chicago-new-business

Visualize where new businesses are created in the city

• business license data

quickstart

1. Create a python virtualenv with virtualenvwrapper

   mkvirtualenv chicago-new-business
   workon chicago-new-business

2. Install python dependencies

   pip install -r requirements/python

3. Sign up for Google Maps Geocoding API and get key. Store key in src/google_api.py as below

   google_api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"

4. Run the data analysis pipeline using flo

   flo run

5. Enjoy the static figures.

   open data/*.png

6. View the site.

   cd web && python -m SimpleHTTPServer
   # open http://localhost:8000 in your browser

appendix

To convert shapefiles into TopoJSONs used in viz:

1. Install topojson command-line application.

2. Run following commands in /data/boundaries directory.

   # The -t_srs crs:84 specifies a projection to use. If you leave this part off, you won't be dealing with degrees in your output document.
   ogr2ogr -f "GeoJSON" -t_srs crs:84 neighborhoods.json Neighborhoods_2012b.shp
   # Convert to TOPOJSON; specify ID and retain property with -p
   topojson -o neighborhoods.topojson --id-property PRI_NEIGH -p SEC_NEIGH  -- neighborhoods.json