Archive for November 2009

Building Permit Data from DataSF

In DataSF, San Francisco, examples on 11 November 2009 with no comments

Another dataset that the city of San Francisco makes publicly available is the Department of Building Inspection’s monthly permit report. This report contains all the building permit activity within the city, from permits to add new condos to inspections of sprinkler systems. We took one full year of data, from September 2008 to August 2009, [...]

Where are the Loud Neighbors? Late Night Noise in Sacramento, CA

In Computer Aided Dispatch, Law Enforcement, Sacramento, data import, examples, mapping, solutions, visualization on 2 November 2009 with no comments

The Sacramento Police Department makes their dispatch database publicly available via monthly text files.  These files are exported from Sacramento’s Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, which supports police dispatch and response functions in their 911 center.  These files include information about each dispatch, including details like date and time, type of call – from homicides [...]