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As the global population continues to grow and an increasing number of people move to cities, there is need for ambitious approaches to provide urban information infrastructures and analytical tools to support smart urban design and planning. This chapter introduces the Australian Urban Intelligence Network, which brings together a network of researchers, planners and policy-makers from across Australia who have access to an online workbench of data and tools. The workbench comprises over 1100 datasets and 100 spatial statistical routines, and a select number of planning support systems and geodesign tools. In this chapter, we outline the urban data and analytical capability the online workbench; introduce a couple of the PSS tools and spatial statistical capabilities through a case study approach. We also discuss the user outreach and capacity building capability program which is a critical component to assist with user adoption. We conclude the chapter with some reflections on the lessons learnt and next steps in the project.
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The authors would like to thank the AURIN technical team who are building the AURIN infrastructure and external collaborators including Professor Richard Klosterman for working with AURIN in migrating his desktop tool into the workbench and Professor Billie Giles-Corti and her team for developing the walkability tool. The authors also acknowledge the Australian Government who are funding the AURIN project through the NCRIS Program.
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Pettit, C.J., Barton, J., Goldie, X., Sinnott, R., Stimson, R., Kvan, T. (2015). The Australian Urban Intelligence Network Supporting Smart Cities. In: Geertman, S., Ferreira, Jr., J., Goodspeed, R., Stillwell, J. (eds) Planning Support Systems and Smart Cities. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18368-8_13
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