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Free London Mapping Tool from GLA
Posted about 14 years ago
Have you ever wanted to create a quick thematic map of London but lacked the GIS skills or software to do it yourself? The GLA Intelligence Unit have created some free mapping tools that allow the user to input their own borough data to create an instant map that can be copied over into Word or another application of their...
Time of the Week: Ambulance Data from SafeStats.org.uk
Posted about 14 years ago
The Strategic Crime Analysis Team (SCAn), in the GLA Intelligence Unit uncover new sources of data about violent crime (often unreported to the police), so to make it more accessible and useable for local services, developers and analysts. This work forms a key part of our efforts to support the open data agenda and encourage best possible use of valuable...
Using public data to tackle fuel poverty - can you help?
Posted about 14 years ago
Fuel poverty affects 560,000 households in London. In those households, people struggle to heat their homes adequately and as a result many thousands of people live in cold homes which put them at risk of serious ill-health, educational developmental delay in children, mental health problems and, for older people in particular, excess winter deaths. Fuel poverty is a specific type...
Street Crime Data from www.police.uk
Posted over 14 years ago
Analysis by Stephen Forgan The Strategic Crime Analysis Team (SCAn) in the GLA Intelligence Unit have been looking at ways to make data on www.police.uk more accessible and useable for local services, developers and analysts. This work forms a key part of our efforts to support the open data agenda and encourage best possible use of valuable datasets. Please see...
How London Black Cabbie are using Social Media and Data to improve their own performance
Posted over 14 years ago
You all know that Black Cab Drivers have a lot to say for themselves, right? Well, a private Twitter account has been giving drivers the chance to tell each other what is going on around the Capital, and has helped turn an idea hatched by 2 drivers in the back of their cabs, into a community of 400 drivers. Almost...
Measuring Happiness and Well-being
Posted over 14 years ago
In November 2010, the Prime Minister asked the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to develop measures of general well-being that complement traditional measures of progress reporting such as GDP, in order to better understand the impact of public policy. The ONS are continuing to consult on the headline well-being indicators, and from April 2012 will publish subjective and objective measures...
London Fire Brigade to set Twittersphere alight with Bonfire Night tweets
Posted over 14 years ago
This Saturday London Fire Brigade is set to hold the world’s first live Bonfire Night twitterthon (@LondonFire <http://twitter.com/londonfire> ). You may be wondering why; well, the answer is simple – we’re concerned that the number of fires could rocket this year due to Guy Fawkes night falling on a Saturday. The last time Bonfire Night fell on a weekend (November...
Transport Museum Goes Digital
Posted over 14 years ago
Transport Museum Goes Digital for Thought Provoking Event Sense and The City Our friends in the London Transport Museum wanted us to flag this event. On Monday evening 17th October the digital arts organisation onedotzero will bring together artists and industry leaders from the worlds of art, architecture and advertising to showcase some imaginative digital interventions. And it’s all happening...
Open Data in Ireland - where are we now?
Posted over 14 years ago
Fingal Open Data was launched 10 months ago today and became the first Open Data website in the Republic of Ireland. At the time of the launch we looked forward to our site being joined by many more Irish Open Data sites from both Local and Central Government. However, 10 months on, Fingal Open Data remains the only Government Open...
London gets real-time bus information... at last!
Posted over 14 years ago
In one of the most significant new data releases of the year, London Buses have this week released live bus departure information for every stop in London on countdown.tfl.gov.uk. This is a beta service to test the system, and users should read the release notes for further details. This release follows the publication of public transport timetables last September and...