孟山都首先發(fā)起“Green Data Revolution”運(yùn)動(dòng),建立農(nóng)業(yè)數(shù)據(jù)聯(lián)盟(Open Ag Data Alliance)來(lái)統(tǒng)一數(shù)據(jù)標(biāo)準(zhǔn),讓農(nóng)民不用懂“高科技”也能享受大數(shù)據(jù)的成果。典型的應(yīng)用如農(nóng)場(chǎng)設(shè)備制造商John Deere與DuPont Pioneer當(dāng)前聯(lián)合提供“決策服務(wù)(Decision Services)”,農(nóng)民只需在駕駛室里拿出平板電腦,收集種子監(jiān)視器傳來(lái)的數(shù)據(jù),然后將其上傳給服務(wù)器,最終服務(wù)器返回化肥的配方到農(nóng)場(chǎng)拖拉機(jī)上。
Here’s an example. An MRI scan is the best way to see inside the human body. While effective in helping to diagnose multiple sclerosis, brain tumors, torn ligaments and strokes, the data produced by an MRI machine is disconnected from the person that needs it the most.
At a very simplistic level, there are many individuals working as a team to make the scan happen. A nurse administers medications or contrast agents that may be needed for the exam; an MRI technologist operates the scanner; and a radiologist identifies the imaging sequences to be used and interprets the images. This information is then given to the nurse, who then passes it to the primary doctor to review and take action accordingly. This is Big Data, but it is not making information more intelligent.
When the program, a remake of a BBC miniseries, was up for purchase in 2011 with David Fincher and Kevin Spacey attached, the folks at Netflix simply looked at their massive stash of data. Subscribers who watched the original series, they found, were also likely to watch movies directed by David Fincher and enjoy ones that starred Kevin Spacey. Considering the material and the players involved, the company was sure that an audience was out there.
交通:《車來(lái)了》通過(guò)分析公交車上GPS定位系統(tǒng)每天的位置和時(shí)間數(shù)據(jù),結(jié)合時(shí)刻表預(yù)測(cè)出每一輛公交車的到站時(shí)間;WNYC開(kāi)發(fā)的Transit Time NYC通過(guò)開(kāi)源行程平臺(tái)(Github:OpenTripPlanner和MTA )獲取的數(shù)據(jù)將紐約市劃分成2930個(gè)六邊形,模擬出從每一個(gè)六邊形中點(diǎn)到邊緣的時(shí)間(地鐵和步行,時(shí)間是上午九點(diǎn)),最終建模出4290985條虛擬線路。用戶只需點(diǎn)擊地圖或者輸入地址就能知道地鐵到達(dá)每個(gè)位置的時(shí)間;實(shí)時(shí)交通數(shù)據(jù)采集商INRIX-Traffic的口號(hào)是(永不遲到!^^),通過(guò)記錄每位用戶在行駛過(guò)程中的實(shí)時(shí)數(shù)據(jù)例如行駛車速,所在位置等信息并進(jìn)行數(shù)據(jù)匯總分析,而后計(jì)算出最佳線路,讓用戶能夠避開(kāi)擁堵。
政治:奧巴馬在總統(tǒng)競(jìng)選中使用大數(shù)據(jù)分析來(lái)收集選民的數(shù)據(jù),讓他可以專注于對(duì)他最感興趣的選民,谷歌執(zhí)行董事長(zhǎng)Eric Schmidt當(dāng)時(shí)向奧巴馬的大數(shù)據(jù)分析團(tuán)隊(duì)投資數(shù)百萬(wàn)美元并聚攏核心成員成立了Civis Analytics咨詢公司,該公司將會(huì)將在奧巴馬連任競(jìng)選中所獲得的經(jīng)驗(yàn)應(yīng)用到商業(yè)和非營(yíng)利行業(yè)中。(了解更多可以看看MIT technology的文章The Definitive Story of How President Obama Mined Voter Data to Win A Second Term)
金融:ZestFinance | Big Data Underwriting 是由是Google的前任 CIO,Douglas Merrill創(chuàng)立金融數(shù)據(jù)分析服務(wù)提供商,使用機(jī)器學(xué)習(xí)算法和大數(shù)據(jù)為放款者提供承保模式,旨在為那些個(gè)人信用不良或者不滿足傳統(tǒng)銀行貸款資格的個(gè)人提供服務(wù)。公司使用分析模型對(duì)每位信貸申請(qǐng)人的上萬(wàn)條原始信息數(shù)據(jù)進(jìn)行分析,只需幾秒時(shí)間便可以得出超過(guò)十萬(wàn)個(gè)行為指標(biāo)。目前違約率比行業(yè)平均水平低 60%左右。另外一個(gè)不得不提到的是風(fēng)險(xiǎn)管理先驅(qū)者FICO | Predictive Analytics, Big Data Analytics and FICO Credit Scores,通過(guò)大數(shù)據(jù)分析為銀行和信用卡發(fā)卡機(jī)構(gòu)、保險(xiǎn)、醫(yī)療保健、政府和零售行業(yè)提供服務(wù)。FICO 信用分計(jì)算的基本思想是:把借款人過(guò)去的信用歷史資料與數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)中的全體借款人的信用習(xí)慣相比較,檢查借款人的發(fā)展趨勢(shì)跟經(jīng)常違約、隨意透支、甚至申請(qǐng)破產(chǎn)等各種陷入財(cái)務(wù)困境的借款人的發(fā)展趨勢(shì)是否相似。FICO 已經(jīng)為三分之二的世界 100 強(qiáng)銀行提供服務(wù),提高了客戶忠誠(chéng)度和盈利率、減少欺詐損失、管理信貸風(fēng)險(xiǎn)、滿足監(jiān)管與競(jìng)爭(zhēng)要求并快速獲取市場(chǎng)份額。想了解更多的企業(yè)可以看看附錄中《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》的文章《Big data: Crunching the numbers》。
電信: 美國(guó)T-mobiles采用Informatica - The Data Integration Company平臺(tái)開(kāi)展大數(shù)據(jù)工作,通過(guò)集成數(shù)據(jù)綜合分析客戶流失的原因,根據(jù)分析結(jié)果優(yōu)化網(wǎng)絡(luò)布局為客戶提供了更好的體驗(yàn),在一個(gè)季度內(nèi)將流失率減半;韓國(guó) SK telecom新成立一家公司SK Planet,通過(guò)大數(shù)據(jù)分析用戶的使用行為,在用戶做出決定之前推出符合用戶興趣的業(yè)務(wù)防止用戶流失。美國(guó)AT&T 公司將記錄用戶在Wifi網(wǎng)絡(luò)中的地理位置、網(wǎng)絡(luò)瀏覽歷史記錄以及使用的應(yīng)用等數(shù)據(jù)銷售給廣告客戶。比如當(dāng)用戶距離商家很近時(shí),就有可能收到該商家提供的折扣很大的電子優(yōu)惠券。英國(guó)BT - Broadband公司發(fā)布了新的安全數(shù)據(jù)分析服務(wù)Assure Analytics—BT news releases,幫助企業(yè)收集、管理和評(píng)估大數(shù)據(jù)集,將這些數(shù)據(jù)通過(guò)可視化的方式呈現(xiàn)給企業(yè),幫助企業(yè)改進(jìn)決策。
而隨著DMP(Data Management Platform)技術(shù)的不斷成熟,越來(lái)越多的廣告主建立起自己的用戶數(shù)據(jù)中心,可以不斷積累客戶的各種用戶行為,進(jìn)而判斷出用戶的性別,再通過(guò)DSP(Demand Side Platform)系統(tǒng)定向投放,最終可以為寶潔節(jié)省一半的廣告預(yù)算。