Contemporary Applications of Big Data in Society
Big data affects many different aspects of society in ways. This includes planning and infrastructure, policing/security, and education. Big sets of data are used along with AI and analytics models to help improve overall quality of life and better society as a whole.
Key applications of big data being used in society:
Transport - Big data can be used to to create better public transport systems based on people's commuting habits, as well as analysing road traffic flow to lower congestion in busy areas.
Environmental and Energy Sustainability - Managing resource efficiency by analysing areas of higher energy consumption to know where to setup power grids. Predicts changes in weather that can be used to harvest energy using solar panels and wind turbines.
Security/Crime prevention - Predictive analytics are used to identify individuals who may be a high risk of committing a crime, whether that be due to past offences or recent behaviours and activity. Modern security systems capture vast amounts of images/video evidence aiding investigations. Publicly gathered information is also collected and analysed by big data algorithms.
Education - Large amounts of student data is gathered and analysed using big data algorithms to help identify patterns in learning to find what tools work best and why some students might be struggling or need help.
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