# AI in Urban Planning and Smart Cities

> Use AI, geospatial data and digital twins to plan better cities, manage services and engage citizens.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Urban Planning & Infrastructure
- **Duration:** 3 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/urban-planning-infrastructure/ai-in-urban-planning-and-smart-cities
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=ai-in-urban-planning-and-smart-cities

## Overview

Satellite imagery, mobile data and AI give city planners insight that was impossible a decade ago. This course explains how AI and geospatial analytics support land use planning, informal settlement mapping, transport planning, service delivery and climate resilience, and how to manage data, privacy and ethics in smart city initiatives.

## Who should attend

- Urban planners and GIS specialists
- Municipal managers and smart city teams
- Transport and infrastructure planners
- Urban development consultants

## Learning outcomes

- Explain AI and geospatial tools for urban planning
- Use satellite and drone data to monitor urban growth
- Apply analytics to transport and service delivery
- Understand urban digital twins
- Govern smart city data responsibly

## Course outline

### Module 1: Data-driven cities

- Smart city concepts
- Geospatial data sources
- AI basics for planners
- African smart city initiatives

### Module 2: Applications

- Mapping informal settlements
- Land use change detection
- Transport analytics
- Urban digital twins

### Module 3: Governance

- Data governance and privacy
- Citizen engagement
- Procurement of smart city technology
- Roadmap