This map will display New Orleans street addresses sent via SMS messages on a Google Map, automated and in real time.  The system uses Yahoo Pipes to monitor Twitter hash tags for certain users, parse the address (number and street is all that is necessary) sent by the user and render the on a map.

1. The user sends an SMS like this: “#dumping 4200 Dauphine” to their twitter account.
2. A yahoo pipe monitors the user’s twitter feed and imports tweets tagged with “#dumping”.
3. The Yahoo pipe then updates the city/state/zip and geocodes the tweet feed.
4. The geocoded feed is then picked for display, for instance, on this Google Map below.
5. Yahoo pipes is also capable of notifying users any time a new item is appears in the twitter feed, thus establishing a real time feedback loop .

Applications: neighborhood resident reporting of illegal dumping, potholes, streetlight outages, crime etc.  Users just need a simple cell phone and a free twitter account.  Their usernames can the be added to the pipe/map and anything tagged, for instance, with the “#dumping” tag would display on the Illegal Dumping Map.  Could also do #crime and #street tags.

Illegal Dumping in New Orleans
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I. AFFORDABLE HOUSING INDICATORS

Set 1.  Measuring Benefits to Residents of New and Rehabilitated Housing
H 1. Monthly Housing Cost and Affordability
H 2. Quality of Housing
H 3. Wealth Creation through Homeownership
H 4. Environmentally Sustainable Design and Construction
H 5. Personal Effectiveness and Stability

Set 2.  Measuring Benefits to Community
H 6. Sense of Community
H 7. Visual Attractiveness of the Neighborhood
H 8. Community Use of Public Space
H 9. Neighborhood Security
H10.  Property Values ­­ Residential
H11.  Share of Owner­Occupied Homes

Set 3.  Measuring Benefits to Municipality and Society
H12.  Local Economic Impact
H13.  Duration of Residency and Resident Stability
H14.  Diversity of Incomes and of Housing Values and Types

II. COMMUNITY BUILDING INDICATORS

Set 1.  Community and Organizational Capacity
C 1. Awareness of Community and Organization’s Effort
C 2. Participation in Community Organizations
C 3. Organizational Capacity for Developing Community Leaders
C 4. Organizations Involved in Community Building Initiatives and Resources Committed
C 5. Accountability to the Community
C 6. Awareness and Understanding of Community Issues
C 7. Capacity for Collective Action
C 8. Collaboration Achieving Economies of Scale and Scope

Set 2.    Social Relationships and Networks
C 9. Resident Satisfaction with Neighborhood
C10.  Sense of Social Cohesion
C11.  Personal and Social Networks
C12.  Links Across Race and Ethnicity
C 13.  Constructive Working Relationships among Individuals/Organizations in Community Building
C14.  Collaboration Promoting Shared Values

Set 3.    Community Economic and Political Influence
C15.  Evidence of Community Power
C16.  Voting Rates
C17.  Leadership for Change: Extent of Leadership
C18.  External Perception of Neighborhood
C19.  Public Services
C20.  Private Investment
C21.  Healthy Environment
C22.  Racial Equity

III. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS

Set 1.  Measuring Benefits of Neighborhood­Based Business Support Programs
E 1. Business Size, Type and Profitability
E 2. Job Creation and Preservation

Set 2.  Measuring Benefits of Job Training Programs
E 3. Employment and Income from Job Training
E 4. Trainee Evaluation of Job Training and Placement
E 5. Skills Acquisition – Basic Job Readiness

Set 3.  Measuring Contributions to Community
E 6. Attractiveness of Business District
E 7. Extent to Which Basic Community Needs Are Met By Local Businesses
E 8. Local Business Support of and Participation in Community

Indicators Sets:
Affordable Housing
Economic Development
Community-building
New Tools

Levels of Change:
Personal
Neighborhood
Broader Community

The Success Measures package includes:
A participatory outcome-based evaluation approach
Set of indicators and validated data collection instruments
Web-based data management system
Regional and customer training

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