Slides from an urban informatics presentation and workshop organized by Arup in San Francisco in September 21 2010, as part of the AIA Architecture and the City Festival 2010. The case study was the Mid-Market District in San Francisco, focusing on enhanced quality of life, city management and environmental sustainability via street-level data collection and visualization.
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Arup Urban Informatics Workshop Sep 2010
1. Tracing Information
An Urban Informatics Presentation and Workshop
AIA Architecture and the City Festival 2010
Gareth Ashley, Engin Ayaz, Mayra Madriz
ARUP San Francisco
September 2010
2. Metabolisms are adaptive systems that run on information
and operate on multiple feedback loops.
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3. Key Themes
Making the invisible, visible
Layering
Closing loops
From data to information
From information to knowledge
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4. “The future is here, it is just not evenly distributed yet.”
William Gibson, Sci-Fi Writer
11. Why the time is right?
Information: The Fourth Utility
Public Private Partnerships
Smart Grid
Urbanization
Social Media
eGovernment
Internet of Things
Climate Change
13. Data
Urban Informatics
Framework (simplified) Audience
web Display street
mobile
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14. Government Private Sector /
Non-profit
Census
Real Estate Pricing
Data SF
Retail Activity
Data Source
User Generated / Sensors /
Web 2.0 Internet of Things
Environmental (sun, wind,
Twitter, 311, yelp, flickr, temperature, humidity)
tumblr, foursquare, facebook, Resource use (electricity,
wikis, google maps, daytum, natural gas, water)
dopplr
Occupancy (thermal, acoustic)
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15. Data
Temporal Granularity
Historical Real-Time
Frequency of update
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16. City Staff
Visitors
Residents
Commuters
Business Owners
Audience
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17. Display
Web Public Space
Desktops Media Facades
Laptops Touch Screens
Tablets Kiosks
Mobile Art installations
SMS
Smart phone apps
Augmented Reality
Tags
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18. Display Modes
Web
Government Mobile
Public Space
Private Sector /
Non-profit
Combined
User Web 2.0 /
Social Media
Sensors /
Internet of Things
19. Display Modes
Web
Government Mobile
Public Space
Private Sector /
Non-profit
Combined
User Web 2.0 /
Social Media
Sensors /
Internet of Things
44. What data should we collect and
make visible to enhance the
experience and performance
of Mid-Market District?
45. Name: Jose Lugo Name: Christine Groark
Age: 45 Age: 23
Occupation: Occupation: Event
Superintendent, SF coordinator at Tenderloin
Bureau of Street gallery
Environmental Services Commutes by: Bicycle
Commutes by: Public Mobile Device: Google
Transit. Android
Mobile Device: Nokia
Flip-phone
AUDIENCE
Name: Rich Mitchell
Age: 33 Name: Sabrina Liu
Occupation: Age: 56
Construction worker, Occupation: Architect,
Bay Bridge Project BNJ Architects Shanghai
Commutes by: Car Commutes by: Taxi, Public
Mobile Device: iPhone Transit
Mobile Device: Prepaid
Travel Phone
46. TRACING
EXAMPLES
Copyright Dan Hill, Arup Australasia
50. References
PAPERS SF DATA SOURCES
•SMART 2020: Enabling the low carbon economy in the • 311.org
information age”, The Climate Group & Global e- • data.sf
Sustainability Initiative (2008) • Everyblock
http://www.gesi.org/index.php?article_id=210&clang=0 • Census
•The Effectiveness of Feedback on Energy Consumption, • HowSFVotes
Sarah Derby, Environmental Change Institute, University • Crimespotting
of Oxford
RELATED FIRMS
APPLICATIONS • Arup: www.arup.com
• DataSf App Showcase: http://datasf.org/showcase/ • Metaio: www.metaio.com
•EveryBlock: http://www.everyblock.com/ • Obscura Digital: www.obscuradigital.com
•Across Air: •Stamen Design: www.stamen.com
http://www.acrossair.com/acrossair_app_augmented_reali • Movity: www.movity.com
ty_nearesttransit_san_francisco_for_iphone_3gs.htm
RELATED ACADEMIA
ARTWORK • MIT Senseable Cities Lab
• Nuages Vert: http://hehe.org.free.fr/ • NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program
•Cabspotting: http://cabspotting.org/client.html • Queensland University Australia
•Trash Track:
http://senseable.mit.edu/trashtrack/visualizations.php?id=
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• TenderVoice: http://www.tendervoice.org
•TenderNoise: http://www.tendernoise.org
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67. Name: Jose Lugo Name: Christine Groark
Age: 45 Age: 23
Occupation: Superintendent, SF Bureau Occupation: Event coordinator at
of Street Environmental Services Tenderloin gallery
Commutes by: Public Transit. Commutes by: Bicycle
Mobile Device: Nokia Flip-phone Mobile Device: Google Android
Relationship to Market: Responsible for Market Street Relationship to Market: Works at Luggage Store Gallery
cleanliness and landscaping maintenance. at Market and 6th street.
Interests: Sports, local politics, small businesses. Interests: Social media, coop housing, volunteering in the
Concerns: Maintaining good staff. Job security. Ensuring Tenderloin.
street is compliant with regulations. Responding to requests Concerns: Rebranding market as a commercial arts district.
in a timely manner. Upcoming SF election. Gentrification. Missing the “happening” events.
AUDIENCE
Name: Rich Mitchell Name: Sabrina Liu
Age: 33 Age: 56
Occupation: Construction worker, Occupation: Architect, BNJ Architects
Bay Bridge Project Shanghai
Commutes by: Car Commutes by: Taxi, Public Transit
Mobile Device: iPhone Mobile Device: Prepaid Travel Phone
Relationship to Market St: Resident, drives through Relationship to Market: First time visitor, staying at
Market St. to go to work on Bay Bridge Project. Renoir hotel at Market and 7th for a conference.
Interests: Reading, church, farmer’s market. Interests: Interior design, healthy living, keeping in touch
Concerns: Safety and street aesthetics around 6th street. with family, city history
Finding parking. Rising energy and gas prices. Noise levels Concerns: Safety. Navigating city. Making the best of this
at night. Finding a girlfriend. visit. Climate change. Lack of internet access.
68. Jose Lugo
Issue
- Resource allocation for efficient street maintenance
- Where to use resources when
- Maintenance schedules
- Citizen reporting
Source
- User generated, automated sensors
Temporal Granularity
- Historic & Updated annually / monthly / daily / hourly / real-time
Display
- Artificial intelligence embedded LED displays in bus routes
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69. Jose Lugo
Issue
- Connecting tax dollars to services
Source
- Government, User generated, automated sensors
Temporal Granularity
- Updated annually / real-time
Display
- On buses and public bus shelters
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70. Christine Groark
Issue
- Volunteerism – if I really want to help, how/where can I?
Source
- Private/non-profit & User generated
Temporal Granularity
- Updated daily / hourly
Display
- Boards at busstops updating constantly
- Twitter-like feed: specific issues that are happening right now – “there is plenty of trash all over Taylor!
I can’t clean them all up!”
- Map of volunteer spots: who’s open, where are they, what do they do?
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71. Christine Groark
Issue
- Bike safety
- Cyclist car door hits
Source
- Government, Private/non-profit, User generated
- Historic reports, user reports, cyclist maps, “redlight+slowing car+shared lane = alert”
Temporal Granularity
- Real-time
Display
- Electronic signage sich as “# of days since last accident.”
- A different traffic signal (away from stop lights) reflecting user-generated data about route safety
at certain times of the day (i.e. you’re riding into a danger zone)
- Dynamic displays for drivers, audible alert for cyclists
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72. Rich
Issue
- Dating, finding a girlfriend, display of real-time, local activity data
Source
- Government: civic activity
- Private/Non-profit: Advertising
- User generated: “I’m having a great time at…”
Temporal Granularity
- Updated hourly: For private/non-profit
- Real-time: For user-generated
Display
- Cell phones
- LEED billboards
- Smart architecture
- Infrastructure signate/”states”
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73. Sabrina Liu
Issue
- Lack of city knowledge, knowing about destinations, how to get there safely.
Source
- Government
- Private/non-profit
- User generated
Temporal Granularity
- Updated daily
Display
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