Uber offers cities a (limited) motherlode of trip data
The decision comes as a result of calls by local governments for more granular traffic data.
Uber Is Finally Giving The Public a Glimpse of Its Stunning Trove of Transit Data
The new project is launching as Uber attempts to soften its image with cities worldwide.
DOT opens dataset on Smart City Challenge ideas
Ideas proposed for the Department of Transportation’s challenge have been collected an online dataset that features the challenge addressed, proposed project category and project description.
Obama: Justice reform depends on better data
In a Harvard Law Review article, the president highlights “reforms that make the criminal justice system smarter, fairer, and more effective at keeping our communities safe.”
Senate moves to make more federal data machine readable
The Open, Public, Electronic and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act would require federal agencies to publish all their information as open data using standardized, nonproprietary formats.
Municipal Insights That Involve More ‘Than Just Plotting Data Points on a Map’
Cincinnati has rolled out 14 interactive dashboards that are regularly updated and built upon the city’s open data portal.
White House wants data to drive EV acceleration
The White House is hosting the first Electric Vehicle Datathon to discuss how data can advance EV adoption.
Navigator Award Finalists: Sherry Schoonover and Team, City of Topeka, Kan.
Making its easier to track capital improvement projects—and the funding that’s been budgeted and spent on them.
Navigator Award Finalist: Michael Walters Young and Team, City of Franklin, Tenn.
Laying the foundation and making the case for open data.
More standardization needed in open data
A new report finds that data standardization has improved, but it is nowhere near where it needs to be.
Pittsburgh’s portal integrates open data
The ‘Burgh’s Eye View’ data portal gives users a quick way to find information on 311 requests, police activity and other city information.
Navigator Award Finalist: Chelsa Wagner and Team, Allegheny County Controller’s Office
Bringing greater transparency to county government finances.
Pittsburgh Launches New ‘Burgh’s Eye View’ Online Map Tool for City Data
The city plans to “open source” the computer code for the application in the coming weeks, offering a way for other local governments to replicate the project.
Navigator Award Finalists: Jim Sparks and Team, Indiana Geographic Information Office
Leading a state effort to successfully aggregate datasets from all of Indiana’s 92 counties.
Navigator Award Finalist: Lillian Coral, Chief Data Officer, City of Los Angeles
Putting city services on the map, literally.
Navigator Award Finalist: Tyler Kleykamp, Connecticut Chief Data Officer
Collaborating to obtain the state’s most guarded datasets.
Newly Redesigned Boston.gov Just Went Open Source
Officials boast this is the first time a major U.S. city has made its full website code public.
Connecting classified and unclassified big data
DHS has created a data framework that makes it easier to search across classified and unclassified datasets.
Syracuse Wants Citizens to Help Boost Street Quality Using Open Data
“It’s a way of bringing new resources and new ideas to a very traditional problem,” said Mayor Stephanie Miner.
DOD works to bring data sharing into full bloom
The Data Format Description Language and Daffodil processor are bringing both open standards and security to mission-critical military data.
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