Comments on: 3D Cities and Government 2.0 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/18/3d-cities-and-government-20/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Barney Krucoff http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/18/3d-cities-and-government-20/comment-page-1/#comment-156273 Barney Krucoff Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:53:21 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1746#comment-156273 Dwayne is correct; the geographic data that the District of Columbia releases is potentially useful for terrorists and others with malicious intent. Simularly, airplanes and trucks can also be used as weapons, but as a society we have determined that their utility outweighs their risk so long as the government imposes some restrictions. Mapped data is part of the national information infrastructure just like roads and airports are part of the physical infrastructure; the same data that puts us at risk, has also helped Americans be more efficient in industry, better stewards of our environment, and more open in our government. In the District we try to follow some useful guidelines that have been published by the Federal Geographic Data Committee in determining what to publish and what not to withhold. Dwayne is correct; the geographic data that the District of Columbia releases is potentially useful for terrorists and others with malicious intent. Simularly, airplanes and trucks can also be used as weapons, but as a society we have determined that their utility outweighs their risk so long as the government imposes some restrictions. Mapped data is part of the national information infrastructure just like roads and airports are part of the physical infrastructure; the same data that puts us at risk, has also helped Americans be more efficient in industry, better stewards of our environment, and more open in our government. In the District we try to follow some useful guidelines that have been published by the Federal Geographic Data Committee in determining what to publish and what not to withhold.

]]> By: DH http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/18/3d-cities-and-government-20/comment-page-1/#comment-153113 DH Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:01:35 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1746#comment-153113 Fair enough, Dwayne. This begs a question - is anonymity dead in a Gov 2.0 world? i.e. does registration with some proof of identity mitigate those risks? And will people accept them in order to take advantage of the potential value offered by openness? Fair enough, Dwayne. This begs a question – is anonymity dead in a Gov 2.0 world? i.e. does registration with some proof of identity mitigate those risks? And will people accept them in order to take advantage of the potential value offered by openness?

]]> By: Dwayne Phillips http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/18/3d-cities-and-government-20/comment-page-1/#comment-152041 Dwayne Phillips Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:52:43 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1746#comment-152041 Oh great! Now it is so much easier to plan terrorist attacks. al-Qa'ida thanks you. Back before 9/11 there was a move to put the architectural plans of public buildings on line so that students could learn from them. The terrorist use of such information was seen quickly. I guess someone forgot about this. Oh great! Now it is so much easier to plan terrorist attacks. al-Qa’ida thanks you. Back before 9/11 there was a move to put the architectural plans of public buildings on line so that students could learn from them. The terrorist use of such information was seen quickly. I guess someone forgot about this.

]]> By: DC goes 3D « Extended Reach http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/18/3d-cities-and-government-20/comment-page-1/#comment-151959 DC goes 3D « Extended Reach Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:51:06 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1746#comment-151959 [...] Herman on the Wikinomics blog points to recently released data of 84,000 3D buildings for inclusion in Google Earths’ [...] [...] Herman on the Wikinomics blog points to recently released data of 84,000 3D buildings for inclusion in Google Earths’ [...]

]]> By: Ben Letalik http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/18/3d-cities-and-government-20/comment-page-1/#comment-151662 Ben Letalik Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:41:01 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1746#comment-151662 Dan, this is some really cool stuff. I'll be interested to see how many citizen submissions this new transparency policy will bring. By publishing 80% of the data via RSS feeds, its possible that people will suffer from information overload. This is especially true if there is no "smart" information pushing the most important information to the forefront. The other problem is publicizing the fact that this information is now available. If it does become popular, are there mechanisms in place to receive requests, and more importantly act on them. Regardless, it is definitely a step in the right direction. I think Toronto, from a city planning perspective, could really use something like this. Dan, this is some really cool stuff.

I’ll be interested to see how many citizen submissions this new transparency policy will bring. By publishing 80% of the data via RSS feeds, its possible that people will suffer from information overload. This is especially true if there is no “smart” information pushing the most important information to the forefront.

The other problem is publicizing the fact that this information is now available. If it does become popular, are there mechanisms in place to receive requests, and more importantly act on them.

Regardless, it is definitely a step in the right direction. I think Toronto, from a city planning perspective, could really use something like this.

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