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University of Michigan researchers are using AI and street-level imagery to help Detroit identify vacant properties and improve census accuracy. It's a rare look at how cutting-edge tech meets real-world city planning, with community input guiding every algorithm.
Data science talk
Urban policy
AI research
Community partnership
Tips
🤖Derek Van Berkel specializes in spatial stats and ML
📊Jeffrey Morenoff directs the Population Studies Center
🏙️Real case study: Detroit's vacant property challenge
AI and Detroit’s Census Challenge
Burns Park


University of Michigan researchers are using AI and street-level imagery to help Detroit identify vacant properties and improve census accuracy. It's a rare look at how cutting-edge tech meets real-world city planning, with community input guiding every algorithm.
Data science talk
Urban policy
AI research
Community partnership
Tips
🤖Derek Van Berkel specializes in spatial stats and ML
📊Jeffrey Morenoff directs the Population Studies Center
🏙️Real case study: Detroit's vacant property challenge
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