More data, yet we can see things better
A colleague forwarded me the link to a great IBM ad that encapsulates what businesses are dealing with today as far as data. We don’t have that type of ad budget at SpatialKey, but if we did, our message would certainly be in line with IBM’s. The future is not less data, but more. And this [...]
Where are the Loud Neighbors? Late Night Noise in Sacramento, CA
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 [...]
Crime in San Francisco’s Urban Renewal Area
We’ve been using SpatialKey to look at San Francisco data downloaded from DataSF.org. There are mountains of interesting data available for San Francisco, but the crime data from the SFPD is one of the most interesting datasets. When you load in the crime data you instantly see some powerful images, which show the intense concentration [...]
Visualizing SFPD’s “Operation Safe Schools”
The San Francisco Police Department has recently launched a new initiative to fight drug dealing near schools. As outlined in this article in the San Francisco Chronicle last Thursday, the police department is targeting drug dealers within 1,000 feet of San Francisco schools who are dealing heroin, crack, or methamphetamine during school hours. These particular [...]
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