M O N I T O R I N G T H E E N F O RC E M E N T O F C O U RT O R D E R S O N RT EMAY 26 , 2015

TRA N S PA R EN T C I T I ES N ET W OR K , C AG

M A P S : U S E F U L V I S U A L I S AT I O N T O O L S

Source: Transparent Chennai

OUTDAT ED , I N C OM P LET E , P L A I N W R ON G !

Government Data

Source: Transparent Chennai

H O M E L E S S N E S S : A N E X A M P L E

• A Supreme Court case forced cities to take action on homeless shelters

• But lack of spatial understanding on the distribution of the homeless, and inadequacy of homeless shelters in the city.

• Community groups and NGOs expressed a need for maps and data to buttress their case

Source: Transparent Chennai

LO C AT I O N O F H O M E L E S S C LU S T E R S I N C H E N N A I

H O M E L E S S N E S S : A N E X A M P L E

Source: Transparent Chennai

T H E H O M E L E S S M A P P E D AG A I N S T T H E LO C AT I O N O F H O M E L E S S S H E LT E R S

H O M E L E S S N E S S : A N E X A M P L E

Source: Transparent Chennai

These maps served as a preliminary step towards planning locations of homeless

shelters in Chennai city and an enumeration of the homeless

T O O L S F O R DATA C O L L E C T I O N

PA P E R B A S E D S U RV E Y

M O B I L E B A S E D S U RV E Y

G P S B AS E D DATA: LO W T E C H N O LO GY

PA P E R M A P P I N G

R E S U LT O F OV E R L AY I N G

PA PE R MA PP ING :

E N D R E S U LT: A H E AT M AP

PA PE R MA PP ING :

A P P L I C AT I O N T O RT E

E N F O RC E M E N T O F O R D E R S

• Special orders v. general orders

• Breaking down court directions into measurable parameters

• Take into account:

• Who is collecting the data: school review committee, parents, CBOs/CSOs?

• What are the resources available: manpower, budget, etc.

• Time frame: one month or six months? one time or continuous?

• Who is processing the data: expertise available?

O T H E R A P PL I C AT I ON S

• RTE requirement of 25% seats: map all the schools and publish maps with the 5 km radius marked out in that area along with details for admissions procedures

• A civil society led reporting mechanism such as ipaidabribe.com (Janaagraha, Bangalore)

• An education data portal that report school data on attendance, enrolment, infrastructure, etc.

• Yours?

T H A N K YO U !