Open Data Nation: Using Open Data to Integrate Predictive Analytics into City Operations

A D.C.-based civic startup had taken notice of Chicago’s food inspections algorithm project and reached out to Montgomery County, Md., with the hopes of replicating it.

OpenGrid in particular has been made available to other cities as a one-click download on Amazon Web Services’ marketplace, easing barriers to access in the process.

by Sean Thornton

Full Story: http://www.govtech.com/data/Open-Data-Nation-Using-Open-Data-to-Integrate-Predictive-Analytics-into-City-Operations.html