Where 2.0 - Junk Mail and the Geoweb Shine Light on New Orleans Recovery

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1. Junk Mail and the Geoweb Shine Light on New Orleans Recovery Presented by: Denice Ross Greater New Orleans Community Data Center James Fee RSP Architects
4. Visits to gnocdc.org For the two years preceding Katrina Approx 5,000 visits/month, 60,000 visits/year
5. Friday
6. Saturday
9. Sunday
12. Monday
13. Tuesday-Friday
19. 2005 visits to gnocdc.org Baseline 5,000 visits/month 80,000 visits 40,000 visits
21. And lots of media…
22. “How many people are back, and where are they living?”
23. 71.5% 49.5% Census Bureau population estimates
24. 71.5% 49.5% Census Bureau population estimates Not useful because: •  9-Month Lag •  Whole city, not neighborhoods •  Methods fell apart post-disaster
25. Alternative sources of population data Utility accounts Public school enrollment Voter Registration Drivers Licenses Traffic Volume Postal data Surveys Vehicle Registration
26. Alternative sources of population data Utility accounts Public school enrollment Voter Registration Drivers Licenses Traffic Volume Postal data Surveys Vehicle Registration
32. Local credibility is hard to gain…
33. and easy to lose. Local credibility is hard to gain…
34. Tips for Credibility 1. Put metadata in plain sight and in plain English 2. Fix errors that matter to locals 3. Improve usability through testing under real-world conditions
41. 11 July 2008 by Infrogmation of New Orleans July 2008
42. StreetView Aug 2007
43. Today – May 2009
44. Tips for Credibility 1. Put metadata in plain sight and in plain English 2. Fix errors that matter to locals 3. Improve usability through testing under real-world conditions
45. Geocoding database problem: Addresses placed in “neutral grounds”
46. Tips for Credibility 1. Put metadata in plain sight and in plain English 2. Fix errors that matter to locals 3. Improve usability through testing under real-world conditions
47. Notetaker User Interviewer Methodology: www.gnocdc.org/usability
48. Methodology: www.gnocdc.org/usability
49. The result: Happy users and a smoother recovery for New Orleans
50. Holy  Cross  neighborhood  associa2on  deployed  spring   break  volunteers  to  rebuilding,  rather  than  door-­‐to-­‐ door  data  collec2on  
51. “Friends  of  Palmer  Park”  demonstrated  cri2cal  mass  of  neighbors   in  grant  proposal  for  new  playground   The image cannot be displayed. Your computer may not have enough memory to open the image, or the image may have been corrupted. Restart your computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, you may have to delete the image and then insert it again.
52. Community  &  Developers:  Using  same  data  to  describe  the  impact   of  a  new  Hospital  on  residents  in  the  proposed  footprint  
53. Why we James Fee
54. GNOCDC Web August, 2005
55. Photo credit: the ‘bee log
57. GNOCDC Web May, 2009
58. Leverage ArcGIS & Google Maps
60. Migrate from static HTML to Django Framework
61. Uploading data to cloud and Google Docs
62. I wish I had cached my data
63. Onward!
64. Technology
65. Results •  No lock in, supporting standards allows them the flexibility to change with technology. •  No longer fighting change, but embracing it
66. Joy Bonaguro Project Lead & Design Content Expert Data Developer Project Sponsor Allison Plyer Elaine Ortiz Denice W. Ross James Fee RSP Architects Mapping Sherpa Programmer Matt Priour Kestrel Computer Consulting www.gnocdc.org For more info, e-mail denicew@gnocdc.org or james.fee@rsparch.com