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City of Boston, city of data
Who I am and what I do
● City of Boston - Principal Data Scientist
– Work at the intersection of technology, data, policy,
and mathematics
– Data isn't always work, it's also play
● One must experiment!
– Accountable to the public as owner of the city data
portal data.cityofboston.gov
What am I doing these days?
A: No idea, but it requires a lot of monitors
(and coffee)
Organizational Structure:
In other words, why Don deserves a raise.
Is there serious financial fraud?
Not systemically according to Benford's Law
But this looks interesting...
Some areas(IT) might be worth exploring
Top 25 EMS Dispatch(Per Capita by
neighborhood)
Bad Behavior: 911 (loud music,
drunkenness, parties, noise,
disturbance)
Kids These Days!!!
The Public Sector Data Challenges
● Data trapped in silos
– Bureaucratic
– Technological
– Legal
● Lack of standards
● Lack of resources
● Lack of clear goals
DATA.CITYOFBOSTON.GOV
Data Portal Facts
● Launched October 2012
● Data is in machine readable form and
accessible through API
● Currently 331 datasets, charts, maps available
● Goal is 400 by the end of 2013
Coming Soon:
Financial Transparency!
$
Your opinion matters!
● What can I do better?
● What data do you need?
● What is important to you as citizens?
● What do you want to learn about your city?
Thank you for making Boston better!
Get in touch...
– Curt.savoie@cityofboston.gov
– @CurtSavoie

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Boston Civic Expo Spring 2013: City of Boston Data Science

  • 1. City of Boston, city of data
  • 2. Who I am and what I do ● City of Boston - Principal Data Scientist – Work at the intersection of technology, data, policy, and mathematics – Data isn't always work, it's also play ● One must experiment! – Accountable to the public as owner of the city data portal data.cityofboston.gov
  • 3. What am I doing these days? A: No idea, but it requires a lot of monitors (and coffee)
  • 4. Organizational Structure: In other words, why Don deserves a raise.
  • 5. Is there serious financial fraud? Not systemically according to Benford's Law
  • 6. But this looks interesting... Some areas(IT) might be worth exploring
  • 7.
  • 8. Top 25 EMS Dispatch(Per Capita by neighborhood)
  • 9. Bad Behavior: 911 (loud music, drunkenness, parties, noise, disturbance)
  • 11. The Public Sector Data Challenges ● Data trapped in silos – Bureaucratic – Technological – Legal ● Lack of standards ● Lack of resources ● Lack of clear goals
  • 13. Data Portal Facts ● Launched October 2012 ● Data is in machine readable form and accessible through API ● Currently 331 datasets, charts, maps available ● Goal is 400 by the end of 2013
  • 15. Your opinion matters! ● What can I do better? ● What data do you need? ● What is important to you as citizens? ● What do you want to learn about your city?
  • 16. Thank you for making Boston better! Get in touch... – Curt.savoie@cityofboston.gov – @CurtSavoie