Data on the actual performance of “green” retrofits is finally becoming available and could be a boon to understanding the analytics of sustainability.
Defending Your Data
February 17, 2010 By 1 Comment
One of the most celebrated instances of data driving decisions at the front lines is CompStat: the effort led by then-New York City Police Chief William Bratton to put police resources where there was the most crime. He did that by instituting extensive analysis of crime statistics (CompStat is short for Computer Statistics) and holding [...]
New Apps for Government Data
December 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The treasure trove of government data is being plumbed by a growing number of analysts and applications developers as reported by the New York Times. Among the most inventive is Stumble Safely, a guide to walking home from Washington, D.C. bars while avoiding crime hot spots (I have to admit that I took an illuminating [...]
