DataAppeal Makes Data Visualization Accessible
There’s a great deal of change regarding how we monitor, analyze and understand our urban environments, and the volume of data that we..
Analysis
More Than 30 Billion Devices Will Wirelessly Connect to the Internet of Everything in 2020
ABI Research’s latest data on the Internet of Everything (IoE) shows that there are more than 10 billion wirelessly connected devices..
Real-time Traffic Visualization System Recognized as a Champion of Change
Among the organizations and applications that were recently recognized at the White House as “Champions of Change” is..
Why America’s Population Density is Falling
We know that the population of the US is rising, and we know that the population of the US is also becoming increasingly urban. As a..
UK Land Registry to Release Free Historical Property Data
The Land Registry will release a number of free datasets as part of our commitment to the Open Data agenda. The following datasets will be..
Community Foundations Take a Leadership Role in Making Data More Accessible
Community Foundations have long known the value of data in leadership decision-making. Now, several foundations are using Knight Community..
The Cedar Grove Institute Maps Municipal Inequality
The Cedar Grove Institute has been using maps to exhibit patterns of municipal discrimination against low-income and minority communities..
African Bus Routes Redrawn Using Cell-Phone Data
Researchers at IBM, using movement data collected from millions of cell-phone users in Ivory Coast in West Africa, have developed a new..
Unlocking British Columbia’s Hydropower Potential
It’s predicted that the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada, will require an additional 30,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity..
A Physicist Solves the City
The 70-year-old physicist Geoffrey West, who grew up in Somerset, England, is no longer trying to solve the physical universe; he’s not..
