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Urban computing

Urban computing is an interdisciplinary field which pertains to the study and application of computing technology in urban areas. This involves the application of wireless networks, sensors, computational power, and data to improve the quality of densely populated areas. Urban computing is the technological framework for smart cities.

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Urban computing

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Urban computing

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related to Health · 19
Urban computing → ANN, Beyond, CDC, Centers, CRF, Disease Control, Google, In, Jeremy Ginsberg, On, Prevention, Research, Smart, These, This, Twitter, Urban, WHO, World Health Organization
related to Transportation · 13
Urban computing → Beijing, Bicycle, Google Maps, GPS, GPS's, One, The, They, This, Urban, Wang, Waze, WiFI
related to Social Interaction · 11
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related to Cultural archiving · 8
Urban computing → As, Cities, Cleveland Historical, CLIO, Collective City Memory, Examples, Oulu, Toward
related to Environment · 7
Urban computing → Because, Copenhagen, Many, PM, Urban, Various, While
related to Energy consumption · 6
Urban computing → Additionally, Energy, From, GPS, In, Information
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Urban computing → interdisciplinary field which pertains to the study and application of computing technology in urban areas, process of acquisition, technological framework for smart cities.The term
has application · 2
Urban computing → Big Data, Yu Zheng

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