jasmine sohal, esri canada adam commeford and melisa allin

Using Open Data to bring Strategic Priorities into FocusMay 2, 2018Adam Commeford and Melisa Allin, City of BramptonJasmine Sohal, Esri Canada

Every community wants to be…

| Smart Communities

SustainableTransparent

InnovativeCollaborative

Healthy

Resilient

LivableProsperous

Safe

Well-Run

Smart Communities

Lead the Way

Local Governments are Complex

Landscape Planning

Agriculture

Government Telecommunication

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Tourism

Electric/gas

Public Works

Coastal Protection & Marine

Landscape Planning

Economic Development

Telecommunications

Rescue

Facility Managemen

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Public Works

Defense

Port Security

Security

Government

TourismRefuse

Collection

Banking

Hospital

Parks & Recreation

Retail Museum

How do you get there?

Start Here

• Look at what makes your community unique• Figure out how you can empower your community• Learn how to tell your stories• Develop partnerships

Listen

MonitorEngage

Inform

Staff

Public

Partners

• Municipal• Provincial• Federal• NGOs …

Industry

Startups

Academia

Public

OutsidePublic EngagementInside

Government-wide Collaboration

Open Data

Shared Data

Initiatives

APIs

Applications

Health

Education

Economic Development

Natural Resources

Analytics

A Smart Community ApproachPlatform for Data Innovation

Policy Goals & Real-World Initiatives

Safe

Healthy

Livable

Prosperous

Sustainable

Well-Run

Increase Recreational Opportunities

Increase Tourism Encourage Startups

Improve EmergencyPreparedness

Use Less EnergyMake Parking

Easier

Sample InitiativesGoal InitiativesSafe Public Safety

Vision Zero Enhance Community Resiliency

Heighten Event Security

Improve emergency response times

Provide Infrastructure Protection

Healthy Health, Connected Communities

Youth Health and Welfare

Increasing Healthcare

Improving Public Spaces

Making Streets Cleaner

Increasing Walkability

Housing/Homelessness

Reducing Homelessness

Create more affordable housing

Increasing home buyer assistance

Improve service coordination for the homeless

Increasing Resources for homeless

Livable Transportation/Mobility

Improved Parking Minimize Traffic Congestion

Increase use of Mass Transit

Weather Mgmt, Improved Parks & Grounds, Clean & Abundant Water, Roads & Bridges Sustainability

Sample InitiativesGoal InitiativesSustainable Environmental Sustainability

Reducing Water Usage

Decrease Emissions

Increase Recycling

Reduce Solid Waste to Landfills

Comprehensive, Environmental & Transportation Planning, Effective Urban Design

Prosperous Economic Development

Creating Job Opportunities

Attracting desirable business & Industry Sectors

Enhance Municipal Branding

Improve Tourism Improve STEM education

Well-Run Greater Public Engagement

Online Engagement Tools

Improved 311 Operations

Increase efficiency & effectiveness of services

Increase collaboration across organization

Balance Growth and Maintenance requirements

People ProcessData Technology

Data, Maps & Apps

Community Hub

Open Data Portal

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It takes Synergy to build a Smart Community

Smart Communities

http://open-esrica-hub.opendata.arcgis.com/

Using Open Data to bring Strategic Priorities into Focus:The City of Brampton

Smart Communities Engage the Public

• Forward-Thinking Leadership & Strategy

• Data-Driven Decision Making• Collaboration Across

Departments• Real-Time Awareness• Civic Engagement• Focus on Business Value

What are some potential benefits?Heightened Resiliency:• Adaptive, well-planned and flexible – withstand external factors, such

as economic shifts, environmental disasters,

Community Livability:• Affordable, safe, healthy, diverse and engaged citizens, sustainable

infrastructure and growth, well-connected and forward-thinking

Highly Functional:• Connected citizens and businesses, access to education and training,

smart infrastructure, technology connectivity

The 1%

Cool!Cool!

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Evolve your open data catalog

Still Cool!

Leveraging Data to Enhance Engagement

Share everywhere. Tell Stories. Be Purposeful.

How?

Sell.Find your champions.Build excitement.Be strategic.

Build partnershipsStorytellingKeep it simpleEngage non-technical people/staffCelebrate winsKeep momentum going

Brampton’s TransformationHow we were able to bring GIS into everyone’s conversation

Keep it simple

PartnershipsEngage non-technical

people/staff

Storytelling

Align with key initiatives

Celebrate the wins!

Building PartnershipsEconomic

Development

Roads Maintenance

BuildingStrategic

Communications

Parks

Planning

ByLaw

Significant Time Savings

Improved Productivity

Increased Efficiency

Reduced Costs

Collaboration

Benefits

• Rally the community around positive change

• Encourage citizens, businesses, and academics to participate on key initiatives.

• Utilize their skills and interests through hosted events and share and monitor collected data through engagement dashboards.

How does the City of Brampton engage External Clients & The Public?

• Highlight the initiatives that drive the City’s Strategic plan

• Provides valuable & purposeful information and data to the Citizens of Brampton

• Helps build a smart community blueprint, enables collaboration of information between Brampton front line workforce and the citizens.

• Allows citizens, businesses and academics to participate on key initiatives.

Geohub for the Citizens:

• 4 different school partnerships, working with many others to provide maps & data

• 5 City of Brampton GIS employees are enrolled in the program

• 6 classroom visits, several demos and meetups with teachers

• Adjudicator at Region of Peel GIS Skills Competition

• Worked with ESRI Canada to provide data and criteria for Ontario Skills Competition

• Will serve as an adjudicator in Ontario Skills Competition on May 8, 2018

Esri GIS Ambassador:

What is a Hackathon?• A hackathon is where all types of people with different skills come together to collaborate and build out ideas

in a short-term & gamified innovation event

• Date: August 11-12, 2017• Time: 24hrs• Cost: Free• Attendees: 200

• Date: December 16, 2017• Time: 12hrs• Cost: Free• Attendees: 100

• Date: march 25, 2018• Time: 12hrs• Cost: Free• Attendees: 200

Strategic Plan Initiatives

ArcGIS Hub:

2017CODS17Rising Star

Award

2015Launch

Open Data Portal

2017Launch GeoHub

2011Launch

Open Gov Portal

201618th OCI 2018

Launch School of

Open Data

2018Launch Citizen

Dashboard

2017ESRI

Award of Excellence

2017Snowday Hackatho

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20178th OCI

2018Wolfhacks Hackatho

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2017Bonfire

HackathonOpen Data Timeline

TestimonialsCommissioner, Planning and Development Services“Our GIS solution has created the gateway for the future of our on-line business interactions in a visual user-interface that is intuitive.”

Sector Manager, Economic Development“We are able to map out complex datasets and visualize trends much easier than in the past. The open data and accessibility that the GeoHub provides is transforming the city in a way that hasn’t been seen before.”

Senior Advisor, Strategic Communications“Through delivering four separate mapping projects, I quickly moved to complete trust in our GIS team, the tools, and how they supported communicating the City’s strategic objectives.”

Review & Questions

adam.commeford@brampton.ca

melissa.allin@brampton.ca jsohal@esri.ca

@CityBrampton

@EsriCanada