How Can Geospatial Data and AI Be Leveraged to Support Climate Change Adaptation in Cities and the Built Environment?

The IDC Perspective explores how leveraging geospatial data and AI can aid city authorities, developers, and asset owners adapt to climate change by integrating nature-based solutions. Recent data from Climate Disclosure Project highlights that 83% of cities are grappling with extreme heat and flooding hazards. This report highlights an example of how a partnership between AWS and Arup is enabling cities such as London and Shanghai to more effectively manage urban heat islands, mitigate flood risks, and promote biodiversity. "The increased resolution and temporal quality of earth observation data, availability of open data, and advances in AI are changing the paradigm of how the natural and built environment is being monitored and how design and operational decisions are being made. This enables cities and built-environment stakeholders to integrate the natural environment as a stakeholder across the built-environment life cycle," said Louisa Barker, senior research manager, IDC Government Insights.