Many urban residents these days will find it hard to
imagine a life without that help us locate a restaurant,
hail a cab, or find a subway station—usually in a matter of seconds.
If geospatial technology and data already make our everyday
lives this easier, imagine what they can do for our cities: for example,
geospatial data on land-use change and built-up land expansion can provide for
more responsive urban planning, while information on traffic conditions, road
networks, and solid waste sites can help optimize management and enhance the
quality of urban living.
However, information and data that provide the latest big
picture on urban land and services often fail to keep up with rapid population
growth and land expansion. This is especially the case for cities in developing
countries—home to the fastest growing urban and vulnerable populations.
Read the World Bank
story - “How geospatial technology can help cities plan for a sustainable future.”
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