City Knowledge @ City Lab
The lab focuses first and
foremost on the collection, archival, manipulation and analysis of city knowledge including
the raw data used for urban maintenance, to the organized information that
guides urban management, to the deeper knowledge that inspires urban
planning. Principles
of City Knowledge are
applied from the middle-out in emergent fashion throughout the sphere of
operation of City Lab.
The lab will help municipalities conduct a thorough
assessment of their city knowledge needs, using the six foundations described
in Dr. Carrera’
dissertation:
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the “Middle-out approach”
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Distinct informational jurisdictions
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Distributed, atomic data acquisition and organization
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Sustainable update mechanisms
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Institutional and/or voluntary sharing of information
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Interagency coordination
Opportunities for efficiency improvements in the farming
of City Knowledge are explored using our patented City Knowledge Data Farming Matrix.
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Etc.
The lab will carry out or arrange for the collection of
fundamental datasets about city assets in order to catch up with the backlog,
including:
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Green
Amenities: Trees, Parks and Grounds,
etc.
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Parking: Meters, Lots, Garages and Curb Regulations, etc.
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Traffic: turning movements, volumes, lights, etc.
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GASB-34: water and sewers infrastructure, road
infrastructure, street lights, fire prevention (hydrants), etc.
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Facilities: public
buildings, schools, fire stations, police stations, etc.
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Street
Furniture: benches, waste baskets, bus stops, street
lights, etc.
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Etc.
The lab will assist municipalities in the development of
policies to improve the efficiency and efficacy of municipal services.
The lab will assist municipalities in the development of
virtuous mechanisms that will guarantee the semi-automatic and low-cost
updating of the knowledgebase in perpetuity.
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