This slide deck was presented on March 6, 2014 to a group of local government officials from the Sacramento region. The ask was to "talk about the benefits of open data." The result... well, you'll see!

1. data
open

2. data
open
It’s a big
topic…

3. data
We’ll talk about:
open

4. • what it is
data
We’ll talk about:
open

5. • benefits
• what it is
data
We’ll talk about:
open

6. • resources
• benefits
• what it is
data
We’ll talk about:
open

7. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
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resourcesbenefitswhat it is
What is data?

8. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
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resourcesbenefitswhat it is
What is data?
It’s information in
its most flexible,
versatile form.

9. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
Title Text
resourcesbenefitswhat it is
What is data?
Classic data example:
a spreadsheet with tidy rows
and columns
table icon from nounproject.com

10. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
What is data? data.cityofsacramento.org

11. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
What is data? data.cityofsacramento.org

12. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
What is data? data.cityofsacramento.org
this is
data!

13. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
What is data? data.cityofsacramento.org
this is
data!
But what
can data do?

14. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
engage in new ways
data
inspires people
to build new
tools
ballotdrop.org

15. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
Title Text ballotdrop.org
data
powers
websites and
smartphone
apps
data
inspires people
to build new
tools
engage in new ways

16. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
wasmycartowed.comengage in new ways

17. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
wasmycartowed.comengage in new ways
this mobile site
searches city
towing data

18. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
wasmycartowed.comengage in new ways

19. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
appallicious.com/sf-rec-parkengage in new ways

20. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
appallicious.com/sf-rec-parkengage in new ways
this app helps
people find local
parks

21. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
generate interest

22. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
generate interest

23. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
build economy trulia.com

24. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
build economy trulia.com
useful products
and services are
built with open
data

25. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
trulia.com
Launched in California, 2005!
1,036 employees in US
(357 in San Francisco)!
!
2013 Q3 Revenue:
$40.3 Million
build economy
creating jobs

26. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
trulia.com
Launched in California, 2005!
1,036 employees in US
(357 in San Francisco)!
!
2013 Q3 Revenue:
$40.3 Million
build economy
so folks can
earn a living

27. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
build economy healthyout.com

28. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
build economy healthyout.com
pick up
healthier
habits

29. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
measure performance

30. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
measure performance
and improve
performance

31. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
measure performance
open data
brings new
discoveries, new
possibilities

32. resourcesbenefitswhat it is
resources
• codeforamerica.org/library/ !
• opendefinition.org!
• beyondtransparency.org!
• opendataphilly.org!
• City of Palo Alto!
• code4sac.org
ready to
learn
more?!

33. Thank you!
Hailey Pate
Sacramento, California
2haileypate@gmail.com
@haileypate