mateoclarke
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8 years ago Thanks for proposing this project @jemrrs! I've added some labels based on your responses.
I think it would be helpful if you could start identifying some of the specific raw datasets you are hoping would be displayed on a map. If you need some help, a good place to start may be http://data.austintexas.gov, http://data.gov, and http://datausa.io/.
It might also be helpful to include examples of other types of projects from other cities that are similar to help people understand more the opportunity. Any links or sketches could really help.
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UPDATE:
Our project has been expanded to provide some more user functionality. Using the data (coordinate pairs, name) on places around Austin that qualify as either an 'Environmental Good' (parks, solar panel generation, vegan grocery stores, healthy restaurants, clean creeks and rivers, etc) and 'Environmental Negatives' (high pollution concentrations, gas spills, landfills), we will provide an interactive web-based map with layers to be toggled. We will also be providing a lookup function by zipcode, so after entering your zipcode, we can leverage this data and send you a customized email with the closest environmental goods and negatives to in your neighborhood. Once again, I'd like to highlight the intended audience for this application, also stated below. We envision this being used by perspective Austin residents to gain insight into the positive and negative aspects of their new dwellings. Our second intended audience is Austin city members and city council, whom, in accordance with Mayor Adler's Smart City proposal, need more new data and centralized analytics on environmental areas of concern in Austin.
Thanks! Keep reading below to see our initial project proposal.
Short description of the idea (140 character tweet):
An interactive map of Austin area sustainability and environmental progress, using data from multiple sources including renewable energy sources, community gardens, recycling success, ridesharing participation, etc.
What is your project concept or idea? What challenge or opportunity will it solve?
Combining multiple sources of community data to provide 'Green Data' to more Austin residents.
Who will benefit from your project? Describe the humans at the center of the problem - who are they?
How would they benefit? Can you tell their story?
Do you have photos of them? Or quotes?
My hope is that the data, presented in a new/nice format, can be used my prospective residents, current residents, and Austin city members to highlight areas of green interest. As green standards become more and more defined in federal, state, and city governments, this is a great way to present supporting data for policy decisions.
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Tell us more about the current state of your project idea.
Do you have any links to text, mockups, code, or data?
This is an idea I've had in the back of my head for a while, but haven't taken it to any defined status yet. I welcome any and all input! I have a few technologies in mind, but implementation will also be decided by project participants.
Tell us about yourself.
What is your background? Why is this challenge important to you?
Are you representing a group in submitting this project idea?
I'm a Sophomore Computer Science major at St. Edward's University. Previously minoring in environmental studies, I have a passion for environmental data and policy. I aim to be the Project Champion for this idea and welcome more participants!
Happy Hacking!