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Thanks! We'd love to talk to the data.gov.uk guys about working together, though I have no contacts there atm. We do plan to visualise huge quantities of data

Thanks! We'd love to talk to the data.gov.uk guys about working together, though I have no contacts there atm. We do plan to visualise huge quantities of data, including the datasets you mentioned. Most of what we've been using so far is from the 2011 Census, as well as the Indices of Multiple Deprivation. Traffic too, we're looking into using the live data from TFL to do some cool stuff.

rurounijones 14y ago
This is exactly the sort of thing the whole "Show us a better way" site was supposed to encourage. I took a stab at some stuff using various sources but didn't have enough time (Edit: or skill, or access to data sources). While I appreciate some of the game related stuff this looks most promising for allowing people to easy see statistical information at-a-glance, data journalism etc. The NapTAN datbase would be an awesome addition that should be relatively easy to add. Regarding the data.gov.uk team. They do have a twitter account and website, hit them, hit them hard. Even if they can only smooth the way for data access (Like the building heights) that would be awesome.
- robhawkes 14y ago
  Thanks for the advice, we'll definitely follow up on it! And I agree, the data side of things is very interesting and is something we're keen to explore as a separate entity to the playful/art aspect.