Fwd: Reminder about Hack4CO
Jason Lally
From: Wendy Hawthorne <we...@groundworkcolorado.org>
Date: Fri, May 31, 2013 at 4:22 PM
Subject: RE: Reminder about Hack4CO
To: Jocelyn Hittle <joc...@placematters.org>
Cc: Jason Lally <ja...@placematters.org>
Hi –
Here is our idea (also attached). Thanks!
Background
Residents of North Denver have been struggling with an air quality problem from two major highways and the surrounding industries for years. During the last two years, several odors have become unbearable. Residents describe burning eyes and throat, headaches, skin irritation, and problems sleeping. Groundwork Denver has been leading an effort to solve the air quality issues in these neighborhoods. Over the last year, we collected air quality surveys from over 200 households and we trained residents to collect air quality samples.
The Need
In order for the City of Denver or the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to act on odor issues they need to receive complaints. The odors come and go depending on wind direction and the flow of industrial processes, so the residents living in the neighborhoods are the only people who can document the problem well. We would like a simple and consistent way for people to make these air quality reports to all the people who need to receive them. Many people living in these neighborhoods don’t have internet access, but most have cell phones.
The Request
Develop a phone app through which residents can easily report odor incidents. The report should be automatically emailed to shannon....@state.co.us; Gregg....@denvergov.org; Rac...@groundworkcolorado.org It should include a timestamp and GPS coordinates of the phone at the time the complaint is made. It should include the message:
I am emailing you to report a complaint of a noxious odor at the following location (GPS coordinates) at the following time (time stamp that email is sent). I would describe the smell as _______.
If possible, it would be great if there was a dropdown box of choices that describe the odor. These should be the choices:
Sewer/sewage |
|
Dog food |
Dead animals/rendering |
Gasoline/exhaust |
Tar/Creosote |
Chemicals |
Other |
If they pick “other” it would bring up a way to type in the odor.
I’m requesting that you investigate this odor and report the results back to me at this email address.
From: Jocelyn Hittle [mailto:joc...@placematters.org]
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 10:11 AM
To: Wendy Hawthorne
Cc: 'Jason Lally'
Yes, there's still time--if you want to just email Jason (copied) any ideas you have, that would work great!
Thanks,
Jocelyn
On May 30, 2013, at 7:47 PM, Wendy Hawthorne wrote:
Hi –
Is there still time? If so, I’ll try to submit something quick tomorrow.
From: Jocelyn Hittle [mailto:joc...@placematters.org]
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:56 AM
To: Wendy Hawthorne
Cc: Jason Lally
Subject: Reminder about Hack4CO
Hi Wendy,
Just a quick reminder that that Hack4CO Hackathon is this weekend. If you all have an application you think would be helpful for your work that you'd like to see a team take on development of, you can still submit (Jason, pls confirm) here: https://www.hackerleague.org/hackathons/hack4colorado/hacks.
Or if you have some thoughts on something you'd like--or just a list of needs (e.g., we'd like to be able to use a smartphone to report air pollution with one click, or we'd like to have people submit ideas for a specific site in the neighborhood using a phone or web app)--I think you could also send those on to Jason (copied) and he can pass the idea on.
It's an opportunity to get a team of developers to do some work on something that you might find useful, but if you all don't have something specific in mind right now, maybe for the next hackathon?
Thanks,
Jocelyn
PlaceMatters
1507 Blake St
Denver, CO 80202
P: 303.964.0903 x 3
joanne cheng
Hi All,
How do I proceed with working with you to accomplish this?
Thanks,
Wendy
Justin Lewis
If this potential project gets posted in a public GitHub repo I can try to help when time permits… I couldn’t dedicate a lot of time but am interested to help when I can. For selfish reasons I would lean toward the Django framework as I want to get more familiar with it. J
Justin Lewis
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Max Berson
On Wed, Jun 05, 2013 at 10:24:52AM -0600, wendy @ tekhne wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Before you build I wanted to pass along some advice in working with
> crowdsourced data that will be forwarded to government agencies that I
> learned the hard way while working as an investigative political reporter.
>
> Spend some serious discovery time exploring the inputs and outputs of the
> data:
>
> • In what form(s) will the agency accept the data? The EPA and CDPHE are
> particularly fickle and will likely be skeptical of your methodology unless
> you really nail it down, just sayin'.
>
> • In what ways can you ensure data integrity? Despite your best efforts,
> people will always find creative ways to input data slightly differently
>
> • In what ways can you provide anonymity to the data collectors via heat
> mapping of reports versus exact spatial coordinates? (see
>
> • Then, in what ways do you need to ensure the authenticity of their
> individual responses?
>
> • Finally, in what ways do you need to verify the aggregated collective
> intelligence reported?
>
> • How will you ultimately output the data to: 1) the agency 2) the affected
> community 3) activists 4) the public?
>
> Hope this helps. Keep me in the loop if you need any UI/UX help.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wendy
>
>
>
>
> *wendy norris <http://about.me/wendynorris>*
> a digital information and media collective
> 720 281 9378 :: mobile
>
> *
> *
>
> On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Justin Lewis <jle...@drcog.org> wrote:
>
> > If this potential project gets posted in a public GitHub repo I can try to
> > help when time permits… I couldn’t dedicate a lot of time but am
> > interested to help when I can. For selfish reasons I would lean toward the
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > Justin Lewis****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > *From:* colorado-code-...@googlegroups.com [mailto:
> > colorado-code-...@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *joanne
> > cheng
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 04, 2013 9:24 PM
> > *To:* Wendy Hawthorne
> > *Cc:* Jason Lally; colorado-code-...@googlegroups.com
> >
> > *Subject:* Re: Reminder about Hack4CO****
> >
> > ** **
> > This would be my approach: Make a mobile web page with a form that emails
> > the request to the specified list of the recipients - jQuery Mobile would
> > be great for this - http://jquerymobile.com/. There are probably better
> > mobile frameworks out there). There would be a backend that allows admin
> > users to analyze the requests coming in as well, so you can see how many
> >
> > ** **
> > If there are other Rails developers (of any levels) in the group who want
> > to participate in creating this app, please let me know. We could also do
> > it in Django, if there is more interest from the Python side. I am very
> >
> > ** **
> > On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 7:37 PM, Wendy Hawthorne <
> >
> > Hi All, ****
> >
> > How do I proceed with working with you to accomplish this?****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > Thanks,****
> >
> > Wendy****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > Wendy Hawthorne****
> >
> > Executive Director****
> >
> > 303-455-5600****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > *Community Action. Environmental Results.*****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > *From:* Jason Lally [mailto:ja...@placematters.org]
> > *Sent:* Saturday, June 01, 2013 9:42 AM
> > *To:* colorado-code-...@googlegroups.com
> > *Cc:* joanne cheng; Wendy Hawthorne
> > *Subject:* Fwd: Reminder about Hack4CO****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > Hey Colorado Code for Communities,****
> >
> > ****
> > A bunch of you won't see this until after the weekend, but I got this idea
> > from Wendy Hawthorne at Groundwork Colorado. We didn't make it in to the
> > round of ideas for the hackathon, but I think this is a perfect civic
> > application. Super simple implementation with potentially powerful impact
> > on a specific need. Also seems like something other groups around the
> >
> > ****
> >
> > I've CC'd Wendy here.****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > Best,****
> >
> > Jason****
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: *Wendy Hawthorne* <we...@groundworkcolorado.org>
> > Date: Fri, May 31, 2013 at 4:22 PM
> > Subject: RE: Reminder about Hack4CO
> > To: Jocelyn Hittle <joc...@placematters.org>
> >
> > Hi –****
> >
> > Here is our idea (also attached). Thanks!****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > *Background*****
> > Residents of North Denver have been struggling with an air quality problem
> > from two major highways and the surrounding industries for years. During
> > the last two years, several odors have become unbearable. Residents
> > describe burning eyes and throat, headaches, skin irritation, and problems
> > sleeping. Groundwork Denver has been leading an effort to solve the air
> > quality issues in these neighborhoods. Over the last year, we collected air
> > quality surveys from over 200 households and we trained residents to
> >
> > ****
> >
> > *The Need*****
> > In order for the City of Denver or the Colorado Department of Public
> > Health and Environment to act on odor issues they need to receive
> > complaints. The odors come and go depending on wind direction and the flow
> > of industrial processes, so the residents living in the neighborhoods are
> > the only people who can document the problem well. We would like a simple
> > and consistent way for people to make these air quality reports to all the
> > people who need to receive them. Many people living in these neighborhoods
> >
> > ****
> >
> > *The Request*****
> > Develop a phone app through which residents can easily report odor
> > incidents. The report should be automatically emailed to
> > shannon....@state.co.us; Gregg....@denvergov.org;
> > Rac...@groundworkcolorado.org It should include a timestamp and GPS
> > coordinates of the phone at the time the complaint is made. It should
> > I am emailing you to report a complaint of a noxious odor at the following
> > location (GPS coordinates) at the following time (time stamp that email is
> > If possible, it would be great if there was a dropdown box of choices that
> >
> > Sewer/sewage****
> >
> > Dog food****
> >
> > Dead animals/rendering****
> >
> > Gasoline/exhaust****
> >
> > Tar/Creosote****
> >
> > Chemicals****
> >
> > Other****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > If they pick “other” it would bring up a way to type in the odor. ****
> > I’m requesting that you investigate this odor and report the results back
> >
> > ****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > Wendy Hawthorne****
> >
> > Executive Director****
> >
> > 303-455-5600****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > *Community Action. Environmental Results.*****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > *From:* Jocelyn Hittle [mailto:joc...@placematters.org]
> > *Sent:* Friday, May 31, 2013 10:11 AM****
> >
> >
> > *To:* Wendy Hawthorne
> > *Cc:* 'Jason Lally'****
> >
> > *Subject:* Re: Reminder about Hack4CO****
> >
> > ****
> > Yes, there's still time--if you want to just email Jason (copied) any
> >
> > Thanks,****
> >
> > Jocelyn****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > On May 30, 2013, at 7:47 PM, Wendy Hawthorne wrote:****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > Hi –****
> >
> > Is there still time? If so, I’ll try to submit something quick tomorrow.**
> > **
> >
> > ****
> >
> > Wendy Hawthorne****
> >
> > Executive Director****
> >
> > 303-455-5600****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > *Community Action. Environmental Results.*****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > *From:* Jocelyn Hittle [mailto:joc...@placematters.org<joc...@placematters.org>
> > ]
> > *Sent:* Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:56 AM
> > *To:* Wendy Hawthorne
> > *Cc:* Jason Lally
> > *Subject:* Reminder about Hack4CO****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > Hi Wendy,****
> > Just a quick reminder that that Hack4CO Hackathon is this weekend. If you
> > all have an application you think would be helpful for your work that you'd
> > like to see a team take on development of, you can still submit (Jason, pls
> > confirm) here: https://www.hackerleague.org/hackathons/hack4colorado/hacks
> >
> > ****
> > Or if you have some thoughts on something you'd like--or just a list of
> > needs (e.g., we'd like to be able to use a smartphone to report air
> > pollution with one click, or we'd like to have people submit ideas for a
> > specific site in the neighborhood using a phone or web app)--I think you
> > *
> >
> > ****
> > It's an opportunity to get a team of developers to do some work on
> > something that you might find useful, but if you all don't have something
> >
> > ****
> >
> > Thanks,****
> >
> > Jocelyn****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > Jocelyn Hittle****
> >
> > Associate Director, PlaceMatters****
> >
> > joc...@placematters.org****
> >
> > 303-718-0931****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > ****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > Jocelyn Hittle****
> >
> > Associate Director, PlaceMatters****
> >
> > joc...@placematters.org****
> >
> > 303-718-0931****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > ****
> >
> >
> >
> > ****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > -- ****
> > Jason Lally, Director, Decision Lab
> > Denver, CO 80202
> >
> > M: 303.718.3750
> > ja...@placematters.org****
> >
> > ****
> >
> > =============================****
> >
> > ****
> > I check email a couple times daily; if this is urgent, click here:
> >
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