Copyright Sosolimited 2014.
This is a web-based dashboard to explore data from the BOS:311 app. The app uses D3 (version 3) to visualize incoming 311 data in multiple charts and form-factors.
This dashboard was used during the research phase of Crisscross Signal Spire.
To clone this repository locally, type the following into terminal:
git clone https://github.com/sosolimited/DudleyD3.gitAll dependencies are included in the repository.
To run the software locally, navigate to the directory containing index.html and launch a simple python server:
cd DudleyD3
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8001The page will now be available at http://localhost:8001 in the web browser.
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About the BOS:311 API:
- Specs : http://wiki.open311.org/GeoReport_v2
- Other docs : General notes about data relating to City of Boston (311, MBTA tracker, etc., Notes about BOS:311 app, including example reports
- GET requests URL : https://mayors24.cityofboston.gov/open311/v2/requests.json?page=1&page_size=250
- The max number of returned results per page seems to be 250 (doesn't matter if you ask for more with the 'page_size' parameter)
Here are some examples of charts included in the app:
A chart showing 311 reports, mapped by longitude and latitude. Colors indicate the type of report:
Numbers of 311 events throughout the day. Requests are colored by event status (new 311 report or closed / resolved 311 report):
A pie chart showing 311 report breakdown by category:
