Idea Gallery
Data on its own is not as helpful as it could be. To be truly useful, data needs to be sorted, analyzed, and transformed in new applications, visualizations, and stories. The Idea Gallery on OpenDataPhilly features some of the most engaging and interesting uses of open data. If you have created a beautiful visualization or have used Philadelphia data in other inspiring ways and you think it's worth sharing with others in the Idea Gallery, let us know at info@opendataphilly.org.
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Tax Delinquent Properties in Philadelphia
Tax Delinquent Properties in Philadelphia
Tax Delinquent Properties in Philadelphia is an interactive map and searchable database of tax delinquent parcels as of April 30, 2011. Retrieved from the City of Philadelphia Real Estate Tax database, the data has been assigned latitude and longitude coordinates and placed on a map. The data is searchable by address, property, amount owned, years delinquent, and other criteria. The map and database reflect tax delinquency at a specific time and some properties are excluded from the map.Data used:
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ScraperWiki
Farm to City Farmers' Markets ScraperWiki
ScraperWiki is a tool that enables people to gather online data via code that "screen scrapes" or finds the useful information and then places it in a usable format. The Code for America fellows with help from a group of students at Stanford University used ScraperWiki to create several scrapers that include Philadelphia related data. The scrapers provide another opportunity to interact with data on everything from farmers markets to theater events.
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Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network
Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network
The Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network is an application that provides access to historic geographic resources including maps, atlases, surveys, and directories. A pilot project of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) and expanded by the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, the site contains items from a number of contributors and organizations. The Interactive Map Viewer feature enables users to layer historic maps, aerial photography, and a current street plan to gain a new understanding of Philadelphia.Data used: