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Re: Legal setbacks for Mayor Boris’s crime map plans

Colin — Thu, 29 May 2008 04:37:23 -0000

In the US, privacy protection is handled by scrubbing the data to remove exact addresses and placing the crime on street block. My firm, SpotCrime.com, is collecting data from over 100 cities in the US that are following this convention. Implementation is fairly straightforward. By freeing the data, you can leverage the innovation of outside firms. Our data is now distributed through Google Maps, Google Earth, Facebook, and through an iPhone optimized website. Additionally, we distribute notices through email and text alerts. That pace of innovation is not typically achieved by a government entity.
If the objective is to inform citizens, there is a huge advantage of making the data available to any firm interested in mapping crime.

Re: London Police launch Mashup

Colin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:24:46 -0000

for an alternative view of crime in London- check out SpotCrime.com

Re: Local Startup: SpotCrime, Mashing Up Local Crime

Colin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:47:41 -0000

Thanks for the mention.

Re: Google Maps Mania: Crime on Google Maps: London Crime Map

Colin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:13:50 -0000

Here's our first attempt at a London and UK crime map.

http://spotcrime.com/uk/london

Re: Irish Government – Data Sharing, APIs, and Mashups

Colin — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:51:07 -0000

We begun using the mashup approach to map crime in the UK at SpotCrime.com

Currently, the data is coming from news sources.