Dr Sara Shirowzhan explores how emerging technologies, such as advanced GIS, nD BIM, sensing, digital twins, and AI, are transforming spatial problem-solving. Sara will share insights from her research and teaching in smart cities, infrastructure, and sustainable urban development, with a focus on guiding next-generation planners for spatial thinking and problem solving through spatial data, and her experiences on using Geo AI and spatial data in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Read MoreIn this webinar, Kelly Henderson (Wellington City Council) will join host Dr Nathaniel Bavinton (ASCA/Urbis) to explore how digital storytelling and immersive visualisation can turn complex datasets into clear, engaging insights. Kelly will showcase Our Changing City, a digital twin experience that layers social, spatial, and infrastructure data into compelling, interactive stories about urban change.
Read MoreThe lead authors and sponsors of the Accelerating Smarter Development report, Simon Berryman (NBN Co), Nathaniel Bavinton (Urbis) and Brook Dixon (Delos Delta) presented insights into the report and discussed where to from here.
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