Mapping urban spaces

[2014-06-06 Fri 19:24] speaker: Andres Sevtsuk, Asst Prof SUTD event: Geohackathon Day 1 ** dynamics of a city ** urban networks analysis tool links (roads), intersection (nodes), buildings automate calculations of different metrics (reach, betweeness) ** good city design maximize interaction, minimize friction ** MRT line in Indonesia predicted footfall from homes to MRT stations to identify high priority streets to be upgraded ** consider all walks up to 20% increase from shortest walk people do not always follow the shortest path