A_Halpin
As architects how can we use data analysis from the 3 suggested methods from the reading Data dimension: accessing urban data and making it accessible?
- Data sheets from a single system. Ex: cell phone data and where calls are going
- Data sheets aggregated by multiple authors. Ex: Flickr and tourist hot spots
- Data sheets generated from scratch. Ex: trash disposal
Can we use this data in terms of the walkability of a city? Track max distances people are willing to walk instead of driving, most popular restaurants using yelp and how a new restaurant or other disruption affects popularity. How far are people willing to walk to get groceries vs. driving?
we will mostly do #3
These are great questions you came up with! Initially, how do you think you would approach answering these questions with little knowledge of the technical data-collecting tools?
I like the comment/question about tracking people’s distances. It would be awesome to know information like that because it can definitely inform urban development, and help create a more walkable city if we would find that people are driving more.