Believe it or not, the City of Philadelphia has a bunch of people working on data visualization, and next week they want you to come and check out all the cool geospatial things they’ve been putting together.
On Nov. 15, at the city’s Innovation Lab, the Office of Innovation and Technology is throwing something called Map Measure Manage 2016 Showcase with a bunch of nifty-lookin’ maps from OIT, the Department of Licenses and Inspections, Philadelphia Water, the Department of Public Health, City Planning and more.
Like this really cool look at where demolitions and constructions have happened around town:
https://twitter.com/PHLInnovation/status/795673693041098757
Here’s some of the #dataviz and live demos you’ll be able to check out:
- Vacant Property Indicators: A model to identify potentially vacant buildings and lots using existing city databases of permits, inspections, billing and more, paired with spatial data.
- From Street and Sky: How Philly Changes: A look at the city’s investments in custom street view imagery, new aerial photography and new building footprints.
- By Deadly Design: Tobacco Industry in your Philly Neighborhood: Analysis and story on tobacco retail in struggling neighborhoods, mapped by Public Health. Plus learn how to use PDPH’s Community Health Indicators app.
- Building a Framework for Effective Community Schools: The Mayor’s Office of Education Community Schools is building a platform for meeting the needs of students, teachers, families, and communities in and around community schools.
- Greening Philly’s Stormwater Infrastructure: Philadelphia Water apps for letting the public know where it’s constructing and planning for new Green Stormwater Infrastructure investment.
- Open Data: Where to Get It, How to Use It: Learn about open datasets from the city and their practical applications.
- Residential Structural Assessment: Using open data to prioritize potentially unsafe and dangerous residential buildings for inspections and demolition.
The event is going down open-house style, featuring Q&A sessions with the developers, snacks and more. Jeez, we’re only a ping-pong table away from a full-blown startup situation.
Much like Jefferson Hospital, looks like the city is plugging along with its bid to model its innovation efforts after the tech scene.
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