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<p class="lead">How could increased adoption of <a href="http://datastandards.directory/">open data standards</a> help cities? This project explored several cases to try to understand and demonstrate the value — beyond common examples like <a href="https://sunlightfoundation.com/2016/06/20/opengov-voices-transit-data-a-major-success-story-for-common-data-standards/">GTFS</a>. Read more in our explanatory blog post [add link].</p>
<p>Created by <a href="https://github.com/Aycrazy">Andrew Yaspan</a>, a 2017 Open Cities Fellow at the Sunlight Foundation.</p>
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<h3><a href="kc_ind/">Mapping data across municipalities in a metro area</a></h3>
<p>Mapping points from datasets containing the same type of information from multiple cities within a region.</p>
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<h3><a href="blds/">Providing the ability to have “plug-and-play” tools</a></h3>
<p>Creating a map and some basic graph visualizations for any dataset following a particular data standard to discover trends particular to that city.</p>
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<h3><a href="procurement/">Making city-to-city comparisons</a></h3>
<p>Designing a visualization made for the express purpose of viewing the data of cities in a context that provides insight on trends based on similarities or differences between the cities.</p>

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          <h3> Business Licenses in Jackson County </h3>
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          <h3> Procurement Types in Miami, Washington, and Baton Rouge </h3>
            <h4> The bubbles indicate the realtive size of the city </h4>
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