Sync the City

Synchronizing change throughout the city.

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What it is:

  • A tool for nonprofit organizations in Baltimore City
  • Identify who is working on what, where, and with whom
  • Show this information in an intuitive way
  • Allow for more effective collaboration and resource allocation

What I did:

  • Developed interactive visualizations for user exploration
  • Prioritized feature development for Minimum Viable Product
  • Built and deployed a Shiny web application

What I learned:

  • Web Development
    • Shiny
    • Bootstrap
    • Reactive programming in R
    • Front-end design
  • Web Mapping
    • Leaflet
    • Google Maps Platform API
    • Map projections and transformations

Why it interests me:

  • Enabling organizations with social justice missions is important
  • Allowing users to explore data themselves can open opportunities
  • Building a tool instead of an analysis requires a different approach
  • Designing for non-technical audiences is a challenge