Welcome to NYC School of Data — a community conference that demystifies the policies and practices around open data, technology, and service design. This year’s conference kicks off NYC’s Open Data Week & features 30+ sessions organized by NYC’s civic technology, data, and design community! Our conversations & workshops will feed your mind and empower you to improve your neighborhood.
To attend, you need to purchase tickets via eventbrite. Venue is accessible and content is all ages friendly! If you have accessibility questions or needs, please email us at < schoolofdata@beta.nyc >.
If you can’t join us in person, tune into the main stage via zoom < schoolofdata.nyc/live >. Follow the conversation #nycSOdata on twitter.
Good data documentation is crucial for understanding what a dataset represents and what it can be used for. Each one of the 3,000+ datasets currently found on NYC Open Data is required to have an accompanying data dictionary that translates the complexity of a particular City operation for members of the public. NYC's Open Data Team has been working to improve and standardize data documentation of NYC Open Data datasets, and would love to hear your thoughts! As part of this workshop, you’ll have an opportunity to explore our proposed new data dictionary template, apply it in practice, and share your thoughts on how it can be further improved.
