Mayor Eric Garcetti and Jack Dangermond, president of Esri, unveiled Los Angeles’ new GeoHub – a collection of urban map data – that expands the city’ open data portal.

By making more than 500 types of map data available to residents, city workers and private industry, GeoHub helps Angelenos better understand their communities, and city departments better coordinate construction, road paving and public safety efforts.

“On its own, data gives us important insights into how our city works, and now we are putting open data to work,” Garcetti said. “The GeoHub provides real-time access to all the data we need in one convenient place, allowing us to improve everything from pothole repair to 311 call times, make smarter urban planning decisions, and make it easier for emergency responders to get to their next location.”

The Los Angeles GeoHub was created in collaboration with Esri, a geographic information systems (GIS) technology firm.

By pooling key data sets and mapping their locations, city departments are now equipped with additional tools to get their work done more quickly and efficiently. For example, by providing a complete picture of what’s happening on the streets of Los Angeles – including real-time traffic data, road obstructions, the inspection status of nearby buildings, business activity and even the nearest fire hydrants – GeoHub can help firefighters, sanitation workers, utility workers and all city personnel better understand the neighborhoods they serve.

GeoHub pools map data layers from more than 20 different departments, allowing users to create living maps and build custom applications to solve challenges and optimize city services.

To show the power and range of the hub, the city is developing three “flagship” applications: “Streetwize,” which shows all of the permitted activity on the city’s public right of ways; “The Road to 2400,” which tracks the Bureau of Street Services’ progress on paving at least 2,400 lane miles per year; and “Vision Zero High Injury Network,” which can help improve pedestrian safety by providing users with key information – including where schools and high speed streets intersect.

Explore the L.A. GeoHub at geohub.lacity.org.