city-wide data sets these cards catalog data from

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WHAT ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY MIGHT THIS DATA AFFECT?

HOW BIG IS THE DATA

SET?

WHAT DOES IT

DESCRIBE?

HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO

WORK WITH?

WHAT TYPE OF DATA

IS IT?

HOW OFTENIS IT

UPDATED?

These cards catalog data from controlpanel.la, data.lacity.org, as well as sets from data.gov and LA County GIS maps

City-wide Data Sets

CIVIC INNOVATION LAB

•informideaswithactualdatafromthesesets

•usethisdatatohelpgeneratenewideas

you can...

Aparticularsetoffeaturesorgoals,suchasgovernmenttransparency,orhelpingsmallbusinesses...

that has...If you want to make...

Aproduct,aservice,orametricformeasuingimpact...

•DESCRIPTIONSOFTHEINFORMATIONINTHEDATASET

•THEPRIMARYCOLUMNSFROMTHEDATASET

HOW COULD WE USE THIS DATA?

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY

Collected by data.lacity.org and lists results of Energy Efficiency Programs and Energy Savings for Fiscal Year 2013-14

LADWP’s Energy Efficiency Programs

AFFECTSPRIORITIES

AFFECTSFINANCE

USES GENERALKNOWLEDGE

SMALLSET

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QUANTITATIVEDATA

UPDATESUNKNOWN

FOCUS ONOBJECTS


WHAT’S INCLUDED?

I want to make... that can... so I need...

•ProgramName

•MonthlyGoals

•MonthlyTotals

Tellmewhichmonthswereontargetandhelpsetrealisticgoals

AService:Counselingprogramaffiliates

•NAMEOFPROGRAM

•MONTHLYKILOWATTHOURGOALS

•MONTHLYKILOWATTHOURRESULTS

•YEARLYTOTALS


AFFECTSPRIPORITIES

AFFECTSFINANCE

USES GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

MID-SIZESET

QUALITATIVEDATA

UPDATESUNKNOWN

FOCUS ONLOCATIONS

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Collected by US Department of Energy and lists locations of alternative fuel providers in the state

Alternative Fuels Data Center


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•StationName

•StationLocation

•FuelType

Identifyfeasibleroutesforcommutingwhileusingbatterypower

Amobileappforplanningcartravel

•STATIONNAME

•STATIONLOCATION

•FUELTYPE

•HOURSOFACCESSIBILITY

•WHOHASACCESS


AFFECTSHEALTH

AFFECTSPRIORITIES

AFFECTSDEMOCRACY


SMALLSET

QUALITATIVEDATA

UPDATEDAS NEEDED

FOCUS ONLOCATIONS

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Pollution MappingCollected by GIS Data Portal to help identify communities that are disproportionately burdened by multiple sources of pollution


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•Location

•LinguisticIsolation

•PollutionTypes

•PollutionAmount

•AsthmaRates

Guidemulti-lingualvolunteerstoareaswhereresidentshavehigherratesofasthma,butfewerreportsorcallsto311

AProduct:Citizen’sAdvocacyToolkit

•LOCATION

•POPULATIONINAREA

•POLLUTIONAMOUNT

•POLLUTIONTYPES

•ASTHMARATES

•LOW-BIRTHRATES

•LINGUISTICISOLATION


AFFECTSPRIORITIES

AFFECTSFINANCE

USES SPECIALIZEDKNOWLEDGE

SMALLSET

QUANTITATIVEDATA

UPDATEDYEARLY

FOCUS ONOBJECTS

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Collected by data.lacity.org and lists average residential energy use in kilowatt hours for each fiscal year since 2005

Average Monthly Residential Energy Usage


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•YearlyKilowattHoursbyZipcode

•ChangestoKilowattHoursbyZipcode

Createfriendlycompetitionamongneighborhoodstolowerenergyusage

AProduct:Visualizingneighborhoodenergyuse

• YEARLY KILOWATT HOURS BY ZIPCODE

• YEARLY TOTALS

• CHANGES TO KILOWATT HOURS BY ZIPCODE


AFFECTSPRIORITIES

AFFECTSFINANCE


SMALLSET

QUANTITATIVEDATA

UPDATESUNKNOWN

FOCUS ONOBJECTS

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Collected by data.lacity.org and lists monthly residential water usage use by zip code

Residential Water Usage by Month: 2005 to 2013


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•YearlywateruseagebyZipcode

•ChangestoWaterHoursbyZipcode

Createfriendlycompetitionamongneighborhoodstolowerwaterusage

AProduct:Showingneighborhoodwaterusage

•MONTHLYWATERUSAGEBYZIPCODE

•YEARLYTOTALS

•CHANGESTOWATERUSAGEBYZIPCODE

PUBLIC SAFETY

AFFECTSDEMOCRACY

AFFECTSSOCIAL BONDS


LARGESET

QUALITATIVEDATA

UPDATEDDAILY

FOCUS ONLOCATIONS

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Collected by data.lacity.org and lists instances of LAPD crime activity by location, time, and type of crime reported

Crime & Collision Locations


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•CRIMECOMMITTED

•STREETADDRESS

•AREANAME

•DATEANDTIME

•STATUSOFTHECASE

•CrimeCommitted

•AreaName

•DateandTime

Pinguserswhenvandalismisreportedintheirarea

AProduct:Citizen’swatchportal

PUBLIC SAFETY

Aa

AFFECTSFAMILIES

AFFECTSSOCIAL BONDS


LARGESET

QUALITATIVEDATA

UPDATESUNKNOWN

FOCUS ONPEOPLE

Collected by the California Department of Justice, this data set maps and lists designated registered sex offenders in California

California Sex Offender Locator Map


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•DESCRIPTIONOFOFFENDER

•NAMEANDALIASES

•TYPEOFCRIME

•KNOWNADDRESSES

•SCOREFORRISKOFFUTURECRIMES

•KnownAddresses

•TypeofCrime

•ScoreforRiskofFutureCrimes

Showneighborhoodscateringtotheneedsofsinglemothers,andidentifyhighriskareasforyoungchildren

AService:AwebsiteforpeopleinterestedinmovingtoLA

PUBLIC SAFETY

Aa

AFFECTSDEMOCRACY

AFFECTSSOCIAL BONDS


LARGESET

QUALITATIVEDATA

UPDATEDDAILY

FOCUS ONPEOPLE

Collected by the Sheriff Department, and mapping various crimes using interactive software from the LA Times and Crimemapping

LA Sheriff Department Data


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•CRIMECOMMITTED

•STREETADDRESS

•READERS’DISTANCEFROMCRIME

•DATEANDTIME

•HOMICIDEVICTIMBYAGE,RACE,GENDER

•CrimeCommitted

•Readers’Distance

•HomicideVictimByAge,Race,Gender

Showthemrealvictimsofviolentcrimewhomtheymightidentifywith(i.e.,samerace,age,andgender)

AService:Counselingteensontherealitiesofcrime

QUALITY OF LIFE

Payroll for Government WorkersCollected by controllerdata.lacity.org, this database lists the salaries and pay grade for all LA City Department employees

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AFFECTSFINANCES

AFFECTSJOBS


LARGESET

QUANTITATIVEDATA

UPDATEDQUARTERLY

FOCUS ONMONEY

$


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•JOBTITLE

•DEPARTMENT

•YEARLYSALARY

•HOURLYWAGE

•PAYGRADEORLEVEL

•OVERTIME&BONUS

•JobTitle

•PayGrade

•Overtime

•BonusPay

Educatecityworkersonhowtocreateasavingsaccountwithanyextraincome,anddemonstratepotentialaccountgrowth

AProduct:Auser-friendlyfinancialplanningappforLACountyresidents

QUALITY OF LIFE

Aa

AFFECTSPRIORITIES

AFFECTSDEMOCRACY


LARGESET

QUALITATIVEDATA

UPDATESUNKNOWN

FOCUS ONLOCATIONS

Collected by the LMS, this is a single, central repository for locations of interest to the county, and their basic information

Points of Interest in LA County


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•NAMEOFLOCATION

•TYPEOFLOCATION

•DESCRIPTIONANDINFORMATION

•HOURSOFOPERATION

•LEGALOWNEROFLOCATION

•OWNERCONTACT

•NameofLocation

•CategoryofLocation

•HoursofOperation

Pinguserswhenthey’renearpotentiallyinterestingmuseums,andwhenthesemuseumsclose

AProduct:Amobiletourismapp

QUALITY OF LIFE

Aa

AFFECTSFINANCES

AFFECTSSOCIAL BONDS


LARGESET

QUALITATIVEDATA

UPDATEDYEARLY

FOCUS ONOBJECTS

Collected by data.lacity.org, this database lists all properties that registed in 2014 as “foreclosed” properties

2014 Registered Foreclosure Properties


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•PROPERTYADDRESS

•REGISTEREDDATE

•NAMEOFMORTGAGELENDER

•PROPERTYMANAGEMENT

•PROPERTYMANAGEMENTCONTACT

•PropertyAddress

•RegisteredDate

Estimatethelikelihoodthatresidentsmightknowtheirneighborsforatleastfiveyears

AnImpactMetric:Measuringcommunitystability

SMALL BUSINESS

Collected by data.lacity.org and mapping distinct areas in which services, activities, and programs are paid for by local members

Business Improvement Districts

Aa

AFFECTSFINANCES

AFFECTSSOCIAL BONDS


SMALLSET

QUALITATIVEDATA

UPDATESUNKNOWN

FOCUS ONLOCATIONS


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•DistrictBoundariesProvidetransparencyintotheeffectsofBIDstatusondifferenttypesofbusinesses

AProduct:SmallBusinessOwnersForum

•PROGRAMNAME •BOUNDARIESOFTHEDISTRICT

SMALL BUSINESS

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AFFECTSPRIORITIES

AFFECTSFINANCE


MID-SIZEDSET

QUANTITATIVEDATA

UPDATEDYEARLY

FOCUS ONOBJECTS

Collected by controllerdata.lacity.org and cataloging physical assets, including buildings, vehicles, and infrastructure

Capital Assets


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•CITYPROGRAMTHATUSESTHEASSET

•TYPEOFASSET

•NUMBEROFEACHTYPEOFASSET

•FISCALYEAR

•FiscalYear

•TypeandNumberofAssets

•CostPerAssetType(notincludedinthisdateset)

Modelthepriceofexpandingcurrentresidentialzones,includingexpandingthefleetoffiretrucks

AProduct:Simulationmodelofthecity

SMALL BUSINESS

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AFFECTSJOBS

AFFECTSPRIORITIES


MID-SIZEDSET

QUANTITATIVE DATA

UPDATEDMONTHLY

FOCUS ONLOCATIONS

Collected by GIS Data Portal, and providing monthly updates of job growth, commute costs, and income inequality by zip codes

Job Growth information


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•PERCENTAGECHANGESINEMPLOYMENT

•INCOMEINEQUALITYWITHINZIPCODES

•PERCENTAGEOFINCOMESPENTONGASOLINEFORCOMMUTE

•PercentageChangesinEmployment

•PercentageofIncomeforGasoline

Trackwhethernew,private-sectorjobsarecontributingtourbansprawl

AnImpactMetric:CommutingtoWork

SMALL BUSINESS

Collected by data.lacity.org and cataloging all active businesses in the county including addresses, type of business, and start date

Aa

AFFECTSPRIORITIES

AFFECTSJOBS

AFFECTSFINANCE


LARGESET

QUALITATIVEDATA

UPDATEDMONTHLY

FOCUS ONLOCATIONS

Listing of Active Businesses


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•BUSINESSNAME

•BUSINESSDESCRIPTION

•LOCATIONADDRESS

•MAILINGADDRESS

•DATEOPENED

•ZipCode

•BusinessDescription

•LocationAddress

Showgaps,likefooddeserts,oropportunitiesforsmallbusinessownersornon-profitstomoveintoaneighborhoodthatdoesn’talreadyoffertheirservice

AProduct:Amapshowingtypesofbusinesseswithinawalkabledistance

SMALL BUSINESS

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LARGESET

QUANTITATIVEDATA

FOCUS ONMONEY

UPDATEDAS NEEDED

AFFECTSFINANCES

AFFECTSDEMOCRACY

AFFECTSPRIORITIES

Collected by controllerdata.lacity.org and showing city budget versus collected revenue from July 2011 through August 2014

City Revenue

$


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•NameofRevenueFund

•TypeofRevenueFund

•DollarAmountofRevenueCollected

Comparewhichcitydepartmentsarecontributingthehighestamountofrevenuetothecitybudget

AnImpactMetric:

Influenceofcitydepartments

•REVENUEBUDGET

•DOLLARAMOUNTOFREVENUECOLLECTED

•PERCENTAGEOFREVENUECOLLECTED

•NAMEOFREVENUEFUND

•TYPEOFREVENUEFUND

SMALL BUSINESS

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LARGESET

QUANTITATIVEDATA

FOCUS ONMONEY

UPDATEDAS NEEDED

AFFECTSFINANCES

AFFECTSDEMOCRACY

AFFECTSPRIORITIES

Collected by controllerdata.lacity.org and showing city budget, adjustments and expenditures from July 2011 to August 2014

City Budget Expenditures

$


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•CityDepartmentName

•BudgetYear

•OriginalAmount

•Ammendments

Trackwhichcitydepartmentsadjusttheirbudgetsmostoften

AnImpactMetric:

Citydepartmentplanning

•BUDGETYEAR

•CITYDEPARTMENTNAME

•NAMEOFFUND&ACCOUNT

•ORIGINALBUDGETAMOUNT

•AMMENDMENTSTOTHEBUDGET

TRANSPORTATION

Aa

AFFECTSPRIORITIES

AFFECTSFINANCES


MID-SIZEDSET

QUALITATIVEDATA

UPDATEDAS NEEDED

FOCUS ONLOCATIONS

Collected by GIS Data Portal, this data source shows areas that promote transit-oriented and pedestrian-oriented development

Transit Oriented Districts


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•NAMEOFMETROSTATIONINDISTRICT

•NAMEOFMETROLINESTHATSTOPINDISTRICTSTATIONS

•DATETHEORDINANCESTARTED

•NameofStation

•DateofOrdinance

•Commuters’SurveyData(notincludedinthisdataset)

Trackcommuters’satisfactionovertime

AnImpactMetric:Residentsatisfactionwithcommuting

TRANSPORTATION

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Location of Metro Bus StopsCollected by data.lacity.org, this data source maps the location of bus stops in Los Angeles County


LARGESET

QUALITATIVEDATA

UPDATESUNKNOWN

FOCUS ONLOCATIONS

AFFECTSPRIORITIES


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•ROUTENAME

•MAINROUTEPATH

•STOPNUMBER

•STOPLOCATION

•NameofRoute

•RoutePath

•Commuters’SurveyData(notincludedinthisdataset)

Trackcommuters’satisfactionovertime

AnImpactMetric:Residentsatisfactionwithcommuting

TRANSPORTATION

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AFFECTSPRIORITIES

AFFECTSFINANCE


LARGESET

QUANTITATIVEDATA

UPDATESUNKNOWN

FOCUS ONLOCATIONS

Collected by data.lacity.org and summarizes automated and manual traffic counts for intersections throughout Los Angeles

Summary of Traffic Counts


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•VEHICLECOUNTSBYDIRECTION

•PRIMARYSTREET

•CROSSSTREET

•TOTALVEHICLESCOUNTED

•DATEANDWEEKDAYOFCOUNT

•PrimaryStreet

•CrossStreet

•TotalCount

ComparethenumberofcarstravelingthroughoneLAneighborhoodtothenumberinanentirecountry

AnInfographic:AnillustrationoftrafficdatainLAcounty

TRANSPORTATION

Aa

AFFECTSPRIORITIES

AFFECTSHEALTH


MID-SIZEDSET

QUALITATIVEDATA

UPDATESUNKNOWN

FOCUS ONLOCATIONS

Bike PathsCollected by LA County GIS Data Portal, this data sourcecombines bike path data sets with visualization and routing tools


WHAT’S INCLUDED?


•BIKEPATHNAME

•DEGREETHEBIKEPATHISSEPARATEDFROMTRAFFIC

•BIKEPATHLOCATION

•DATASOURCE

•BikePathName

•BikePathLocation

•DegreeBikePathisSeparatedfromTraffic

Showriderswherethesafestroutesare,andgivethemconfidencewhenchoosingtheirownroutes

AService:Weeklycommunitybikerides

city-wide data sets these cards catalog data from

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