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 [...]
Reading and writing and … location. Visualizing where different peformance metrics correlate.
Our parent company, Universal Mind, was tasked by the Colorado Department of Education and Center for Assessment to visualize data from their innovative models for measuring student progress. The public version of that project is available at schoolview.org. SchoolVIEW has some great features to visually compare school performance in terms of proficiency and growth (improvement [...]
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 [...]
New Basemap Styles
We partner with MapQuest for our basemaps. Today, they announced new map styles and imagery improvements, and we like ‘em! The cleaner styles help the symbolizations of user data stand out.
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