Sitegeist: A mobile app that tells you about your data surroundings by Nathan Yau.
Nathan writes:
From businesses to demographics, there’s data for just about anywhere you are. Sitegeist, a mobile application by the Sunlight Foundation, puts the sources into perspective.
App is free and the Sunlight site lists the following data for a geographic location:
- Age Distribution
- Political Contributions
- Average Rent
- Popular Local Spots
- Recommended Restaurants
- How People Commute
- Record Temperatures
- Housing Units Over Time
If you have an iPhone or Android phone, can you report if other data is available?
I was thinking along the lines of:
- # of drug arrests
- # type of drug arrests
- # of arrests for soliciting (graphed by day/time)
- # location of bail bond agencies
More tourist type information. 😉
How would you enhance this data flow with a topic map?