Two examples of contemporary applications of big data in society

 6.     Give two examples of contemporary applications of big data in society 





There are many positive ways to use big data, including weather prediction, forecasting natural disasters, urban and community planning, traffic management, logistics and machine efficiency, personalized healthcare, customised learning, autonomous vehicles etc.

 

1. Public health

Big data allows scientists to unravel entire DNA sequences in minutes. This means increased ability to predict patterns in diseases and mutations.

Data from smart watches and wearable devices increases the amount of data health experts can collect.

Some hospitals are already using big data techniques to monitor premature and sick babies by analyzing every heartbeat and breathing pattern of every baby. Scientists can now develop algorithms that can help predict infections based on that data -- hours before physical symptoms appear.

2. Poverty reduction

For organizations like UNICEF, big data is key to their success. They can deliver immunizations, healthcare, and water to some of the world’s poorest populations by analyzing big data.

Organizations like UNICEF and public institutions and NGOs alike can collect data by studying mobile phone maps, which create big gaps in poor areas, satellite imagery, biometric data, and the IoT.

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https://www.masterstudies.com/article/four-ways-data-analysis-can-improve-society/

 

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