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  • Paint the Town with Data in Boston's New 3D Model

    May 16, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    A newly developed 3D smart model of the city of Boston will be accessible to the public, allowing anyone to look at projects being built, areas prone to flooding, and even how shadows affect the city. Different map views also show zoning, public transportation lines, schools, and more. The openness of this model is providing groundbreaking access to information that will help both citizens and the local government plan better for Boston’s future.

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  • A Smorgasbord of Solutions for Global Warming

    April 25, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    While news of failures in the fight against climate change make headlines daily, there are many steps the everyday citizen can take to reduce their impact. Many don't know where to start though. That's where Project Drawdown comes in. This project is a global coalition of researchers, scientists, economists and others, that rate the impact of solutions, creating a way for people to see how they could possibly fit into the equation of climate solutions.

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  • Metropolitan Museum Aims for Accessibility with Sign Language Tours on Facebook Live

    April 18, 2018 |

    Hyperallergic |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Metropolitan Museum in New York has interested tens of thousands of hearing-impaired art enthusiasts through their American Sign Language (ASL) tours on Facebook Live. The ASL tours are part of the Met’s newly launched Open Access initiative, which focuses on expanding the access of their collections online. In addition to the high numbers of engagement, the ASL online tours bring attention to American Sign Language and “the Deaf identity.” The Met also offers transcripts of curatorial guides for in-person visitors.

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  • Drone Art

    April 17, 2018 |

    Dissent Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The use of drones as tools of surveillance and military violence are a fixture of America’s foreign policy. However it is very difficult, due to secrecy and a lack of media coverage, to understand the scope of their use and their impact. Recent art projects have used footage from drones to visualize the hidden and powerful nature of these machines as well as the death and destruction they have caused among civilians in other countries.

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  • Süddeutsche Zeitung is improving the way media reports on political polls

    February 13, 2018 |

    Global Editors Network (GEN) Editors Lab |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Germany

    In 2017, German newsroom Suddeutsche Zeitung began reporting election polling numbers in such a way that the uncertainty of the poll—caused by a limited sample size or respondents lying to pollsters—was visualized in the reporting. Through this method, information is conveyed to readers but in such a way that doesn’t erase uncertainty and doubt about the results.

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  • How Tenants Use Digital Mapping to Track Bad Landlords and Gentrification

    January 12, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Social justice organizations use digital cartography to tell stories about and bring awareness to unfair gentrification and landlord loopholes. By making massive data sets available and easily digestible to the public, organizations create a way for the public to play watch-dog in the affordable housing market.

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  • Estonia, the Digital Republic

    December 11, 2017 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: Estonia

    The e-Estonia project eliminates information silos, pairing blockchain with an easy to use data-sharing platform. The X-Road platform platform acts like a bridge, linking the information in places like doctors offices and governmental agencies together, providing a more efficient data management system for users and bureaucrats alike. The e-Estonia program also offers e-residencies to those who wish to use the services outside of the country. Blockchain technology lends the entire system added security.

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  • The Missing Maps

    November 07, 2017 |

    BBC |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Malawi

    In Malawi and other countries around the world, thousands of towns are not mapped. There is often no financial incentive to do so. However, unmapped areas face many challenges, especially because they are harder to reach after a natural disaster. Missing Maps is trying to help. The project holds map-a-thons in cities such as Beirut and London, and these events use the power of communities to map the world on a massive scale. Over 45,000 volunteers have mapped the homes of over 50 million people in less than three years.

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  • Code for Cancer

    October 25, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Launched in September 2017, Cognoma is a database of information regarding the genetic makeup of cancerous tumors developed in collaboration between University of Pennsylvania researchers and Philadelphia’s tech community. Looking for a way to help their community and convinced of the value of the project, people donated their time and coding talents and built the database piece by piece. The database—as well as the programming behind it—are publicly available for researchers to utilize and adapt to other ends.

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  • The chatbots taking over government: what jobs can they do?

    October 17, 2017 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: United States, North Charleston, South Carolina

    Chatbots don’t sleep. They can respond to citizen inquiries 24 hours a day. From North Charleston to Singapore, automated conversation platforms are improving the connection between governments and the people they serve by providing an easy channel for information exchange and public consultation.

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