Data Tools

Description This application an image and map georeferencing or "georectification" service to warp or stretch them to fit on real world map coordinates. It is written in Ruby and Rails and was customised it with the OpenStreetMap project in mind, and is all open source Potential Uses Comparing two different timelines for an aerial image Example Use Cases Libraries and other institutions have …

Description Design custom maps using predesigned templates. High level design controls and custom data layer creation. It also enables cross platform integration. Potential Uses Build and design a map to your exact specifications by uploading and editing custom data, utilizing Mapbox-provided tilesets, uploading your own vector or raster data, adding custom fonts and images, or simply refining …

Description Contains Datasets from different sources, can help analysts break silos and improve operational, strategic, and policy decisions by improving how they track, analyze, and communicate on key indicator Potential Uses Data Collaboration Example Use Cases

Description OpenRefine is a Java-based power tool that allows you to load data, understand it, clean it up, reconcile it, and augment it with data coming from the web. All from a web browser and the comfort and privacy of your own computer. Potential Uses OpenRefine is used to standardize the fields in order to eliminate any discrepancies that may affect the results for any dataset that is us…

Description OpenStreetMap is built by a community of mappers that contribute and maintain data about roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, and much more, all over the world. OpenStreetMap emphasizes local knowledge. Contributors use aerial imagery, GPS devices, and low-tech field maps to verify that OSM is accurate and up to date. OpenStreetMap's community is diverse, passionate, and growing e…

Description An automated administrative engine for your Linux, Unix, and Windows systems, performs administrative tasks based on a centralized specification.Potential Uses Automated Infrastructure Maintenance for expanding city IT servicesExample Use Cases IT Management for a Energy Company

Description QuickCode is a Python and R data analysis environment, ideal for economists, statisticians and data managers who are new to coding. QuickCode helps to get data and use it in the way needed. QuickCode is a simple platform. All of the magic is performed by tools. Tools are single-purpose programs which let domain experts do exactly what they need to do, without touching a line of cod…

Description Shareabouts is an online mapping tool to gather crowdsourced public input in a social and engaging process. Using Shareabouts, people can drop a pin on a map to provide ideas, suggestions, and comments for planning and design issues. And as a mobile-friendly application, Shareabouts makes it easy to add input on the go. Potential Uses Collab tool where suggestions can be added to pa…

Description Stencil combines the best concepts of the most popular front-end frameworks into a compile-time rather than a run-time tool. Stencil takes TypeScript, JSX, a tiny virtual DOM layer, efficient one-way data binding, an asynchronous rendering pipeline (similar to React Fiber), and lazy-loading out of the box, and generates 100% standards-based Web Components that run in any browser suppo…

Description Using AI and traffic theory, to optimize traffic flows in urban road networks. Surtrac adapts in real-time to changing traffic by optimizing traffic flows every second. Surtrac coordinates traffic flows on complex grids, not just on arterials or corridors with much less dynamic traffic patterns. Surtrac optimizes for many modes of travel, keeping vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, and t…

Description Terraform is a tool for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure safely and efficiently. Terraform can manage existing and popular service providers as well as custom in-house solutions. It is an open source tool that codifies APIs into declarative configuration files that can be shared amongst team members, treated as code, edited, reviewed, and versioned. Configuration f…

Description usaddress is a Python library for parsing unstructured address strings into address components, using advanced NLP methods. It has a web interface and an accessible API. Using a probabilistic model, it makes (very educated) guesses in identifying address components, even in tricky cases where rule-based parsers typically break down. It cannot identify address components with per…

Description VisiData is an open source supertool for exploring and manipulating data. It combines the clarity of a spreadsheet, the efficiency of the terminal, and the power of Python, into a lightweight utility which can handle millions of rows with ease.Potential Uses Wranglings CSV Files, Scraping HTML or for any Data HandlingExample Use Cases Save Data for Cities from select counties

Description A set of tools to automate publishing of complex documents created in Adobe InDesign into a searchable, responsive, and well-structured website. Also includes a Web-Based Zoning Code, which provides an online and interactive experience to browse, search, and download the new zoning code. Potential Uses Eases searching city administration documentation. Can be used to convert non sea…

Description Real time updates on available parking spots in parking decks for the City of Asheville. he app makes a GET request to static JSON files in Amazon S3 buckets every 10 seconds to get fresh data. The JSON files for the Buncombe County garages are updated every minute by the County's parking vendor. The JSON files on S3 for the City of Asheville garages are created and updated by a NodeJ…

Description Zapier is a tool that allows connecting apps used every day to automate tasks and save time. It can connect to over 1,000+ integrated apps together to make customized automation. It is quick and easy to set up - so that development costs can be avoided. Helps automate tasks by enabling integration between multiple applications using a very easy to use GUI integration platform. Prompts…