Future-proofing access to crime and safety data in London May 27th, 2020 by Rich Fairchild This blog reports on the recent user-led, open-source redevelopment of the SafeStats public safety data portal; with an insight into its unique functionality that has made it the leading source of multi-agency data for public safety professionals throughout London. SafeStats, the GLA’s flagship secure portal for access to data from London’s emergency and public safety agencies, has…
Creating an IoT Data Platform from Open Source Components April 28th, 2020 by Iveta Krajciova CONFIGURING DOCKERIZED WSO2 API MANAGER v3.0 PRODUCT ON UBUNTU 18.0 SERVER AS THE PART OF URBAN SHARING PLATFORM New sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) devices are springing up across cities. They provide a great opportunity for more detailed and up to date information for city planners and service deliverers on range of topics from…
Poverty in London 2018/19 March 27th, 2020 by Rachel Leeser Key Points: Overall poverty levels have stayed the same in London and nationally. Child poverty has risen in London, both in terms of number and rates and now stands at 39 per cent of all the capital’s children. This represents 800,000 children living in poverty – more than at any time since the data series…
Population Projections Explorer March 2nd, 2020 by Wil Tonkiss & Mike Brondbjerg, City Intelligence Unit Understanding London’s population, and how and where it can be expected to change, is central to so much of the work undertaken at the GLA, in the boroughs and by many others across the capital. Each year the GLA Demography team produces an updated set of population projections which provide a huge amount of data…
How many undocumented children live in London? January 20th, 2020 by Andrew Jolly, University of Wolverhampton Estimating the numbers of migrants in the UK is notoriously difficult, especially those with an irregular migration status who may not be counted in official government statistics. It is not for nothing that the task has been described as counting the uncountable. However, information about the population of children and young people who are not…