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Mark Headd, Developer Evangelist at Accela, on why small to mid-sized cities might have the most to gain from open data and data standards. Watch the video online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67AXJ_Y1VEA&list=PL65XgbSILalWFStqV0z0N9pvftstJ8AAh&index=46 Get involved with Code for America: http://www.codeforamerica.org/action
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OPEN DATA BEYOND THE BIG CITYThe power & promise of open data standards
MARK HEADDDeveloper [email protected]/mheadd
2012 Population Estimate: 75,430
MARK HEADD, DEVELOPER EVANGELIST | ACCELA | @MHEADD
Unique Monthly User: 138 Million
Why cities?
MARK HEADD, DEVELOPER EVANGELIST | ACCELA | @MHEADD
Why small cities?
MARK HEADD, DEVELOPER EVANGELIST | ACCELA | @MHEADD
Big citiesLove some open data
• 8 of the 10 largest US cities have adopted open data.
• 18 of the top 25 most populous cities have adopted open data.
• Of cities with populations > 500k, 68% have adopted open data.
MARK HEADD, DEVELOPER EVANGELIST | ACCELA | @MHEADD
Source: bit.ly/cfasummit-mjh
Smaller citiesNot so much…
• 256 incorporated places in the U.S. with populations between 500k – 100k.
• 39 have open data policy or make open data available.
• 15% have adopted open data.
MARK HEADD, DEVELOPER EVANGELIST | ACCELA | @MHEADD
Source: bit.ly/cfasummit-mjh
Why the disparity?
MARK HEADD, DEVELOPER EVANGELIST | ACCELA | @MHEADD
MARK HEADD, DEVELOPER EVANGELIST | ACCELA | @MHEADD
Why is this important?• 256 incorporated places in the
U.S. with populations between 500k – 100k.
• Combined population of more than 46 million.
• Exceeds population of 34 largestcities combined.
Source: bit.ly/cfasummit-mjh
How do we fix this?
MARK HEADD, DEVELOPER EVANGELIST | ACCELA | @MHEADD
2012 Population Estimate: 75,430
MARK HEADD, DEVELOPER EVANGELIST | ACCELA | @MHEADD
Unique Monthly User: 138 Million
MARK HEADD, DEVELOPER EVANGELIST | ACCELA | @MHEADD
For me, its personalWhere money meets mouth
• Philly population: 1.5 million• Syracuse, NY population: 144,000• Can we take the lessons of
Philadelphia to a city like Syracuse? We’ll see…
MARK HEADD, DEVELOPER EVANGELIST | ACCELA | @MHEADD
MARK HEADDDeveloper [email protected]/mheadd
Note - City icons by inna belenkey & Joel McKinney from the Noun Project.
