{"id":163532,"date":"2024-07-09T17:51:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T23:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/?p=163532"},"modified":"2024-07-11T17:21:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T23:21:04","slug":"sium-metropolitan-urban-information-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/human-social\/sium-metropolitan-urban-information-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Tec de Monterrey Launches Urban Information Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(With information from Martha Mariano for Conecta and Ricardo Trevi\u00f1o)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2022, Nuevo Le\u00f3n<\/strong> dominated the headlines for enduring one of the worst water crises<\/a><\/strong> in recent decades. This crisis highlighted the urgent need for urban planning<\/strong> based on reliable data, prompting the Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey to develop the Metropolitan Urban Information System (SIUM)<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launched in 2024, this platform<\/strong> offers insights into the effects of urban expansion<\/strong> in the Monterrey metropolitan area<\/strong>. It aims to provide up-to-date data to both the public and authorities to promote informed decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roberto Ponce<\/strong>, a researcher at the Center for the Future of Cities<\/a>, explained that this interdisciplinary project<\/strong> involved students from various fields, EXATEC alumni, and researchers from different departments at Tec de Monterrey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the Metropolitan Urban Information System (SIUM)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The SIUM<\/strong> analyzes Monterrey\u2019s urbanization process, examining dynamics, causes, and effects, as well as demographic changes, mobility, public spending, and quality of life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an interview with TecScience<\/em><\/strong>, Ponce highlighted that SIUM<\/strong> aims to be a visualization platform that, through data, assists decision-makers and citizens in identifying the city’s main issues and connecting various urban elements to analyze their relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor instance, what\u2019s the link between traffic congestion and this model of urban expansion?\u201d Ponce questioned. The goal is to democratize this information<\/strong>, make it accessible to the public, and foster a conversation about whether the current city model is what we want and need or if we should strive for an urban model that ensures more balanced and rational resource use<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the academic, such platforms facilitate the combination of various elements to help decision makers<\/strong> intervene and improve aspects such as traffic<\/strong> and the availability of affordable housing<\/strong>, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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