Organization: Esri China (Hong Kong)
Email: ptsui@esrichina.hk
Title: GeoAI & Big Data Fuel Smart Cities
Abstract
The development of smart cities very much relies on big data and data analytics. When data volume swells beyond a human’s ability to discern the patterns in it and when an organization is faced with truly big data, we need a new form of intelligence. As studies found that 80% of data contain a geospatial component, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), infused with artificial intelligence (AI) creates a new form of machine learning — geospatial artificial intelligence or GeoAI. Decision makers can formulate better decisions and predict trends based on data mining techniques such as prediction, classification, and regression. By drawing examples and cases in the world, this presentation will focus on how location intelligence and analytics can be applied across in a smart city to increase its competitiveness and create a better future.
Bio
Sr. Paul Tsui is the Managing Director of Esri China (Hong Kong) Limited. Esri is the world leader
of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and mapping software. Prior to joining Esri, he worked in Ordnance Survey, the national mapping agency of the United Kingdom. Paul has been appointed as the Chairman of the Department of Geography Advisory Committee of Hong Kong Baptist University since 2013. As a professional, he is also a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and a Registered Professional Surveyor (Land Surveying) in Hong Kong. In the academic and research aspect, Paul is the author and co-author of many GIS research papers published in authoritative international refereed journals and conference proceedings. He also won the 1998 Best Paper Award held by the International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Science (CPGIS). Paul holds a degree of Master of Philosophy in GIS.
