intellectual curiosity • The more data, the merrier ◦ As granular as possible ◦ Usually not “big data” big, but we’re okay with that • Respect regulation and pursue collaboration ◦ We do love some civic hacking!
Make profit, social good For science! Public understanding Role Provide data, Regulate companies to provide data Develop product & tools Produce research based on urban data Transform & use data into accessible narrative Example NYC Open Data cartodb.com citymapper.com NYU CUSP fivethirtyeight.com vox.com Enabling Environment
all officers clarifying the rule change …thanks to this analysis and the availability of this open data, the department is also taking steps to digitally monitor these types of summonses” ….or drive changes.
Department of Buildings NYC Department of Health NYC Mayor Office of Data Analytics Citizen Online Report E-mail & Phone Call Building Inspection Nonprofits Identify apartment tenant experiencing harassment by the landlord Pattern & Likelihood
Process Time 3-7 days Instant query & download Detail As-is w/ Margin of error Granularity Kabupaten/kota (>20.000) Census tract (1.200-4.000) Open Data : Game Changer Can I get data on median income?