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 [...]
The First International Crisis Mapping Conference – ACLED Demo
We’re excited to be at the first International Crisis Mapping Conference in Cleveland, OH for the weekend. While at ICCM2009, we’ll be discussing some of our work with ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Events Dataset). The ACLED project was founded by Dr. Clionadh Raleigh and team members from the PRIO Centre for the Study of [...]
Mapping Saturn and GM Dealerships – Service is Still Nearby
GM recently announced the Saturn brand will be “winding down” due to Penske’s decision not to move forward with their planned acquisition. In a company press release, GM chief executive Fritz Henderson said Saturn owners will be able to go to GM dealerships for service following this wind down. How much further will Saturn customers [...]
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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