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Under Whose Command? Human rights abuses under Myanmar's military rule

Under Whose Command? Human rights abuses under Myanmar's military rule

A powerful, mobile optimized data visualization and story detailing institutionalised human rights abuses by Myanmar’s military.



Chicago Recovery Plan

Chicago Recovery Plan

Transparency site showing the impact of over 30 programs under the Chicago Recovery Plan and what neighborhoods they are active in.



Illinois Wastewater Surveillance System

Illinois Wastewater Surveillance System

Provides series of COVID-19 measurements from wastewater for 75 sites across the state of Illinois.



Chi Block Builder

Chi Block Builder

Browse all City-owned vacant surplus property in Chicago and apply to buy it.



The Circuit

The Circuit

A data-driven collaboration to investigate and reveal how Cook County’s courts work using 3 million filed criminal cases.



Chicago's Million Dollar Blocks

Chicago's Million Dollar Blocks

An interactive map showing spending on incarceration for every block in the City of Chicago.




Blog

Towards a less harmful data practice: The DataMade way

Towards a less harmful data practice: The DataMade way

Nov 03, 2022 by Fatima Gomez

Data can be a powerful tool for illuminating our world, but it can also reproduce bias, perpetuate harm, and subvert truth. A significant amount of our work at DataMade involves making data available, accessible, and intelligible; we therefore must take steps to minimize the biases, harm, and fallacies that can come from utilizing data irresponsibly.

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