Predictive Data Analytics for Urban Dynamics

Lead Research Organisation: University of Leeds
Department Name: Sch of Geography

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Publications

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Studentship Projects

Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
ES/R501062/1 30/09/2017 29/09/2021
1944290 Studentship ES/R501062/1 30/09/2017 31/12/2021 Annabel Whipp
ES/P000401/1 30/09/2017 29/09/2024
1944290 Studentship ES/P000401/1 30/09/2017 31/12/2021 Annabel Whipp
 
Description The findings of my work have been used to inform decisions regarding the location of footfall cameras which were to be installed by Leeds City Council. The footfall cameras and the data that they produce are utilised to inform retail decision and to better understand the movement of the ambient population. The findings were of particular benefit to gathering data about the night-time economy and it's users; however developments of this have been put on hold due to Covid19.
First Year Of Impact 2020
Sector Government, Democracy and Justice
Impact Types Cultural

Societal

Economic

Policy & public services

 
Description GISRUK funding for the ten best postgraduate abstract submissions in 2019
Amount £200 (GBP)
Organisation GISRUK 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Start 03/2019 
End 04/2019
 
Description PhD summer school for advanced spatial modelling
Amount £300 (GBP)
Organisation University College London 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2019 
End 09/2019
 
Description Data partnership with Leeds City Council 
Organisation Leeds City Council
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution The main contributions that I made to the partnership were my analytical and programming skilled which enabled detail analysis and visualisation of the data. Leeds City Council did not have researchers with these skills previously, which meant that the full potential of the data they were collecting had never been explored.
Collaborator Contribution The data was provided by Leeds City Council and I was given the opportunity to work alongside the City Centre Management team and the Head of Economic Development. Working with the team at Leeds City Council enabled me to explore the data they had access to and to address issues which concerned them, for example the relationship between footfall counts and the night-time economy.
Impact From the work conducted in partnership with Leeds City Council, a decision was made by Leeds City Council to review their relationship with the third party collecting the data due to issues flagged during the period of data analysis. Leeds City Council decided, following the presentation of my research to a cross-team board, that footfall camera data held vast potential and therefore should be invested in financially.
Start Year 2018
 
Description Research open day for smart cities research and data open to members of the public 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Over 100 members of the general public and individuals from third sector organisations attended a presentation of smart cities research and the importance of the use of big data. Feedback from the event highlighted that as people gained an awareness of how their data can be used by researchers for public good, they became more willing to volunteer their own data in the future. This has significant impacts for a wide range of research areas which rely upon individual level data.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Seminar on AI and machine learning 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Undergraduate students
Results and Impact Approximately 59 students and members of the public attended a talk which was run by myself on AI and machine learning and the benefits this can bring to issues which concern the general public.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Seminar on digital twins 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Undergraduate students
Results and Impact 45 students, business professionals and members of the general public attended a talk I gave on digital twins and how they can be utilised for predictive analytics in direct relation to my project. It increased public awareness of the benefits which can be provided by this research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019