…but the councilors are getting a full demonstration of a new piece of software designed to integrate data and make tracking “problem properties” more effective. It breaks down the so-called “silos of data,” says Councilor Haller.
It’s cool stuff, conceptually, and a data geek’s dream, but we’ll save you the play-by-play.
We do have one question on the database: Will it be publicly accessible? The City Manager said no, but Councilor Rick Rushton touched on the issue, saying it would be fantastic if the information was available to the general population.
A good deal of the data that the city has assembled in the database is already technically public information, just at different levels of accessibility. It would be a bold step if the city actually opened up the database for public use, rather than forcing people to cobble information together.
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