Data into Action
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OpenPlans informs communities through open source GIS software, open government applications and strategy, and journalism covering urban policy. For data to be actionable, it needs additional context and platforms for participation and collaboration. Data sites can learn from action sites by providing more opportunities for civic engagement through interpretation and participation. Bridging the civic divide involves making civic tasks easier through personal tasks like shopping or transportation. OpenPlans announced OpenBlock, formerly known as EveryBlock Open Source, a civic engagement platform.
Data into Action
- 1. #dataintoaction Data into Action! Nick Grossman, OpenPlans | @nickgrossman Future of News and Civic Media @ MIT - 6/17/10 openplans.org
- 2. Today 1. A little about us 2. What data needs in order to be actionable 3. What Data Sites can learn from Action Sites 4. Bridging the Civic Divide 5. An announcement!
- 3. 1 2 3 4 5 About OpenPlans OpenPlans informs and engages communities through journalism and open source software. Open Source Open Government Journalism covering GIS software applications & strategy urban policy Since 1999
- 4. Our Clients & Partners
- 14. 1 2 3 4 5 What data needs in order to be actionable
- 15. HYPOTHESIS: Data on it’s own isn’t enough
- 16. DATA ACTION
- 17. Magic! DATA ACTION
- 18. Governments? DATA ACTION
- 21. QR Codes = Platform for Action + DC Circulator Bus
- 22. Civic Hackers? DATA ACTION
- 26. Journalists? DATA ACTION
- 29. Nonprofits & Interest Groups? DATA ACTION
- 32. Layers of meaning & actionability Acting Interpreting PARTICIPATION & COLLABORATION TRANSPARENCY Serving Producing
- 33. Layers of meaning & actionability Acting Interpreting PARTICIPATION & COLLABORATION TRANSPARENCY Serving Producing
- 34. 1 2 3 4 5 What Data Sites can learn from Action Sites
- 35. HYPOTHESIS: We will see a convergence of automated “data sites” and social “action sites”
- 45. NEW PROJECT: Transportation Feedback Portals + 6 Pilot Projects in 2010-2011 Transparency - Participation - Data - Community Building
- 46. 1 2 3 4 5 Bridging the Civic Divide
- 47. It’s hard to learn a city
- 48. It’s hard to learn a city Hi, I’m new here. BOSTON
- 49. Hierarchy of data needs & civic actions Advocating Volunteering Connecting Voting Taxes Daycare School Shopping & Eating Babysitting Heat & Power Garbage Transportation BOSTON
- 50. HYPOTHESIS: Piggybacking higher-level civic tasks on personal tasks will enable engagement
- 51. Hierarchy of data needs & civic activities Advocating Volunteering Connecting Voting Taxes Daycare School Shopping & Eating Babysitting Heat & Power Garbage Transportation BOSTON
- 52. Things I didn’t talk about just now: (but would love to later) • How cities can share code, apps & policies • Contracting for open source • Infrastructure for real-time transit info • Cities that “work like the web”
- 53. 1 2 3 4 5 An announcement
- 54. OpenBlock A.K.A. “EveryBlock Open Source” openblockproject.org
- 55. Thanks! OpenPlans: http://openplans.org Nick Grossman: nick@openplans.org @nickgrossman #dataintoaction delicious.com/tag/dataintoaction