External data is leading innovation on many fronts: business, medicine, transportation - and on the most pressing issue our generation is facing. The climate crisis is growing ever more urgent. And to tackle it, governments and companies need to be equipped with the right tools and knowledge to make decisions and to put pressure on the right people. Here's four key ways in … [Read more...] about 4 Ways in Which External Data Providers are Helping Combat the Climate Crisis
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How AI and Machine Learning Have Made Weather Prediction More Accurate
There's no question that weather prediction and forecasting is an essential science. In some regions, alerting people to potentially dangerous events can mean the difference between life and death. Although weather forecasting is nothing new, recent technological advances have improved the accuracy of predicting future events. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning … [Read more...] about How AI and Machine Learning Have Made Weather Prediction More Accurate
How Big Data Will Be Used to Predict the next Natural Disaster
Climate change has been increasing the severity and frequency of natural disasters in recent years, which, in turn, has caused the death of millions of people in different nations around the world, and cost billions of dollars in damages. As these storms get worse, and the population continues to grow exponentially, it has become even more imperative that we learn everything we … [Read more...] about How Big Data Will Be Used to Predict the next Natural Disaster
How the Internet of Things Can Help Against Global Warming
Once upon a time there was a little Shepherd who lived in a town near the woods . So it starts Peter and the Wolf, one of the tales I read when I was a child. As every tale, Peter and the Wolf, had a moral that now comes to my mind while I am writing this post. As Peter was advised about the Wolf, we have also been advised about Global Warming. Did we learned Peters lesson … [Read more...] about How the Internet of Things Can Help Against Global Warming
Big Data at Walmart is All About Big Numbers; 40 Petabytes a Day!
Some time ago, I already wrote about how Walmart has made Big Data part of their DNA. Since I wrote that post about two years ago, Walmart has continued to expand their Big Data practices. Their objective is to know what every product in the world is, to know who every person in the world is and to have the ability to connect them together in transaction. Rather ambitious … [Read more...] about Big Data at Walmart is All About Big Numbers; 40 Petabytes a Day!
