The Linux Foundation has launched the Urban Computing Foundation , a platform to support the development of open source software for use in urban planning . The goal is to ensure interoperability and speed the adoption of technologies addressing urban issues like civil engineering , multimodal transport and infrastructure and develop safe smart cities . Uber , Facebook , Google , Here Technologies , IBM and the University of California San Diego are among the first participants and Uber ’s no - code big data geospatial analysis tool Kepler.gl , used by firms including Airbnb and Atkins Global , will be the foundation ’s first project .
The Linux Foundation has launched the Urban Computing Foundation, a platform to support the build of open source software for use in urban planning. The goal is to ensure interoperability and speed the adoption of technologies targeting urban issues like civil engineering, multimodal transport and pollution and develop safe smart cities. Uber, Facebook, Google, Here Technologies, IBM and the University of California San Diego are among the founding participants and Uber’s no-code big data geospatial analysis tool Kepler.gl, used by firms including Airbnb and Atkins Global, will be the foundation’s first project.