Spatial Big Data, BIM and advanced GIS for Smart Transformation: City, Infrastructure and Construction

Dear Colleague,

The United Nations Economic Commission initiated a program investigating the United Smart Cities (see https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/partnership/?p=10009 ). There are many other initiatives of smart cities across the world. However, the main requirement of a successful smart city in the implementation phase depends on the availability of the appropriate digital information systems. This special issue invites all researchers to share their scholarly work concerning the development of advanced technologies which may help the implementation of smart cities.

One of the key messages of the Habitat III regional report on housing and urban development is that the digital revolution brings “massive opportunities and challenges to cities.” (see http://radar.gsa.ac.uk/5268/ ) Since the technology is rapidly advancing, the applications are not fully identified, and all challenges are not accurately addressed. The Special Issue welcomes all technical endeavours, technology case studies, and experimentations related to Geospatial Information Systems and other compatible technologies carried out to address one of the many challenges encountered by smart cities, smart construction, infrastructure maintenance, and disaster management.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) as the United Nations specialized agency in the field of telecommunications, information, and communication technologies (ICTs) defines a “smart city” as

"A smart sustainable city is an innovative city that uses information and communication technologies (ICTs) and other means to improve quality of life, efficiency of urban operation and services, and competitiveness…".

This Special Issue invites all researchers to share their scholarly work concerning the development of advanced technologies that may facilitate the implementation of smart cities. It will cover topics such as:

• Use of Geo-ICT for planning smart cities
• Geospatial data acquisition for smart cities
• Geospatial database management
• Big data analytics for smart cities
• Real-time location intelligence
• Use of geospatial data for smart urban management, particularly infrastructure planning, construction, and maintenance
• Real-time monitoring of urban environment including air, water, and noise
• Use of geospatial data for planning and building resilient cities, including security and disaster responses.

Dr. Sara Shirowzhan
Prof. Willie Tan
Dr. Samad M. E. Sepasgozar
Guest Editors

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