i guess i was thinking that this might force a level of engagement. Not that i have time to do it mind...
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Matthew Somerville <[email protected]>wrote: > On 25/01/2011 15:50, Steve Power wrote: > >> Would it be inappropriate to do a gmaps mashup with this >> http://www.fixmystreet.com/reports and big red blobs on the map for >> worst offending councils? >> > > I would say it would be inappropriate because that page is not a > measurement of worst offending councils, it is simply a status page of the > reports on FixMyStreet. The figures do not tell you anything about a > council's performance; don't take into account different types or size of > council; most basically, that an "open" report does not mean an "unfixed" > one. We don't want councils coming along and marking all reports as fixed > because they think that means "closed" and are worried about their > "performance". > > We are looking at ways in future to provide more nuanced information, based > on e.g. questionnaire responses, plus provide more ways of updating reports > so that better information can be drawn (e.g. a report about something that > is not the council's responsibility could be marked as such, providing more > granularity than just open or fixed), and even perhaps ways (e.g. mobile > website) to try and discover up-to-date information on very old reports. > > ATB, > Matthew > > > _______________________________________________ > developers-public mailing list > [email protected] > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > Unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/steev%40initsix.co.uk > -- -- -- Steve Power Principal Consultant Mobile: +44 (0) 7747 027 243 Fax: +44 (0)160 421 2871 Skype: steev_initsix www.initsix.co.uk :: Initsix Heavy Engineering Limited -- This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Initsix Heavy Engineering Limited. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. Initsix Heavy Engineering Limited Registered in the UK: 5036938 Registered Address: 243 Kettering Road, Northampton, NN2 7DU, England.
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