water and technology, some stuff we've learned by robert cheetham, president, azavea
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advanced spatial analysis
on the web
• UI/UX Design
• Web/Mobile
• Data Science
• HPC
• R&D
B Corporation
• Civic Software
• Summer of Maps
• Pro Bono Program
• Donate share of profits
Research-Driven
• 10% Research Program
• Academic Collaborations
• Open Source
• Open Data
Land
Water
People
Land
Water
People
Land
Urban Forests
Interactive Maps
Ecosystem Benefits
Community Engagement
Urban Forests
Simulation and Modeling
Water
Photo courtesy PWD
Stormwater Pipes
CC image courtesy of JSmith Photo on Flickr Stormwater Pipes
Schuylkill River
Regular Flow vs June 2006 Rain
Photos courtesy PWD
CC image courtesy of Thomas Hawk on Flickr
Stormwater Billing
Green Infrastructure
Stormwater Billing
Stormwater Game
Sea Level Rise
TNC Coastal Resilience
TNC Coastal Resilience
TNC Coastal Resilience
Water Infrastructure Planning
10 Lessons
1. Open Source Software
2. Open Data from the Start
Open Data
Open Data
Open Data
Open Data Pipeline
GitHub
3. Think Big, but Start Small and Iterate
3. Think Big, but Start Small and Iterate
4. Many parts, loosely joined
4. Many parts, loosely joined
5. Be strategic about collaboration
5. Be strategic about collaboration
5. Be strategic about collaboration
6. Crowdsourcing
… is not incompatible w/ Data Quality
7. Visualization is Vital
But that’s not necessarily a map
It’s not necessarily a map
It’s not necessarily a map
It’s not necessarily a map
8. Deliberate UI/UX Design
8. Deliberate UI/UX Design
Persona Development
Image: Scott Evans Design
Sketching
Wireframing
9. Gamification
Model My Watershed
9. Gamification
9. Gamification
9. Gamification
OpenTreeMap 2.0
10. Mobile from the Start
10. Mobile from the Start
Flash, Flex and Silverlight
Responsive Design
Responsive Design
Gaps & Opportunities
1. Big Data
Big Data – Social Media
Big Data – Cities
Big Data – Smart Cities
Big Data – Smart Cities
2. Cognitive Surplus
Cognitive Surplus
Cognitive Surplus
Cognitive Surplus
Crisis Response
Crisis Response
Crisis Response
It’s the fifth Tuesday in October and school is in session. There were 2
burglaries and 3 assaults yesterday. The Eagles are not playing this
evening. Six bars, three take-out stores, and a high school are in the
neighborhood. The forecast is 67° with a 50% chance of rain this
evening.
Where do you focus your 3 vehicles?
3. Data Science
It’s the fifth Tuesday in October and school is in session. There were 2
burglaries and 3 assaults yesterday. The Eagles are not playing this
evening. Six bars, three take-out stores, and a high school are in the
neighborhood. The forecast is 67° with 50% chance of rain.
Where do you focus your 3 vehicles?
Data Science
Data Science
Data Science -> Forecasts
4. Cloud Computing
GPUs
5. Open Source Software
Open Source Software
Open Source Software
8,000 days
Kevin Kelly
“What we have accomplished on the web in the past 8,000 days since Tim Berners Lee
created the first web page is impossible. We have to get better at believing in the
impossible.”
Let’s get to work
