Pulse is involved in a number of events related to the Summit for the Adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda and the 70th
28 September 2015
