Datamob: urban

outside.in API

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:38:31 -0600

The outside.in API provides news articles, blog posts, tweets, and more within 1,000 feet of any latitude and longitude in XML or JSON format.

url: http://api.outside.in

UK Neighbourhood Statistics API

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:59:37 -0500

SOAP-based API from the UK Office of National Statistics for accessing data about UK neighborhoods. Includes data on the 2001 Census, Access to Services, Community Well-Being/Social Environment, Crime and Safety, Economic Deprivation, Education, Skills and Training, Health and Care, Housing, Indicators, Indices of Deprivation, People and Society, Physical Environment and Work Deprivation.

Read more about the data here.

url: http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=nde.htm

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Data

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:51:30 -0500

Downloadable datasets from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Policy Development and Research office, including data on fair market rents, the American Housing Survey, USPS vacancies and Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE). Microsoft Excel format.

url: http://www.huduser.org/datasets/pdrdatas.html

Civic Footprint API

Sun, 04 May 2008 22:02:10 -0500

Look up the political geography of any address in Cook County, Illinois.

url: http://www.civicfootprint.org/about/api

Zillow U.S. Neighborhood Boundary Data

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:55:49 -0500

Data on the boundaries of 7,000 U.S. urban neighborhoods. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license. Arc Shapefile format.

url: http://www.zillow.com/labs/NeighborhoodBoundaries.htm

San Francisco Building Permit Activity

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:30:38 -0500

Building permits issued or applied for as reported by the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection (DBI), published in Microsoft Excel format.

url: http://www.sfgov.org/site/dbi_page.asp?id=30605

New York City Sign Permit Actions

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:17:24 -0500

Applications for sign permits in New York City. Published by the New York City Department of Buildings in Microsoft Excel format.

url: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/html/guides/weekly.shtml#sign

New York City Property Sales

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:08:07 -0500

Property sales reported by the New York City Department of Finance. Data is updated monthly and published in Microsoft Excel format.

url: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/property/property_val_sales.shtml

Freeway Traffic Analysis: I-880 Database

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:08:51 -0500

Data on traffic flow on the I-880 freeway in California.

url: http://ipa.eecs.berkeley.edu/~pettyk/FSP/

Neighborhood Knowledge Los Angeles (NKLA) Data

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:11:08 -0500

Data on tax-delinquent properties and demographic information in Los Angeles, offered to help prevent housing conditions from deteriorating.

url: http://nkla.sppsr.ucla.edu/

Washington, D.C. Citywide Data Warehouse

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:09:55 -0500

Comprehensive collection of government activity data from the District of Columbia.

url: http://data.octo.dc.gov/

U.S. Public Transit Schedule Data

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:09:13 -0500

A list of U.S. transit schedule data published by transit agencies and operators in Google Transit Feed Specifcation (GTFS) format. They contain scheduled times, stop locations, route information and optionally fare information and detailed route shapes.

url: http://code.google.com/p/googletransitdatafeed/wiki/PublicFeeds

near.ly

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:41:56 -0600

Near.ly sends you Twitter direct messages linking to news and blog posts within 1,000 feet of your address.

url: http://near.ly

San Francisco Walkability Map

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:09:59 -0500

Detailed map of the most walkable sections of San Francisco, CA, using data from Walk Score. Created with Processing. Scraping code available for download. By Lee Byron.

url: http://leebyron.com/how/2008/07/13/mapping-walkability-san-francisco/

Walk Score

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:52:21 -0500

Ranks U.S. addresses by walkability by means of Walk Scores. By Front Seat civic software.

url: http://www.walkscore.com/

DataPlace 2.0 (Beta)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:17:55 -0500

DataPlace is a free online data system that assembles a variety of housing and demographic data at geographic scales ranging from the neighborhood to the nation. DataPlace is unique in its emphasis on data comparability and quality, and for its licensing options available to organizations that would like to create their own data sites. By Knowledge Plex, Inc. More information about its data sources is available here.

url: http://beta.dataplace.org/

Illegal Signs Map

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:45:47 -0500

Interactive map of illegal billboards in Toronto, Canada. Data is derived from Freedom of Information requests.

url: http://illegalsigns.ca/map/

SpotCrime.com

Tue, 13 May 2008 21:38:37 -0500

Interactive maps of urban crime in the U.S. Registered users can receive crime alerts via email or SMS.

url: http://spotcrime.com/

D.C. Data Pipes

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:13:07 -0500

Yahoo Pipes created using public space permit, crime incident, building permit, service request, and juvenile arrests and charges data from Washington, D.C. Citywide Data Warehouse. Each pipe allows users to filter data and return results—in some cases, results are also mapped. By Frank Winstead.

url: http://pipes.yahoo.com/frank_winstead

JDLand

Mon, 12 May 2008 19:40:41 -0500

Website chronicling the redevelopment of the "Near Southeast" neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Uses data from Washington, D.C. Citywide Data Warehouse to report recent crime incidents, building permits, public space permits, service requests and real property sales.

url: http://www.jdland.com

CrimeReports.com

Mon, 12 May 2008 19:23:46 -0500

Maps crime data from cities and law enforcement agencies around the U.S. By Public Engines, Inc., a private company that provides web-based products to help government agencies share information directly with local communities.

url: http://www.crimereports.com

Civic Footprint

Sun, 04 May 2008 21:50:38 -0500

A tool for exploring the political geography of Cook County, Illinois. By the Center for Neighborhood Technology.

url: http://www.civicfootprint.org/

Internet Map

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:33:48 -0500

Set of visualizations showing how cities around the world are interconnected via internet router configurations. 89,344 connections mapped in all. By Chris Harrison.

url: http://www.chrisharrison.net/projects/InternetMap/index.html

Oakland Crimespotting

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:52:38 -0500

Interactive map of crimes in Oakland, California.

url: http://oakland.crimespotting.org/

zipdecode

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:24:58 -0500

Animated explorer of U.S. ZIP code districts. By Ben Fry.

url: http://acg.media.mit.edu/people/fry/zipdecode/

EveryBlock

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:54:59 -0500

Comprehensive geographic news filter, currently available for Chicago, New York City and San Francisco.

url: http://www.everyblock.com/