Welcome to NYC School of Data — a community conference that demystifies the policies and practices around open data, technology, and service design. This year’s conference concludes NYC’s Open Data Week & features 30+ sessions organized by NYC’s civic technology, data, and design community! Our conversations and workshops will feed your mind and inspire you to improve your neighborhood.
To attend, you need to purchase tickets. Venue is accessible and content is all ages friendly! If you have accessibility questions or needs, please email us at < schoolofdata@beta.nyc >.
If you can’t join us in person, tune into the main stage live stream < schoolofdata.nyc/live > provided by the Internet Society New York Chapter and sponsored by Reinvent Albany. Follow the conversation #nycsodata on Bluesky.
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New York City is filled with hidden plazas, pocket parks, and vibrant gathering spots—not all of which show up the same way on google maps? NYC Public Space is a mobile app for iOS and Android that aggregates open government data to present a comprehensive guide to the city’s public spaces.
Join Chris Whong - urbanist, mapmaker, and data junkie - for an inside look at how the app was created, from leveraging NYC’s open data resources to designing an intuitive, user-friendly map experience using the Mapbox Maps SDK for Flutter. We’ll explore the challenges of working with government datasets, our approach to crowdsourcing updates, and how you can use the app to discover new places to relax, work, or socialize. Whether you're a city explorer, an urbanist, or a developer interested in civic tech, this session will show you how open data can transform the way we experience public space.
