Open Data for Social Impact

On March 5, the MPA Program hosted a workshop on how to use the NYC Open Data Portal to address public issues. 

The instructor, data specialist Cassie Dewitt, introduced participants to the portal and guided them through the process of retrieving, downloading, and cleaning data sets. Dewitt then demonstrated how to use the built-in mapping tool to create a heat map and other visualizations to illustrate public problems.    

The audience included more than 30 participants, among them MPA students as well as nonprofit professionals and other city residents. Participants brought their laptops and were able to dig into the open data tools during the workshop. 

The workshop was organized in conjunction with the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics as part of the annual NYC Open Data Week, which aims to raise awareness about the NYC open data portal. The portal was created with a mandate from the open data law passed in 2012 to improve transparency and increase access to public data. 

 

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