Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Securing digital identities is a problem for many organizations. In fact, according to the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA), 79% of organizations have experienced an identity-related breach. Part of the challenge of identity management is the identities that organizations need to manage aren't just human, but machine-based.

This paper addresses the interesting problem of processing and analyzing data in geographic information systems (GIS) to achieve a clear perspective on urban sprawl. The term urban sprawl refers to overgrowth and expansion of low-density areas with issues such as car dependency and segregation between residential versus commercial use. Sprawl has impacts on the environment and public health. In our work, spatiotemporal features related to real GIS data on urban sprawl such as population growth and demographics are mined to discover knowledge for decision support. We adapt data mining algorithms, Apriori for association rule mining and J4.8 for decision tree classification to geospatial analysis, deploying the ArcGIS tool for mapping. Knowledge discovered by mining this spatiotemporal data is used to implement a prototype spatial decision support system (SDSS). This SDSS predicts whether urban sprawl is likely to occur. Further, it estimates the values of pertinent variables to understand how the variables impact each other. The SDSS can help decision-makers identify problems and create solutions for avoiding future sprawl occurrence and conducting urban planning where sprawl already occurs, thus aiding sustainable development. This work falls in the broad realm of geospatial intelligence and sets the stage for designing a large scale SDSS to process big data in complex environments, which constitutes part of our future work.

LONDON – Contrary to popular belief, busy city centers beat suburban living when it comes to human wellbeing, as socializing and walking make for happier, healthier people, according to a new report. Downtown residents -- packed together in tight row houses or apartment blocks -- are more active and socially engaged than people who live in the sprawl of suburbia, according to a report that aims to challenge popular beliefs about city life. Its authors said their findings should encourage politicians to promote the benefits of built-up city living. "If we can convince policy makers that this is a public health opportunity, we can build well-designed communities, and in the long term, you have made a big difference in health outcomes," coauthor Chinmoy Sarkar said. "With evidence, we can plan multifunctional, attractive neighborhoods that promote physical activity, promote social interaction, and shield from negatives such as pollution and feeling unsafe."

You have just finished breakfast when your phone pings, confirming that your driverless car has arrived. Five minutes later you are on the way to work, travelling in a convoy of robo-vehicles. Even at 70 miles per hour, your car stays only a few feet behind the one in front; it will react to an emergency many times faster than you could. You pay little attention to the other vehicles in any case, since you are reading. But at one point you glance over at the lane reserved for old-fashioned cars driven by humans.