Open Data

Environmental advocacy meets emerging technology: A bottom-up approach to smart city projects

• event link
• Vaughn Shinall & Briana Garcia
• temboo
• no-code environment data platform
• GCC Stormwater Project
• SENSORS!
• NYSDEC urban & community forestry
• Urban and Community Forestry Grants - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
• Soli sensor, kosmos gateway
• NYC Street Tree Map
• what stewardship means?
• light upkeep (1, 2 weeks of initial preparation sometimes)

History of Civic Tech, an interactive session

• event link
• Micah Sifry
• Civic Hall
  • founded 5 years ago
  • membership space
• 1. Definition
  2. Overview
  3. Three phases and where it’s heading
• empower citizens or help make government more accessible
• Omidyar Network
• 2013, Tom Steinberg, mySociety
• civic hackers
• The civic power sector
  • govtech
  • smart cities
  • public interest tech
  • movement tech
  • Community tech
• the emergence of civic tech investments in a growing field
• Avaaz - The World in Action
• Ushahidi - Xenowatch
• Code for America
  • Petitioning
  • Monitoring
  • Reporting
  • Organizing
  • Service Delivery
• Civic Tech Field Guide

Harnessing Collaboration and Open Data to Tackle Earth’s Challenges

• event link
• The Opportunity Project
• Data.gov

• [The Opportunity Project

  Toolkit](https://opportunity.census.gov/toolkit/)

Data through Design - a conversation with organizers and selected artists

• event link
• Data Through Design 2020
• Cameron Yick (twitter, site)