Dr Nathaniel Bavinton

Dr Sara Shirowzhan

GeoAI and next generation spatial problem solving

The Australian Smart Communities Association (ASCA) facilitates, promotes and advises on how communities can build liveable, sustainable, workable smart cities. We put our citizens, local businesses and stakeholders at the core of our activities.ASCA’s membership includes representatives from local governments, Regional Development Australia committees, Regional Organisations of Councils, industry, businesses, startups, not for profits, R&D innovators and individuals who collectively represent 1 in 2 Australians.

Australian Smart Communities Association

Explore how GeoAI and spatial data are transforming city planning, design, and sustainable urban development.

Via Microsoft Teams

Cities are complex systems, and solving the challenges they face increasingly requires the fusion of spatial thinking and artificial intelligence. GeoAI — the integration of AI with geographic information systems and spatial data science — is opening new possibilities for how we design, plan, and manage urban environments. In the next ASCA webinar in our ongoing series on digital and data literacy, Dr Sara Shirowzhan will join our regular host Dr Nathaniel Bavinton to explore how emerging technologies such as advanced GIS, nD BIM, sensing, digital twins, and AI are transforming spatial problem solving. Sara will share insights from her research and teaching in smart cities, infrastructure, and sustainable urban development, with a focus on guiding next generation planners for spatial thinking and problem solving through spatial data, and her experiences on using Geo AI and spatial data in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.Topics covered will include:<ul><li>GIS and planning competencies in the AI era</li><li>Spatial data science and GeoAI applications</li><li>Geodesign in the age of AI</li><li>Approaches to spatial and non-spatial problem solving</li><li>Critical thinking for resilient and sustainable cities</li></ul> This session will be valuable for anyone working in urban planning, infrastructure, or city strategy who wants to understand how GeoAI can be applied to real-world challenges. Register now to secure your place in this forward-looking discussion.