mapping with location data" by paul smith (february 2011)
DESCRIPTION
With the recent announcement of Baltimore's open-data initiative, "OpenBaltimore", there's been lots of buzz about what people can do with some of this city data. Enter Paul Smith, an expert on data and mapping. Paul will be talking about EveryBlock and how his company uses city data in their neighborhood maps, as well as showing off some cool map visualizations. He'll also be providing some insight on how folks might be able to jump in and create their own maps based on their own location data.Our speaker Paul Smith is co-founder and software engineer for EveryBlock, a "what's going on in my neighborhood" website. He has been developing sites and software for the web since 1994. Originally from Maryland, he recently moved to Baltimore after more than a decade in Chicago, where we co-founded Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail and produced the Election Day Advent CalendaVideo here » http://vimeo.com/20205955TRANSCRIPT
Mapping with Location DataPaul Smith
Refresh BaltimoreFebruary 17, 2011
I’m the one on
the right• Born & raised in
Maryland
• Spent ‘00s in Chicago, co-founded EveryBlock
• Living in Baltimore
min max avg0 82.98 13.9
Speed (km/hr)
Animated map:-(
Not in Baltimore ...
Not in Baltimore ...... yet
clustering
clustering
data.baltimorecity.gov
Points of InterestHospitals
Fire stations
Public pools
Museums
Libraries
Senior centers
City markets
Recreation centers
Farmer's markets
Designated landmarks
Police stations
Baltimore city public schools
LinesStreet centerlines
10-foot contour interval
Edge of pavement
2-foot contour interval
Railroads
AreasFloodplain
Neighborhoods
Parcels
Baltimore city line
Vegetated area
Land use
Building footprints
Water
Zoning
Major drainage
Housing typology
City council districts
BOOM
YourReps.org• Django app (GeoDjango)
• PostgreSQL DB + PostGIS
• Congress
• State Senate
• House of Delegates
• Baltimore City Council
https://github.com/paulsmith/yourreps
Thank you.
• http://pauladamsmith.com/
• @paulsmith