Academic Research in Mobility and Urban Planning Using Data Technology

Through the use and valorization of mobility data, CAF – the Development Bank of Latin America and TUMI – Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative joined forces to carry out the “TUMI Data - Data for sustainable mobility” Project in order to enable the digital transformation of urban mobility in an environmentally friendly way, to create clean, inclusive, sustainable and livable cities.

The challenge of data applied to transport is immense. Approximately 35% of the world's largest cities and 92% of low- and middle-income cities do not have comprehensive maps for transportation and land uses. (World Bank 2021).

Harnessing the power of more accurate data from conceptualization to implementation through collection, planning, and monitoring, supports transformational change in the transportation sector by enabling data-driven decision-making. Data constraints can be overcome with the use of satellite images, remote sensing, machine learning and computer vision methodologies. These advances in data and technology create new opportunities to work on evaluating large infrastructure investments and making public policy decisions.

The continuous discoveries and availability of data through new collection technologies open a space for innovative research and its applications in the global development of the transportation sector. Along these lines, development banks and cooperation agencies began to identify these new ways of responding to the challenges of public policies in a systematic, economical and transparent manner.

Consultancy Description

Through this call we seek to finance up to three academic research papers that focus on new and innovative data collection methodologies and make use of reliable data from different digital sources, to build knowledge on sustainable mobility for the cities of Latin America and the Caribbean.

• Proposal submission language: English or Spanish
• Language for the presentation of the studies: English (preferably) or Spanish
• Deadline for receipt of proposals: May 29, 2022, at 11:59 p.m.
• Application Form: To apply, you must complete this online form (English)(Spanish).

In the documents section, you will find more details on the bases of the call.

For inquiries regarding the documentation, please contact us to dcs@caf.com