Grassroots Data Visualization

Grassroots Data Visualization

From backyards to city hall: one joggler’s grassroots data career

You started with a spreadsheet of pothole complaints in your neighborhood. Maybe you mapped tree canopy coverage with a free GIS tool, or tracked scho...

Grassroots Data Visualization

The data they brought to the PTA meeting: how a parent-teacher joggler turned schoolyard observations into a civic career

The PTA meeting was about to start, and the usual agenda items—fundraising, field trips, parking lot safety—were already printed. But one parent had b...

Grassroots Data Visualization

From a backyard sensor network to a city-wide heat map: one joggler’s path from hobbyist to climate resilience specialist

You started with a single temperature sensor in your backyard, curious about microclimates. Now you envision a city-wide heat map that helps neighbors...