Foot Traffic analytics can identify the characteristics of transit stops and routes, helping to determine and improve the overall coverage of any transit system.
When it comes to public transport, foot traffic analytics can be of great help to authorities, who are faced with various challenges such as road congestion and the diversity of modes of transport, among others. This poses difficulties for public transport managers and operators when it comes to planning.
Leveraging current and historical data on location movements allows urban planners to understand current challenges and build smart, flexible and efficient cities.
As more cities begin to implement smart city planning based on data science, location intelligence insights help shape policies that will benefit neighborhoods and the people who live in them.
By incorporating location intelligence into urban planning, it becomes possible to develop infrastructure adapted to the needs of citizens, enhancing living conditions in any given city. In addition, spatial data helps to optimize costs and prioritize government administration projects.
What does location intelligence provide to urban planning?
By applying foot traffic analytics and location intelligence techniques it becomes possible to identify urban mobility patterns for the benefit of urban planning, transportation science, and geography.
Foot traffic analytics serve as a key factor in assessing the functionality and rationality of a city’s road network or a company’s distribution center, in terms of spatial structure and connectivity.
The Latin American Development Bank is calling for expressions of interest to carry out a feasibility study on the public transport system in the center of Panama City.
Public Purchase LAIF 202061471:
"The services which are the object of this invitation consist of carrying out the activities that are necessary to develop a Feasibility Study on the Public Transportation System of Panama City Center, which must contain, as a minimum, the following: proposal of a collective public transport system consisting of a tram as a structuring element and buses (or other modes) that feed and complement the former, for the city center.
High rates of urbanization in the region, though with differences between the various countries in it, present great opportunities for economic development, generating business options.
From a report by the World Bank:
ABSTRACT
Central America is undergoing an important transition, with urban populations increasing at accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges as well as opportunities to boost sustained, inclusive and resilient growth.
Parking tower blocks, residential developments, hydraulic works, hotels and office buildings are some of the projects for which environmental impact studies were submitted in June.
The report "Construction Projects in Costa Rica - June 2015", prepared by the Business Intelligence unit at CentralAmericaData.COM, contains a detailed list of major construction projects for which environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies were presented to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) in June.
Residential developments, waterworks, a pier and shopping centers are some of the projects for which environmental impact studies were submitted in June in Panama.
The report "Construction Projects in Panama - June 2015", prepared by the Business Intelligence unit at CentralAmericaData.COM, contains a detailed list of major construction projects for which environmental impact studies (EIS) were presented to the National Environmental Authority (ANAM) in June.
Residential developments, a distribution center and a concrete production plant are part of the projects for which environmental impact studies were presented in May in Panama.
The report "Construction Projects in Panama - May 2015", prepared by the Business Intelligence unit at CentralAmericaData.COM, provides a list of key construction projects for which environmental impact studies (EIS) were presented to the National Environmental Authority (ANAM) in May.
From May 26th to 29th a trade show for the construction sector will be held in San Pedro Sula, which will include conferences and exhibition of products from the companies in the sector.
From a statement issued by ExpoConstruye 2015:
It is increasingly evident that economic, environmental, climatic, social and demographic challenges facing urban areas are interlinked and the success of urban development can only be achieved through an integrated approach.
Construction companies are negotiating with the banking system for access to preferential interest rates in order to finance housing projects for lower-income sectors.
In order to alleviate the poor performance that construction sector has seen in recent months, construction companies plan to focusing on developing high rise housing projects, which, in the view of the entrepreneur Ernesto Lazarus, "...
Excessive amounts of paperwork when applying for building permits and the slow pace of awards is discouraging real estate development in San Pedro Sula.
Duplicated rates, inefficiency of the institutions involved, and cumbersome procedures that can take up to more than four years, characterize the authorization process for new developments. According to entrepreneurs this situation is discouraging investment to the point of causing a loss of over 30% in the investment of new developments. Many of the currently pending process were started two years ago.
Investment of more than $2 billion in real estate and infrastructure projects in the next two years is estimated.
Projects undertaken by public-private partnerships and renewable energy are what will drive growth in the construction sector in the short term, projects William Hall, president of the Honduran Chamber of the Construction Industry.
"I believe that the construction industry is reexperiencing a major boost.
In order to address issues related to urban development and housing finance, a meeting will take place of bankers, developers and city officials, from 3 to 5 December, in Lima, Peru.
A statement of the Guatemalan Chamber of Construction reads:
The Inter-American Housing Union (UNIAPRAVI) in conjunction with the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation of Peru the fund MIVIVIENDA SA and the Peruvian Chamber of Construction will hold in the city of Lima, Peru, from 3 to 5 December 2012 the III Inter-City Forum on Housing Finance.
From 17 to 18 October 2012 there will be a meeting in Bogota for major infrastructure project developers, investors, employees and service providers.
Colombia is aiming to triple investment in infrastructure in order to modernize roads and railways, and through this optimize the implementation of trade agreements with global economies.