London Development Database May 25th, 2015 by Development of new housing areas and the creation of business space is vital to London’s success. While most of the London Boroughs provide details of the planning applications they receive on their own websites, it can be difficult to get an overview across London or to view the permissions granted in a particular location where…
Thanks for sharing! A report on the third Borough Data Partnership Meeting May 22nd, 2015 by Alan Lewis This morning saw 30+ colleagues from across London local government squeeze into a City Hall Committee room to hear the latest news on City data projects and think about what London-wide datasets we should and could publish. The session was structured around the complementary themes of collaboration (Andrew Collinge gave some examples of how the…
Bus IT London May 19th, 2015 by Gareth Piggott BusIT is a website and mobile application developed by Chris Haynes of Lamplight Development to allow you to plan bus journeys around London. On the datastore are links to feeds of TFL Timetable Listings and Bus stop locations and routes.
The 2015 election – the numbers behind the result May 19th, 2015 by Gareth Piggott The result appears conclusive – the Conservatives won a majority with almost 51 per cent of the all seats available, up from 47 per cent in 2010. But a closer look at the results reveals some interesting trends both for the two main parties, and some impressive forward strides from the SNP, UKIP and the…
Citymapper Travel App May 19th, 2015 by Gareth Piggott Citymapper is a transport app for some of the biggest cities in the world including London, New York, Paris and Berlin. It aims to make it as easy as possible for users to navigate cities, displaying useful information such as how much each transport method costs, the weather at a chosen destination and how many…
Whereabouts London, by Future Cities Catapult May 19th, 2015 by DataPress An experiment in how open data can be used to understand and improve future cities From Jon Snow discovering the source of London’s Cholera outbreak to Charles Booth’s poverty maps, effective use of data has a history of improving city life. The insights it brings can open up huge opportunities for making them cleaner, healthier…
Transport Apps May 18th, 2015 by The most popular use of London’s Open Data has been the creation of mobile journey planning apps. See TfL’s pages for details Transport for London have helped London to lead the way in open data by releasing large volumes of real-time data and engaging developers to deliver and innovate using open data. Over 5,000 developers…
London Open Workspaces May 17th, 2015 by DataPress The GLA has launched an interactive map of more than 130 start-up friendly office spaces and 200 artist studios to help SMEs find the right type of space. Users can search by factors including price, length of stay and types of business already in the building. Providers of workspaces are encouraged to keep this a…
Everyone loves a sharer – time for a frank discussion about sharing city data May 15th, 2015 by Andrew Collinge I am going to keep this post very brief. For those who want to delve deeper, there is piece from this week’s Computer Weekly here by Policy Exchange’s Eddie Copeland. I am not going to set out a strident defence of the local authority position; nor am I going to congratulate Eddie on exposing a…
London Borough Data Partnership May 14th, 2015 by Alan Lewis Next Friday (22/5) sees us host the third in our series of London Borough Data Partnership meetings. The Data Partnership was founded to help us collaborate more and share/organise/structure our data better. With this is mind we have an exciting line-up of speakers from the national data portal (www.data.gov.uk) – on the latest plans for…
What Businesses Need to Be Doing to Prepare for Smart Cities May 13th, 2015 by LarryAlton Smart cities is an incredibly appealing concept. It’s essentially a project that uses the latest and greatest technology to improve city life for everyone, with improved traffic, energy efficiency, more public safety, better resources where they’re needed, higher levels of education, and more. Smart cities promise the ability to anticipate the average citizen’s desire before…
Data-Backed Concert Service Expands Footprint to Include London May 13th, 2015 by LarryAlton Jukely, the new concert subscription service that’s quickly becoming popular in the U.S., has now crossed international borders and added London to its growing footprint. The service is commonly described as “the Netflix for live music” and uses complex data and algorithms to suggest bands and artists users would like. It then allows the user…
TfL Cycle Hire Live Docking Station Status May 10th, 2015 by Gareth Piggott Created by Ben Baker this mashup shows the real-time status of all docking points in London, with streetview integration. Data is available from a TFL feed.
London Borough Comparison Tool from Natwest May 1st, 2015 by Gareth Piggott Natwest have created a tool that can quickly compare information on average property prices, crime rates, school ratings and more across all the boroughs of London. Click on the criteria, or click on a borough to view all the facts about that specific area. You can select and compare up to 3 boroughs at a…
Intelligent London May 1st, 2015 by Gareth Piggott Intelligent London is an interactive tool created by London Councils for analysing data on the education and skills of young Londoners. Intelligent London puts the latest data on the education and skills of young people, and presents it in an appealing way. It uses data analysis and visualisation techniques so that those with an interest…
Why There’s Such a Thing as Too Much Data April 24th, 2015 by LarryAlton Lately, our culture has become obsessed with the quantity and diversity of data we are able to acquire. From a theoretical perspective, this desire is the result of our previous experiences with data. With quantitative data available, we can make less biased, more meaningful conclusions (whether that’s about demographic behaviors, scientific models, or anything useful…
5 Advanced Ways to Protect Your Data With Enhanced Website Security April 23rd, 2015 by DrewAHendricks As a business owner, security is extremely important. From your physical offices and distribution centers to servers and websites, it’s critical that you protect your data, resources, and inventory in order to avoid theft and destruction. Specifically, when it comes to storing data – yours and that of your customers – it’s critical that your…
London Cycling Census Map April 21st, 2015 by Gareth Piggott The ‘London Cycling Census Map‘ created by Oliver O’Brien from CASA contains traffic flow data for central London, which allows comparisons of movements of bicycles with other types of vehicle including cars, buses, taxis and lorries.
Tube Tongues Language Map April 20th, 2015 by Gareth Piggott Tube Tongues, by Oliver O’Brien of CASA, maps the most popularly spoken language after English (based on 2011 Census aggregate tables released by the ONS, via NOMIS) but instead of examining the population living near each tube station, it looks at the population of each ward in London. There are 630 of these, with a typical…
Live Train Map for the London Underground April 19th, 2015 by Gareth Piggott Matthew Somerville has created a visualisation to track London Tube trains in real time on a map showing all trains in real time on the London Underground. Train times are available from the TFL live feed.
Live Bicycle Hire Scheme Maps April 19th, 2015 by Gareth Piggott Oliver O’Brien has created a visualisation showing a map of live Bike Share/cycle hires of London and other cities. These maps track bicycle usage every 10 minutes over the past 2 days.
Geodemographics of Housing April 19th, 2015 by Gareth Piggott Geodemographics of Housing in Great Britain, a new visualisation in the style of Charles Booth’s map. Created by Oliver O’Brien from UCL CASA. These innovative maps present Indices of Deprivation 2010, and the Output Area Classication (OAC) data.
Interactive Map of Indices of Deprivation April 19th, 2015 by Gareth Piggott This interactive map of London created by James Trimble shows Indices of Multiple Deprivation data for 2010 (IMD 2010). Each of the domains are mapped at LSOA level over a Google maps background, and a local summary appears when an LSOA is selected.
Cycling in London Data Viz April 19th, 2015 by Gareth Piggott Cycling and public transport data viz by Agnieszka Krajetzka.
What The 3 Vs of Big Data Mean for E-Commerce Businesses April 15th, 2015 by LarryAlton Big data is a trendy term to describe the availability and growth of both structured and unstructured data, and it can be just as important to the growth of an industry as any other major marketing scheme. It offers an accurate way for more businesses to interact with their customers, remain competitive, and market their…
What Are Companies Doing with Big Data? March 19th, 2015 by DrewAHendricks Businesses have long heard that big data is the future, driving how brands interact with their customers. To remain competitive, marketers must find ways to not only extract and study data but also put that information to use in bettering their daily operations. But businesses of all types, in all industries, are already using data…
Domestic Violence infographic March 19th, 2015 by Gareth Piggott This infographic about domestic violence was produced by Laker Legal.
How User Data Is Becoming the Ultimate Marketing Commodity February 9th, 2015 by LarryAlton Research and data have always been at the forefront of marketing campaigns, but the type and complexity of data available in the modern age is drastically reshaping marketer expectations, and setting the course for marketing developments in the future. Old methods of gathering data relied on qualitative analysis; marketers and creative types would use focus…
While the window is still open: 2015 New Year Resolutions for Datastore January 30th, 2015 by Andrew Collinge Last year was a landmark year for Datastore, with a significant amount of activity centred on and then generated by the launch of London Datastore mark II (LDSII). The City Data Team here at City Hall has been busy throughout January, so before we tip into February and then March and then Spring becomes Summer…
Fashion, textiles, and creating a data canvas – Update on the London City Data Challenge Series January 15th, 2015 by Joseph Colombeau This morning the GLA team, under the able guidance of Nesta and the Open Data Institute (ODI), both known for their work at the sharp end of social innovation and open data, moved to the next stage of developing a series of city data challenges for London. The venue was the Fashion and Textile museum,…
Who wants to live forever? January 6th, 2015 by Gareth Piggott Increasing life expectancy has been one of the wonders of the last century. About a third of babies born today can expect to celebrate their 100th birthday. But improving life expectancy has less obvious impacts on many aspects of your life, for example, an increase in the state-pension age, people living longer in ill health,…