1. Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center National Association of Counties Webinar www.wprdc.org May 18, 2016

2. Data Has Changed the Way Communities Operate ●Data supports evidence-based management and project design ●Public information can be useful outside of government. ●By sharing data, public sector organizations can better collaborate on problem solving.

3. Open Data Complete datasets Easily and permanently available in electronic format No unreasonable barriers to access or restrictions on re-use Machine readable, non-proprietary format Does NOT contain sensitive personal information

4. Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center Make public information easier to find and use as open data Partnership Allegheny County City of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh Based at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Social and Urban Research Close cooperation from County and City data teams

6. Leadership Matters Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and City of Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher – Pitt’s mission involves service to the region. Foundation Community provides startup support

7. Local Context

8. All Roads in Allegheny County

9. County-Owned Roads

10. State-Owned Roads

11. Municipally-Owned and Maintained Roads

12. Public Transportation Routes

13. This doesn’t include: Parking Authority garages and metered parking Southwestern PA Commission (MPO) Carnegie Mellon Traffic 21 (sensors and analytics) PghShare Bike share Railroads Airports River transportation…

14. If we did open data like most cities…

15. We Think About Data as Infrastructure Treat data as a regional and organizational asset Plan for it Invest in maintenance and quality improvements Feedback on use Four dimensions of infrastructure Legal Technical Governance Community Engagement

16. Legal Infrastructure Partnership Agreement Defines City, County, and University responsibilities Data Deposit Agreement Add new publishers w/ 2 page agreement Terms of Use Outlines user responsibilities Data License Rules for use tied to each dataset

17. Technical Infrastructure Open data portal shared platform for data exchange API Metadata Bulk Download Scalable to additional publishers Extensible Leverage existing investments for long-term sustainability Staff support Maintenance Automated publishing Training and documentation Tools

18. Governance Infrastructure Executive Leadership Team Key decisions by consensus – City, County, University Project Management Team Day to day coordination Community Advisory Board Key stakeholder input

19. Community Engagement Infrastructure Data Intermediary Model Listen to users Build tools Improve data literacy Plan events and activities Partnerships Technical assistance

20. Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center Bob Gradeck, Project Director University of Pittsburgh University Center for Social and Urban Research www.wprdc.org rmg44@pitt.edu 412-624-9177 Twitter: @wprdc