The presentation explains the Cybermoor Community Data Explorer and was first delivered at Lancaster university Making Data | Mobilizing Data Community Information Practices and their Political Momentum, Lancaster University Management School,

1. COMMUNITY DATA EXPLORER

2. ABOUT CYBERMOOR
 Social Enterprise /
co-op
 Remote rural
location
 Digital Inclusion
 Community
website
 Innovative
services
 Established 2002

3.  Cybermoor Ltd’s social
mission is:
 Provide information and
communication services
to the community of
Alston Moor to create
local employment,
generate and retain local
revenue
 To support other
communities in meeting
their requirements for
communication services.
OUR MISSION

4. OCTONAUTS & GRITTERS

5. THE PROJECT
 Develop technology that will help to provide
access to open data
 Give a better insight into local data about
Alston Moor, held by public sector organisations
like the Council and Government Departments
 Give residents of Alston Moor a better
understanding of what services and data are
available.

6. PHASES
 Choose data with community members
 Access data
 Develop visualisations / APIs
 Consult on visualisations and iterate
 Embed visualisations in the community website
 Monitor and evaluate perceptions

7. CHOOSING DATA
 Availability
 Granularity
 Update frequency
 Format
 Societal impact
 Interestingness
 Local Authority / Data Ownership Issues
 Privacy / challenging

8. CRIME DATA

9. REPORT - BURGLARY

10. CRIME MAP

11. CRIME MONTHLY

12. ESCALATION

13. PLANNING DATA

14. MAP

15. ESCALATION

17. OUTCOME OF CONSULTATIONS
 Provide a route for people to comment and
escalate queries
 Remove some crimes such as domestic violence
from the maps
 Include historical averages
 “Minority Report” style predictions for future
month about crimes to be committed

18. NEXT STEPS
 Delivery of working prototype
 Website redesign completed
 Usability testing of working prototype
 Launch final version / with website
 Monitor and evaluate the ongoing use of the
service with Lancaster University and impacts on
the community after 3 months / 6 months
 Review impact on service delivery / perceptions /
possibility of service redesign
 Offer to Local Authorities

19. NEW PROJECTS
 TSB Data Explorer / Feasibility Funding ideas:
 monetising metro WiFi user data in Carlisle with
wireless operator / newspaper group / council
 Healthville – gameification of telehealth data

20. CONTACT DETAILS
 Daniel Heery
Project Manager
Cybermoor Ltd
Alston Town Hall
Alston CA9 3RF
 E-mail daniel.heery@cybermoor.org.uk
 Phone 01434 382 808