Data Visualization

Open data is entering a new era; from the mid 1990s to late 2010s, governments have been releasing publicly available data through different open data portals, budget transparency sites, and online operational dashboards. Yet the explosion of generative...

Many cities and municipalities are utilizing data for mapping and modeling, in particular to address climate change-related issues like extreme heat, increasing rainfall, droughts, or sea level rise. For example, planners on the island of Kaua’i are using...

This article originally appeared in Government Technology. Few areas of municipal operations present as much complexity, political anxiety and opportunity as the property tax system, which stretches from planning and building permits to assessments and...

This StoryMap is an accompanying piece to the paper Using Spatial Analytics to Address Localized Environmental Harm. Explore below to see how the framework from that paper was applied to hyperlocal air pollution work in Washington, DC.

This was produced as part of the Community Data Health Initiative , generously funded from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Where you live profoundly impacts your health. Across U.S. cities, environmental hazards like air pollution and extreme heat...

In this episode, host Stephen Goldsmith speaks with Dr. Heiko Aydt, head of the Digital Twin Lab at the Singapore-ETH Centre. They discuss how digital twins are transforming urban climate research and policy, with insights drawn from the groundbreaking...

On October 8, 2019, the Longmont, CO City Council declared a climate emergency, unanimously passing a resident-initiated Climate Emergency Resolution. Building on community advocacy and interest, this resolution turbo charged sustainability and climate...

In this episode host Stephen Goldsmith talks with Grace Robiou, director of the EPA’s Office of Children's Health Protection. They discuss how local governments can leverage EPA resources to prioritize children's health in environmental policies. Robiou...

Seven years ago, the Data-Smart team covered a unique program in Los Angeles, the Clean Streets LA initiative called CleanStat, that was “ turning dirty streets clean through comprehensive open data mapping.” In the near decade since this program launched...

Expressing the anxiety that surrounds the upcoming election, we ask Eric Fey, director of elections for St. Louis County, whether he is apprehensive about the 2024 vote. “I’m apprehensive about every single election every time,” he answers. “Unlike NASA...