I've never met them, but a friend of mine was doing some work with them while she was finishing up her phd in public health.
They're a nonprofit trying to do work around urban development and health issues in Los Angeles. One of they ways they are trying to expose the problems / issues / solutions is through a mapping interface. They've collected a ton of info from various sources on economic and public health in LA. For example, i can load up data on poverty rates for neighborhoods then overlay info on percentage of people without health insurance. The data is there, but with their site they are collecting it and making it understandable. They help social service agencies and nonprofits understand what's happening LA, by visualizing mapping data from a ton of sources. Play with the advanced mapping section on their site, it's a little slow, but much more of an accessible interface to this than the traditional GIS. To me it's neogeography applied to urban development and health issues. Anybody can see the data, instead of a few folks, and they are working with nonprofits so they can understand how to use it. It's the kind think you can do once you've started getting data collected from a bunch of sources. One of the debates last year at FOSS4G was how to organize this data, how to make a store of all the geo data out there and make it accessible. It's been one of those tricks, we know there is tons of good data out there, and we want more, and we know how to display some of it, but how to make it explorable and sharable. For their one narrow area, related to health and los angeles, healthy city, is doign a remarkably good job. -rabble On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Brady Forrest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rabble, > Can you tell us more about what you find impressive? > brady > On Aug 27, 2008, at 10:11 AM, evan wrote: > > Healthy City does lots of interesting geohacking... might be > interesting to somebody on this list. > > -rabble > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Sasha Costanza-Chock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 2:09 PM > Subject: tech manager position at healthcity.org > To: Sasha Costanza-Chock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Hi all, > > Please forward this announcement around to relevant people & lists. > Healthy City is an interesting project that applies GIS and geospatial > analysis to access to services and social justice: http://healthycity.org > > peace > schock > > -- > > Project Manager - Technology > > http://healthycity.org > > > Salary: DOE. Highly competitive compensation. > Education: Master (MA, MSW, etc.) > Location: Los Angeles, California, 90017, United States > Posted by: Advancement Project Los Angeles > Job Category: Management , Project management, Public Policy > Language(s): English > Job posted on: August 4, 2008 > Area of Focus: Communications Access and Infrastructure, Computers and > Technology, Urban Affairs > Type: Full time > Last day to apply: October 3, 2008 > Last updated: August 13, 2008 > > > > Description: > The mission of the Healthy City Project is to improve the ability of > low-income, underserved children, youth, and their families to access > services and to facilitate smarter resource planning throughout L.A. > County. To this end, Healthy City (HC) has created the most > comprehensive and technologically advanced resource mapping website that > provides free access to the largest database of education, health and > human services in L.A. County. Always on the cutting edge of technology, > HealthyCity.org was recently recognized as a featured project for the > Netsquared 2008 Conference (N2Y3). Along with our online site, HC > provides direct research and technical assistance to governmental > (elected and otherwise), philanthropic, and community based institutions > including website creation, maintenance, and assistance. The Healthy > City Project is a program within the Advancement Project LA, a nonprofit > research and public policy organization near downtown Los Angeles. > > Healthy City is now seeking a highly qualified Technology Project > Manager with working knowledge and experience using a wide range of Web > 2.0 tools to help lead its successful online site and various research > and policy portals. This position will work directly with Healthy City's > Director in overseeing multiple aspects of the project including the > website maintenance and design, research/technology projects, and > administration. > > Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: > o Attain a global, detailed knowledge and understanding of current users > needs, capabilities and interests > o Manage all technological aspects of www.HealthyCity.org and various > project websites including: > o Research and tracking of new trends in online technology > o Assist in setting scope of work and timelines for various > technological projects > o Work alongside programmer consultants and provide technical support > for production as needed > o Quality assurance testing and usability testing for various project > websites > o Provide technological leadership and support to multidisciplinary, > diverse, highly skilled staff > o Design and implement refinements/additions to the HealthyCity.org website > o Work with other project managers and the director on development, > communications and administration > Additional Qualifications: > o Substantive background in technology, computer science, and/or > database management. Successful candidate will have high level of > comfort and experience with two or more of these areas. > o 3-5 years experience in technology project management. > o Strong familiarity with demographic, health and economic datasets > highly preferred. > o High computer proficiency and comfort, including proficiency in > Javascript and PHP. > o Experience designing, implementing and managing technology projects > and/or quantitative or qualitative research projects a plus. > o Understanding of Web 2.0 concepts and capabilities. > o Excellent interpersonal skills and the proven ability to work with > diverse communities. > o Excellent written and oral communication skills, i.e. facilitation, > outreach and message delivery > o Flexibility to adjust and contribute to continually evolving work > situation and changing priorities. > How to Apply: > Send cover letters and resumes to: > ATTN: Lori Thompson > Advancement Project, 1541 Wilshire Blvd. Ste 508, Los Angeles CA 90017 > Or e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or fax to: 213.989.1309 > Application Deadline: Open Until Filled > > Women and People of color are strongly encouraged to apply > > No Mass Replies to this post, or application will be rejected > > > Permalink: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/302976-28 > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > > Brady Forrest > O'Reilly Radar Team > p: 206-428-7666 > e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > w: http://radar.oreilly.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
