Title: Spatiotemporal Big Data from Telecom Carriers: Its Application in Urban Planning and Governance

Speaker: Chong Rong, Vice President of Smart Steps Research Institute for Urban Big Data

Time: December 27th, 2018 15:15–16:30

Venue: Conference Room 106B, Zhonghui Building (IESR, JNU College of Economics)

About the speaker:

Chong Rong – an expert in urban planning who has a double Master’s degree in Urban Planning & Geographic Information Science from Michigan State University. He is a senior consultant at Smart Steps Digital Technology Co. Ltd., and a Vice President of Smart Steps Research Institute for Urban Big Data. 

Smart Steps Digital Technology Co. Ltd. is a joint venture by China Unicom and Telefonica specializing in big data business that relies on China Unicom data resources and Telefonica’s technologies in big data services. The company provides valuable location and tracking services to customers. The big data services of Smart Steps Digital Technology can be applied in traffic operations, city planning, tourism management, public security, financial risk control, commercial real estate and retail analysis, business consulting, macro statistics, and other areas.