Summary The $20 m Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN) project
(www. aurin. org. au) began in July 2010. AURIN has been tasked with develo** a secure …

The chapter introduces the Online What if?(OWI) GIS-based planning support system, which
is being made available through the Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network …

With the explosion of digital data, the need for advanced visual analytics, including
coordinated multiple views (CMV), is rapidly increasing. CMV enable users to discover …

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a cyber physical social system that encompasses science,
enterprise and societal domains. Data is the most important commodity in IoT, enabling the" …

Big data is a popular research topic that has brought about a range of new IT challenges
and opportunities. The transport domain is one area that has much to benefit from big data …

The world is rapidly urbanizing, with 66% of the world's population expected to reside in
cities by 2050. This massive influx of new urban citizens is putting enormous pressure on …

Advances in Cloud computing technology and the availability of affordable and easy to use
Cloud services are enabling a multitude of scientific applications to use these resources as …

Big data technologies and a range of Government open data initiatives provide the basis for
discovering new insights into cities; how they are planned, how they managed and the day …

Rapid urban growth is occurring across Australia. This has implications for planning and
management of cities. Data is key to tackling this. Hitherto, an extensive range of …

Many/most of the challenges facing urban researchers and indeed policy makers relate to
discovery of, access to and subsequent use of heterogeneous urban data sets. These data …