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Examples and uses of GIS

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Urban planning Governments use GIS data and GIS-based solutions for urban planning: zoning and land use projects, natural disaster and health event response, roadway system and building design, utility distribution, energy production, and waste and resource management.

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Renewable energy in action: Examples and use cases for fueling the future

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Here, we will look at examples and applications of renewable energy across a variety of industries, its impact on energy systems and the energy technologies that will drive its use in the future. trillion in 2023. But with all of this new capacity, how are renewable energy resources really being used? What is renewable energy?

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Leveraging partnerships, technology, and design to enhance water quality through the inaugural Aquality app

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Agriculture is one of the main sources of contamination in the water we use to drink, fish, participate in recreational activities and more. According to reports , 78% of global ocean and freshwater pollution with excess nutrients is caused by agriculture. Farmers also want to optimize their fertilizer use for economic reasons.

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IBM and Texas A&M AgriLife provide data, technology and expertise to farmers in need

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With failed crops, low yields for farmers and diminished grazing for cattle, the Texas Department of Agriculture identified climate change as a potential threat to the state’s food supply. ” That’s where digital agriculture comes in. In Texas, 2022 was one of the driest years on record.

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Mitigating the impact of climate change in insurance and other financial services  

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Firms can also reduce their investment risk by using weather and climate data to make investment decisions. When firms are trading energy, for example, they can forecast renewable electricity generation based on predicted solar and wind patterns. Customers can get paid faster because there’s no need to assess damage.

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Turning climate risks into business opportunities 

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In Africa, for example, recurring droughts, floods and cyclones due to climate change might cause crop failures and food insecurity. By strengthening their resilience against climate risks (for example, introducing redundancy in supply chains), organizations can also be more resilient against other risks.

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How AI is helping companies meet sustainability goals

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If we think about asset maintenance, for example, the questions are which technicians are available, where, and how should their work be prioritized. This use case shows how AI can help by processing unstructured image and video data in addition to structured data in the previous examples.