A site about how community groups and charities can make the most of data and open data to do something useful. Focused on Birmingham, relevant everywhere.

Archive for March, 2015

Data for Journey Planning

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I have a 17 mile commute to work that passes through a minimum of 4 local authority areas. Wolverhampton, Walsall, Sandwell and Birmingham. In the last few months junction 9 of the M6 has been closed so I have been travelling to work along alternative routes and it’s really come to my attention just how many road […]

March 31st, 2015 | by Steph Clarke | Posted inCollaboration,Data,Open Data|0 Comments

Police Crime Data for Improving the Perceptions of Safety in Communities

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At a recent Central Birmingham Social Media Surgery I met Maria Hughes from Birmingham LGBT. Birmingham LGBT work to support and sustain a vibrant, diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community in Birmigham. Maria and I were discussing how open data could be best used for the LGBT Centre on Holloway Circus near Birmingham City Centre. We looked at […]

March 30th, 2015 | by Steph Clarke | Posted inOpen Data,Social Media Surgeries|0 Comments

Using Open Data to Evidence Funding Applications

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Last week while working with BOSF as I was showing the open data communities deprivation map when suddenly Emma had a light bulb moment. They’ve been applying to different funding pots but struggling at times to evidence that they are eligible for it. They needed to show that they serve a deprived LSOA area, and they […]

March 27th, 2015 | by Steph Clarke | Posted inBirmingham,Open Data|0 Comments

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