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Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC)
Identification
Hosting Legal Entity
University of Glasgow
Address:
University Avenue, Glasgow, PO: G12 8QQ (United Kingdom)
Location
7 Lilybank Gardens, Urban Big Data Centre, Glasgow, PO: G12 8RZ (United Kingdom)
Structure
Type Of RI
Single-sited
Coordinating Country
United Kingdom
Status
Status
Current Status:
Operational since 2015
Timeline
Operational since 2015 to 2024
Under construction since 2014 to 2015
Scientific Description
The UBDC is a UK-wide national data service for researchers who want to use big data to address a range of urban challenges, both local and global. Funded by the UKRI Economic and Social Research Council as part of their Big Data Network, it is a unique facility that brings together the expertise of urban social scientists, data scientists, transport engineers and statisticians. The Centre supports researchers, policymakers, businesses, third sector organisations, and everyday citizens to harness the potential of big data to develop solutions for environmentally sustainable, economically resilient, and socially just cities.

RI Keywords
Productivity, Urban big data, Data visualisation, Civil engineering, Big and complex data, GIS, Personal data, Artificial intelligence, Urban indicators, Government data, Social science, Neighbourhood, Urban research, Urban studies, Data science, Education, Governance, Urban policy, Administrative data, Transport, Cycling, Planning, Housing, Local authority data, Machine learning, Employment, Urban informatics, Urban modelling
Classifications
RI Category
Research Data Service Facilities
Complex Data Facilities
Data Archives, Data Repositories and Collections
Scientific Domain
Social Sciences
Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Mathematics
Information Science and Technology
Engineering and Energy
ESFRI Domain
E-Infrastructure
Social and Cultural Innovation
Services
Access to Data Collections
Outreach, Training and Knowledge Exchange
Data Sourcing
Safeguarded Data Collection
Access
Access Type
Virtual, Remote, Physical
Users
Users Definition
Individuals
User Demographics
European Users - 3.9% in 2018
National Users - 89.0% in 2018
Extra-European Users - 4.9% in 2018
Type of Users
Academic - 74.0%
Public services - 10.0%
Industry/private companies - 9.0%
General public - 4.5%
Third sector / community groups - 2.0%
Collaborations
Networks
UKRI-ESRC Big Data Network
Date of last update: 28/02/2019
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