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The&Secret&Life&of&NYC&Taxis& How&do&I&get&the&data?& && • Google:%“NYC%taxi%data”%% • FOIA&/&FOIL:&& — www.foia.gov% — www.dos.ny.gov/coog/freedomfaq.html%% • Download:%on.nyc.gov/1EjFCfd% • Explore:%hdp://hafen.github.io/taxi/#ge8ngStheSdata%% • Analyze:%hdp://toddwschneider.com/categories/nyc/% • Present:%nyctaxi.herokuapp.com% #CivicData& PAGE%9%%%%|%%%%GRACE&HOPPER&CELEBRATION&2016&&&%|%&&GHC16& PRESENTED%BY%THE%ANITA%BORG%INSTITUTE%AND%THE%ASSOCIATION%FOR%COMPUTING%MACHINERY%%
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