Open Data Collaboration and Community Needs

Hosted by Michael Schnuerle, Data Officer for Louisville Metro, in the Office of Civic Innovation.Innovation is the foundation of Louisville Metro Government, and so is the belief in the problem-solving power of collaboration among citizens, businesses and their government. The Office of Civic Innovation is the manifestation of our commitment to these principles.The Office of Civic Innovation builds data and technology platforms to ready our government for our community’s digital future.  Our vision is that Louisville Metro is prepared for emerging technologies to ensure our entire community reaches its full potential.

Data Officer in Louisville Metro's Office of Civic Innovation and Technology

Join us for a conversation about open data in Louisville.  We'll start with an overview of Louisville's Open Data Platform by the city's Data Officer Michael Schnuerle, then discuss the following.
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How to use the open data site and what documents may be needed for that. <A HREF="https://data.louisvilleky.gov/how-use-site" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Docs on site</A>, docs on github allowing for comments/changes, FAQ, developer docs, Google docs? 
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Defining a good process for requesting more data.  Currently there is an <A HREF="https://louisvilleky.wufoo.com/forms/open-data-contact-form/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Open Data request form</A> on the open data site, we can look at open records requests, and social media. We are also working with <A HREF="https://civicactions.com/dkan" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">our vendor</A> to add comments per dataset, and a page to suggest and vote on new datasets.
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Call for public collaboration on projects that align with open data, innovation, and community needs.  A <A HREF="https://louisvilleky.wufoo.com/forms/data-collaboration-and-partnership/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Collaboration and Partership request form</A>  is used for this, and we discover these now at public events like this, hackathons, etc. We'd also like to convene Data User groups on specific topics per the <A HREF="https://sunlight-foundation.gitbooks.io/playbook-data-user-groups/content/home.html" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sunlight Foundation's Playbook</A>. 
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How our office can help fund projects, like it has a few times in the past (<A HREF="https://github.com/louisvillemetro-innovation/SpeedUpYourCity" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SpeedUp</A>, <A HREF="https://github.com/civicdata/cityvoice" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">City Voice</A>, Code for America Cloud, <A HREF="https://www.cnet.com/news/city-works-with-hackers-to-build-a-smoke-detector-for-vacant-homes/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CASPER</A>).  We have a Civic Innovation Fund at the Community Foundation of Louisville, with final approval for spending coming from the Mayor. Some projects can be funded by specific grants from external companies, universities, or organizations.
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Sharing new mobility data, like Bird and Lime scooter information with the public.  <A HREF="https://data.louisvilleky.gov/dataset/bird-scooter" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">See our open data set</A>. Currently we have origin and destination information.  What level of detail should be shared as open data to be granular enough for analysis and research while still protecting rider privacy?  Block level, neighborhood level, something else?
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This is the first of quarterly events in 2019 hosted by the city around open data and community needs.  These meetings are part of our city's <A HREF="https://medium.com/what-works-cities-certification/what-works-cities-certification-assessment-guide-5c514f1dff1b" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">What Works Cities</A> certification and best practices for data-driven governments. 
Grace Simrall our Chief of Civic Innovation and the mayor's Innovation Advisory Council, will also be in attendance.

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