Syracuse launches open data challenge to support Vision Zero

To be an eligible data project submission, a data project must use at least one dataset from Open Data Syracuse, but contestants are welcome to use additional data sources as well. In addition to suggested City datasets, participants are welcome to find or create their own datasets as part of the challenge. 

Projects will be evaluated on four criteria: creativity, “wow factor”, execution and informational value.

“It is our hope that community members will grow in their ability to use data and information to make better informed decisions for their neighbourhoods and organisations”

“API is excited to launch our first Open Data Day to celebrate and bring awareness to our nationally recognised open data programme, which includes 103 different datasets of civic information,” said Nicolas Diaz, chief innovation and data officer for the City of Syracuse.

“It is our hope that community members will grow in their ability to use data and information to make better informed decisions for their neighbourhoods and organisations and potentially develop their own tools and solutions leveraging open data.”  A strong open data programme creates a virtuous cycle where citizens are engaged in our civic data and transparency efforts and in turn demand more high-quality and timely datasets.”

Open Data Day

On the Open Data Day itself, Syracuse community partners will lead six different breakout sessions teaching industry standard tools to access and visualise open data, as well as hold development sessions for participants to work on their datasets.

Open Data Day will be held on 4 November from 10am to 4:30pm at the Central Library, 447 South Salina Street 13202. Submissions must be uploaded to the Open Data Syracuse DevPost site by 1:50pm on the day.