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It is critical for cities to have a trusted partner when dealing with the aggregation of data. Often Blue Systems is the go-to data aggregation company chosen by cities to aggregate data.
Quenching Cities’ Thirst for Data
smartcitiesdive.com
The bad news is that atoms are fickle and their time of devotion is fleeting—fleeting indeed. Even a long human life adds up to only about 650,000 hours.
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
Travel demand models come in different shapes and sizes. They can cover entire metro regions spanning across state lines or tackle a small stretch of a suburban roadway. And they have gotten more complicated over time. But they are rooted in what’s called the Four Step process, a rough approximation of how humans make decisions about getting from A to B. At the end, the model spits out numbers estimating how many trips there will be along certain routes.
The Broken Algorithm That Poisoned American Transportation
vice.com
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