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New York Turns to Big Data to Solve Big Tree Problem
New York Turns to Big Data to Solve Big Tree Problem
Trees probably aren't the first thing you think of when someone mentions New York City, but the city has a lot of them. Pruning and maintaining them is a public safety issue, and determining how to prioritize that maintenance is no easy feat. With the help of a nonprofit organization called DataKind, the city's Parks department is leveraging big data analytics for the job
Arborists believe that pruning and otherwise maintaining trees can keep them healthier and make them more likely to withstand a storm, decreasing the likelihood of property damage, injuries and deaths. While this is the conventional wisdom, there hasn't been any research or data to back it up, says Brian Dalessandro, vice president of Data Science at media6degrees (m6d), provider of a machine learning-based ad targeting platform, and a Data Ambassador for DataKind that helps unite volunteer data scientists with nonprofit and civic organizations that have big data problems.
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