Demo: Floodlight and Colorado Data Engine

Get a sneak peek before the public launch of two Knight Foundation-funded community information projects in our own backyard.

Watch a demo of Floodlight and Colorado Data Engine by science/environment/data journalist, champion map maker and beer brewer Jordan Wirfs-Brock of the Piton Foundation.

Join us to see these free platforms in action and hear the backstory on how the Denver Foundation and Piton Foundation worked together to grab the attention of the Knight Foundation, the leading supporter of transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation and engage communities.

Background on the projects:

Floodlight: http://signup.floodlightproject.org
Your story matters. Without it, nothing happens. Floodlight is a tool for creating meaningful stories on the web that are visually compelling, supported by facts and encourage community action. Floodlight is also a place to share stories and uncover connections between them.

Colorado Data Engine http://signup.codataengine.org
Colorado Data Engine is an easy-to-use, open source hub designed to unlock public data to help organizations and individuals do more, faster. You can compare data sets, create visualizations and upload your own data for the common good. Data Engine also provides APIs to extend social indicators data to the startup and tech communities.