Big Data for a Sustainable Life

The term Big Data has been found since the early 1990s and reached its prime in 2014. This advancement has been beneficial for many people, it also contributes in creating a sustainable life by supporting the Sustainable Development Goals. Let’s see how Big Data is being implemented !!

INDIA NIGHT LIGHTS

The India Night Lights is an innovative mapping tool that uses satellite imagery to collect data sets of night light intensity over 600.000 districts across India. By tracking and analyzing the energy consumption trend, this platform supports the SDG in building a sustainable city with equitable energy distribution, optimized energy consumption, and small greenhouse emissions.

WORLD POVERTY CLOCK

The World Poverty Clock is an online tracking tool that provides real-time data on world poverty levels. This platform uses advanced statistical models and machine learning algorithms to turn data into estimates of poverty rates, trends, ranges and track progress towards global poverty reduction goals in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal.

MEANS DATABASE

Matching Excess and Needs for Stability, or known as MEANS, is an online platform that aims to build a sustainable and equitable food system by connecting food donators to suitable recipients using type of food, location, and availability as the algorithm. As of now, more than 5 million pounds of food has successfully been donated in several U.S. cities like Baltimore, Maryland, and Springfield, Missouri. 

“Big data is the foundation of all the megatrends that are happening” – Chris Lynch

SOURCES:

https://energydata.info/dataset/india-night-lights

https://meansdatabase.org/our-story/

https://www.activesustainability.com/sustainable-life/from-big-data-to-sustainable-data/?_adin=02021864894

https://www.iunera.com/kraken/sustainability/best-ways-to-support-uns-sdgs-with-capable-big-data-science-part-1/#3-sdg-4-quality-education