Category: Data
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Contracts Database and MRR Analysis
In the context of our work in entering customer contract data into Civic Elevator, we created a simple dashboard using Amazon QuickSite that provided a basic analysis of expected vs actual monthly revenue.
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Remote Team Building for Data Management
An essential part of our work at Civic Elevator is entering large amounts of data from customer records into a central database. This helps the customer reduce costs and stay focused on revenue-generating activities while helping us build expertise.
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Improved Device Surveys with Elevator Banks
Following on the launch of Device Surveys on Civic Elevator, we’ve added the ability to create multiple surveys at once, in order to speed up the process and adding similarly-configured devices in the same bank of elevators.
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New Homepage with Top Nav and Footer
Today we upgraded the core Civic app with a metrics and links for quick dives into our data for Total Devices, Servicers, and Permits. This, along with the Activity feature, with a chronological view of new items added, lets servicers get answers and leads quickly.
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Remarks at the White House Open Data Innovation Summit
Today I gave keynote remarks, “Open Data: Roots, Impact, and Promise” at The White House Open Data Innovation Summit. Here’s the morning agenda: Here’s the slides: Open Data: Roots, Impact, and Promise from Daniel X. O’Neil Read the complete text here. Here’s some images: Here’s video: Here’s some coverage: White House Open Data Innovation Summit: Open…
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Launch: OpenGrid at the UIC Electronic Visualization Laboratory
Today I helped launch OpenGrid— a free, browser-based, open source mapping platform displaying Chicago’s robust collection of open datasets. Here’s a set of photos I took: My role was to take part in the conceptual model of OpenGrid, working with City technology officials to plan the work, and help manage the work of the Smart Chicago…
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Presentation: The Inefficacy of Dots on Maps at Chi Hack Night
Tonight I gave a few remarks at Chi Hack Night #188: Introducing Open Grid. Take a look at the original source video or see the snip below. Here’s how Chris Hagan of WBEZ covered these remarks in his article, “Chicago launches OpenGrid, latest step in making open data more accessible“: Dan O’Neil, executive director of the…
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Talk: Schwabe Symposium 2015: Big, Open, Crowd-sourced and Exhaust(ed)!
Today I gave a talk called, “Crowd-sourcing public health: The Foodborne Chicago Project” at the Schwabe Symposium 2015: Big, Open, Crowd-sourced and Exhaust(ed)! Here’s the abstract for the conference: Evolution in technology has made the possibilities for data collection, information-exchange, networking, and data integration limitless. Using new and emerging technologies to conduct research, promote animal or human…
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News Story: Chicago police misconduct records published online
Today marks the publication of more than 56,000 complaints alleging misconduct by Chicago Police Department by the Invisible Institute. Crain’s Chicago wrote a story: Chicago police misconduct records published online. Here’s the framing: Chicago has championed using technology to present granular civic information on everything from towed vehicles to food inspections, in ways that improve citizens’ lives. But…
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Panel: Mind Bytes— Current and Future Urban Challenges: The Role of Big Data and Technology
Today I participated in a panel for Mind Bytes. Here’s a description: Projections show that urbanization, combined with the overall growth of the world’s population, could add another 2.5 billion people to urban populations by 2050. Exponential growth in urban density and cities brings numerous challenges and opportunities, both in the short and long term. Various…