CreateHere and Chattanooga Stand announced that data from the world’s largest community visioning effort will be publicly available on April 12. The 300,000+ thoughts pulled from over 26,000 Stand surveys collected in the summer of 2009 will appear in a searchable database, making the information dynamic and customizable.
Launched in May of 2009, Chattanooga Stand is a visioning effort focused on community building and supporting platforms that encourage individual acts of civic engagement. It started with a four-question survey, and in five months, a quarter of Chattanooga’s population expressed their hopes, dreams, and concerns for the future.
The Center for Applied Student Research at UTC coded the data pool, and the Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies analyzed the entire set, pairing it with relevant information from State of the Chattanooga Region Reports. After nearly a year of hard work by everyone involved, Stand is ready for delivery.
Making the data public doesn’t necessarily make it accessible, however. To help users parse the results, Stand’s team has built several search capabilities into the site, including zip code, neighborhood, theme, question, and respondent’s demographic information when available.
“We’re working hard to ensure that this immense amount of information is searchable for individuals and organizations, so it can inform their work and inspire new initiatives,” said Katherine Nielsen, Stand coordinator.
In the coming months, champions in the community will also be taking Stand on the road. Look for presentations, printed collateral, posters, billboards, and community roundtable discussions, all focused on how to best use the information set.
To view the Stand data and to stay informed as the data rollout progresses, visit www.chattanoogastand.com. To get involved, contact blair@chattanoogastand.com.