Topic: open data
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12 Fresh Ideas for Transforming the Places We Live With Open Data
A few of the 886 proposals from the Knight Foundation's latest open government news challenge.
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Charts
Is There a Link Between Walkability and Local School Performance?
Some early attempts to map the question in D.C. suggest that there might be. But what does the correlation tell us?
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Maps
Mapping the Growth of OpenStreetMap
Looking back over the history of the crowdsourced digital street map, a familiar pattern emerges.
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A Mad Lib for Urban Dreamers
What could you change in your community if you just knew more about it?
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Why New York City's Open Data Law Is Worth Caring About
"You always hear that information is power, and in this case it really is."
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Maps
Code Enforcement Goes High-Tech
CityScan uses street-mapping technology and public records to find hidden violations.
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Maps
Early Fruits of International Open Data Day 2013
Projects from Vancouver to Washington to Kathmandu.
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The Best Parking App We've Ever Seen
How risky is it to run inside for that cup of coffee without feeding the meter? SpotAgent will figure that out for you.
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Maps
5 Ways of Visualizing Crime in Philly
This is what happens when a city releases its data.
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The Sad, Sudden End of EveryBlock
The pioneer of hyperlocal news and open data surprisingly closed this morning.
