water and technology, some stuff we've learned by robert cheetham, president, azavea

Robert Cheethamcheetham@azavea.com

@azavea

@rcheetham

Water + Technology:Some stuff we’ve learned

advanced spatial analysis

on the web

• UI/UX Design

• Web/Mobile

• Data Science

• HPC

• R&D

B Corporation

• Civic Software

• Summer of Maps

• Pro Bono Program

• Donate share of profits

Research-Driven

• 10% Research Program

• Academic Collaborations

• Open Source

• Open Data

Land

Water

People

Land

Water

People

Land

Urban Forests

Interactive Maps

Ecosystem Benefits

Community Engagement

Urban Forests

Simulation and Modeling

Water

Photo courtesy PWD

Stormwater Pipes

CC image courtesy of JSmith Photo on Flickr Stormwater Pipes

Schuylkill River

Regular Flow vs June 2006 Rain

Photos courtesy PWD

CC image courtesy of Thomas Hawk on Flickr

Stormwater Billing

Green Infrastructure

Stormwater Billing

Stormwater Game

Sea Level Rise

TNC Coastal Resilience

TNC Coastal Resilience

TNC Coastal Resilience

Water Infrastructure Planning

10 Lessons

1. Open Source Software

2. Open Data from the Start

Open Data

Open Data

Open Data

Open Data Pipeline

GitHub

3. Think Big, but Start Small and Iterate

3. Think Big, but Start Small and Iterate

4. Many parts, loosely joined

4. Many parts, loosely joined

5. Be strategic about collaboration

5. Be strategic about collaboration

5. Be strategic about collaboration

6. Crowdsourcing

… is not incompatible w/ Data Quality

7. Visualization is Vital

But that’s not necessarily a map

It’s not necessarily a map

It’s not necessarily a map

It’s not necessarily a map

8. Deliberate UI/UX Design

8. Deliberate UI/UX Design

Persona Development

Image: Scott Evans Design

Sketching

Wireframing

9. Gamification

Model My Watershed

9. Gamification

9. Gamification

9. Gamification

OpenTreeMap 2.0

10. Mobile from the Start

10. Mobile from the Start

Flash, Flex and Silverlight

Responsive Design

Responsive Design

Gaps & Opportunities

1. Big Data

Big Data – Social Media

Big Data – Cities

Big Data – Smart Cities

Big Data – Smart Cities

2. Cognitive Surplus

Cognitive Surplus

Cognitive Surplus

Cognitive Surplus

Crisis Response

Crisis Response

Crisis Response

It’s the fifth Tuesday in October and school is in session. There were 2

burglaries and 3 assaults yesterday. The Eagles are not playing this

evening. Six bars, three take-out stores, and a high school are in the

neighborhood. The forecast is 67° with a 50% chance of rain this

evening.

Where do you focus your 3 vehicles?

3. Data Science

It’s the fifth Tuesday in October and school is in session. There were 2

burglaries and 3 assaults yesterday. The Eagles are not playing this

evening. Six bars, three take-out stores, and a high school are in the

neighborhood. The forecast is 67° with 50% chance of rain.

Where do you focus your 3 vehicles?

Data Science

Data Science

Data Science -> Forecasts

4. Cloud Computing

GPUs

5. Open Source Software

Open Source Software

Open Source Software

8,000 days

Kevin Kelly

“What we have accomplished on the web in the past 8,000 days since Tim Berners Lee

created the first web page is impossible. We have to get better at believing in the

impossible.”

Let’s get to work

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Robert Cheethamcheetham@azavea.com

@azavea

@rcheetham

Water + Technology:Some stuff we’ve learned