LocalData is a toolkit for communities to collect & manage place-based data. LocalData empowers communities to collect data with new tools. Smartphone and paper-based surveys, simple online management and instant visualization will let you use data without an expert. LocalData is a new digital toolkit designed to help community groups, professional planners and government agencies modernize community-led data collection of place-based information. LocalData continues to be an open source project. LocalData’s code is on GitHub. The mobile app is built on HTML5, JavaScript, and Leaflet, and the backend uses Node.js and PostGIS. We’re working to make the project better and more reusable, and would love your contributions and ideas.
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LocalData - A Digital Toolkit for Communities

LocalData is a toolkit for communities to collect & manage place-based data.

LocalData empowers communities to collect data with new tools. Smartphone and paper-based surveys, simple online management and instant visualization will let you use data without an expert.

LocalData is a new digital toolkit designed to help community groups, professional planners and government agencies modernize community-led data collection of place-based information.

LocalData continues to be an open source project. LocalData’s code is on GitHub. The mobile app is built on HTML5, JavaScript, and Leaflet, and the backend uses Node.js and PostGIS. We’re working to make the project better and more reusable, and would love your contributions and ideas.

Knight News Challenge Round 2: Table Tent: A Destination and API about the People Testifying to Congress

newschallenge:

1. What do you propose to do?

We wish to build an aggregator, exploratory tool, and API revealing in-depth information about who is testifying in front Congress, how often they’re doing it, what they’re saying, and who they work for.

2. How will your project make data more useful?

By…