Yes, the goal is to save resources with intelligent analytics. But for that to even kick start, the data has to be stored structurally and made available to everybody.
IBM has helped indian authorities with analytics on water data, ESRI is helping Bangalore Corporation mapping the entire city. But where is this entire data? I don`t think it`s classified, it should be shared with the public. Regards, Srinivas On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 5:55 PM, Reema Gupta <[email protected]> wrote: > Data portal per city also enables the city to transform itself into a > “smarter city”. IBM has a fantastic initiative > http://smartercitieschallenge.org/ if people are interested in > participating. > > They classify assets into 2 categories: infrastructure (water, power, > transportation, etc.) and social assets (library, community centers, etc.) > > > > One area to explore, can citizens be used as smart sensors to crowd source > data? What specific areas (water management, traffic management, > security/safety, etc.) can the crowd sourcing work? > > Reema > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Laina Emmanuel > *Sent:* Friday, June 27, 2014 11:58 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [datameet] RE:city portals > > > > I am coming in really late on this one, but just wanted to chip in and say > that I totally agree with what's being said her. > > Anytime you are in Delhi, give me a buzz. Lots to discuss. > > > > On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 7:32 AM, Sridhar Pabbisetty <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dear nisha, > > I will be happy to come along and if you need institutional backing, I can > get iimb and bpac to also formally request the same as we are internally > working on these issues. > ------------------------------ > > *From: *[email protected] > *Sent: *07-06-2014 05:54 > *To: *Digest recipients > *Subject: *[datameet] Digest for [email protected] - 4 updates in > 1topic > > * Today's topic summary* > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/datameet/topics > > § Data portals for cities through data.gov.in? > <#146dd497bb8f41a0_146740fc9d52e7f7_group_thread_0> [4 Updates] > > Data portals for cities through data.gov.in? > <http://groups.google.com/group/datameet/t/bd49bf8334ea633c> > > *srinivas kodali <[email protected] <[email protected]>>* Jun 06 > 06:22PM +0530 > > Hi, > > Our Open data policy makes it mandatory for ministries to categorize their > department datasets into open-data or restricted and release them publicly. > But the same is not true with city/municipal agencies. Most important > datasets like public transport, financial spendings, pollution levels, > water usage fall under state/municipal agencies. > > These are important datasets which need to be made public. Making local > agencies release datasets through data.gov.in would bring data standards > locally and also improve community participation. Think of it, > bangalore.data.gov.in would be an interesting page to have. > > Pointing out the equivalent open-access pages across the world. > > Beijing - http://www.bjdata.gov.cn/ > Seattle - https://data.seattle.gov/browse > Chicago - https://data.cityofchicago.org/ > Baltimore - data.baltimorecity.gov > Honolulu - data.honolulu.gov > Colorado - data.opencolorado.org > Lexington - data.lexingtonky.gov > Somerville - data.somervillema.gov > Palo Alto - paloalto.opendata.junar.com > Louisville - portal.louisvilleky.gov > > why not have similar ones for india, there is enough data around. Delhi has > real-time pollution level monitored, real-time locations of buses, water > usage data is available from water boards. > > What do we need for this to happen? > > Regards, > Srinivas Kodali > > > > *Nisha Thompson <[email protected] <[email protected]>>* Jun 06 12:05PM > -0400 > > Srinivas, > > I agree we should have one! Can we get a few other people in teh Bangalore > group together and start lobbying the NIC and bangalore to create one? > > STarting with meetings and letters with Bangalore stakeholders? THen see > about who is interested in starting the conversation in other cities. > > Chennai might be movign toward a portal but I'm nto sure, I don't see why > Bangalore can't have one or Delhi or Mumbai or PUne. > > Nisha > > > On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 8:52 AM, srinivas kodali <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > -- > Nisha Thompson > DataMeet.org > [email protected] > skype: nishaqt > mobile: 962-061-2245 > > > > *srinivas kodali <[email protected] <[email protected]>>* Jun 06 > 11:09PM +0530 > > Nisha, > > You mentioned something about chennai is moving towards a portal, can u > elaborate on that? > > Srinivas > > > > > > *Nisha Thompson <[email protected] <[email protected]>>* > Jun 06 02:15PM -0400 > > Data.gov.in mentioned a meeting with Tamil Nadu a while ago. I will try to > follow up with them and see if there is a follow meeting, maybe DataMeeters > in Chennai can attend. > > Nisha > > > On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 1:39 PM, srinivas kodali <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > -- > Nisha Thompson > Mobile: 962-061-2245 > > > > -- > Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more > about us by visiting http://datameet.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "datameet" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > > > -- > > > > Best regards, > > Laina Emmanuel > > Independent Consultant, > > ACCESS Health International <http://www.accessh.org/> > > > > -- > Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. 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