Scottish city embraces IoT and open data
Open Data Aha!
Signposting to open data being used in 'real life'
Tag: Uber
Glasgow turns to smart lights, apps and Uber-style services to evolve as smart city
Posted in Benefits of open data, Data, Greater efficiency, Informing Decision-making, Innovation, Internet of Things, Posts from feeds, Quality of life, Saving money, Smart communities, Transparency Tagged with: Apps, Colin Birchenall, Glasgow, Internet of Things (IoT), Roland Moore-Colyer, Scotland, Smart Cities, smart lights, Uber, V3.co.uk
Through Open Data, Taxis Can Be a Platform for Innovation
Hans Riemer Hans is an at-large member of the Montgomery County (Md.) Council. September 23, 2015 TDM TAKEAWAY Standardized, open data feeds for taxis can provide more options for riders and foster better competition with ride-hailing companies. There’s no denying…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Commercial opportunities, Greater efficiency, Informing Decision-making, Innovation, Posts from feeds, Smart communities Tagged with: Apps, Hans Riemer, Mobility Lab, open data, Taxis, Transport, Travel, Uber
Open Data Leaves Open Questions: Exploring Uber’s Impact on NYC Traffic
Open Data Leaves Open Questions: Exploring Uber’s Impact on NYC Traffic Earlier this month, something new and exciting happened: the Taxi and Limousine Commission (T.L.C.) released data on every cab ride taken in the past year and a half. Besides…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Data Journalism, Journalism, Posts from feeds, Smart communities Tagged with: iquantNY, New york, open data, Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), Taxis, The New Yorker, Uber, USA
Explore New York City Yellow Taxi trips Data with OpenDataSoft
Last week, New York City opened data from millions of taxi trips. 165,114,361 to be more precise. At a time when war rages between taxis and Uber, just a few days after the clash between NYC’s mayor DeBlasio and Uber,…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Informing Decision-making, Posts from feeds, Saving money, Smart communities, Transparency, Visualising data Tagged with: New york, open data, OpenDataSoft, Smart Cities, taxi, Taxis, Uber
The Shared Economy, Disaggregated Data And Other #GoodReads from Living Cities Staff
Living Cities has been working to dramatically improve the lives of low-income people in America’s cities for close to 25 years now. Our diverse portfolio gives us a unique vantage point to identify trends and accelerate the uptake of promising…
Posted in Aid, Benefits of open data, Greater efficiency, Informing Decision-making, Posts from feeds, Resilience, Smart communities Tagged with: disaggregated, gender, housing, income, inequality, Living Cities, low-income, opportunities, Sharing economy, technology, Uber, urban, work
Government Data And The Uber Question
Vivek Kundra is the executive vice president at Salesforce and the former CIO for the U.S. government. How to join the network Amid the debate in New York City on limiting the number of drivers for ride share companies such…