To see the agenda please look at the attached finalized version under ‘Event Materials’. The day comprised of 5 panels, each with short presentations by academics, technologists, and data providers. A series of ignite talks concluded the day. The panels’ topics included:
(1) Transport
(2) Utilities (especially power and water)
(3) Rural Infrastructure
(4) Urbanization
(5) Civil Infrastructure
Opening Remarks by Temina Madon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwT5MVyW4xM
GridWatch – Sensing the Health of the Power Grid. Prabal Dutta (UC Berkeley)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrrEvjqinBY
More With Less: How Data Changes Utilities. Michael Kanellos (OSIsoft)
https://youtu.be/t9gQvuUrAR4
Utilities Monitoring Panel Discussion
https://youtu.be/sxCYEdTRqCA
Mobile-based Matatu Monitoring in Kenya: Using Tracking Devices and Smartphone Technology to Measure Safety and Productivity of Informal Transit in Developing Countries. David Schönholzer (UC Berkeley)
https://youtu.be/w2Myxtcxxa4
Inferring Road Quality Via Satellite Imagery. Gabriel Cadamuro (University of Washington)
https://youtu.be/Gp4quuDIyW8
Monitoring Road Infrastructure Investments in the Rural Philippines. Tara O’shea (Planet Labs)
https://youtu.be/QKnx1YpAvVs
Use of Advanced LiDAR Processing. Jason Creadore (Civil Maps)
https://youtu.be/l7EPBZL2YoQ
Transport Infrastructure Panel Discussion
https://youtu.be/KAGF9YYvh3c
Measuring Agricultural Productivity and Poverty from Space. Marshall Burke (Stanford University)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u2dlQ5C3cM
Sensor-enabled Maintenance of Rural Infrastructure. Evan Thomas (Portland State University)
https://youtu.be/niy5Jp9WNqc
Wireless Technologies (IoT) in Agricultural Development. Marco Zennaro (ITCP, Trieste)
https://youtu.be/UeiUaPnR9Qs
Tracking Rural Electrification from Space: Evidence from Two Decades of Satellite Data. Brian Min (University of Michigan)
https://youtu.be/cQDflXCaDVs
Rural Infrastructure Panel Discussion
https://youtu.be/N8EsXVvNRj4
Understanding Cities: Revealing Urban Dynamics from Space. The Case Study of India. Ran Goldblatt (UC San Diego)
https://youtu.be/tYJXY0Q-wDg
Mapping the World Population Using AI. Andreas Gros (Facebook, Core Data Science Team)
https://youtu.be/EQU-JKu_WVM
How to Make Sense of Data Coming from Satelites. Shay Har-Noy (Digital Globe)
https://youtu.be/rVvl2NMqHeM
Urbanization Panel Discussion
https://youtu.be/OzcPmXtlAL8
Smart Infrastruture and Construction. Kenichi Soga (UC Berkeley)
https://youtu.be/hA9Z8871dus
Infrastructure: Extreme and Exponential in the Digitization Age. Gordon Feller (Cisco, Meeting of the Minds)
https://youtu.be/jEfW3hziHi0
Quantifying Risks and Performance of Infrastructure Investments. Michael Lepech (Stanford University)
https://youtu.be/5PNJi2pId5E
Satellite Analytics to Track Civil Infrastructure. Shwetank Kumar (Orbital Insights)
https://youtu.be/nt0ZBA77bQ4
Civil Infrastructure Panel Discussion
https://youtu.be/HYd4vP7jKT0
Ignite Talk (I): Janine Yoong, Mapillary
https://youtu.be/sh8ZxKhXd_w
Ignite Talk (II): Ben Siegfried, Arable
https://youtu.be/jkcdbiK9Qk4
Ignite Talk (III): Ruchit Garg, Harvesting
https://youtu.be/GdlWsi1P_OI