Did you know there is free data about nearly every aspect of our city? Come learn how to use it with the NYC Open Data Ambassadors! Join us for an in-person workshop hosted at Cornell Tech where you’ll learn the fundamentals of using NYC Open Data. This event is part of an Open Data Week series hosted by Cornell Tech— learn more below.
You will gain an understanding of:
– What NYC Open Data is!
– How to find specific datasets
– How to filter a dataset
– How to visualize data in charts and graphs
– Tools and Applications of Open Data
– How to stay involved
Who should attend?
– Anyone! No experience is necessary.
– Roosevelt Island Community Members
– Educators & Students
– Librarians & Non-Profit Professionals
– Local Organizers & Decision-Makers
– City Planners and Mappers
What to bring?
– Bring a laptop if you want to follow along!
The session will be taught by Hebah Emara, a member of NYC’s Open Data Ambassadors, a program that trains volunteers to share Open Data with their fellow New Yorkers. Joining us as a special guest and co-presenter will be NYC’s Chief Analytics Officer, Martha Norrick. The Ambassadors program is a collaboration between NYC Open Data and BetaNYC. To learn more, visit nyc.gov/discoveropendata.
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This event is part of an Open Data Week series hosted by Cornell Tech on Wednesday, March 26 from 5-8pm. We’d love for you to join us for both sessions— though it is not required! We’ll kick off at 5:00 pm with a hands-on Discovering NYC Open Data class from the Open Data Ambassadors, where you’ll learn the fundamentals of NYC Open Data. Following that, at 6:30 pm, Cornell Tech researchers and experts will discuss their real-world applications of open data, during Open Data in Action: Driving Academic Research and Government Collaboration at Cornell Tech. Join us for a post-event happy hour next door at Anything at All!
There are many easy ways to get to Cornell Tech, located on Roosevelt Island. For maps and directions see here.