Chicago Health Atlas

The Chicago Health Atlas is a place where you can view citywide information about health trends and take action near you to improve your own health.

Installation

Install the Heroku Toolbelt - required for deployment and importing Purple Binder data

git clone [email protected]:smartchicago/chicago-atlas.git
cd chicago-atlas
gem install bundler
bundle install
rake db:setup
rake db:import:all

To import the Purple Binder data, you will need an API key from their developers page. The import task requires foreman which is included in the Heroku Toolbelt.

cp .env.example .env

Paste your Purple Binder API key in the .env file.

foreman run rake db:import:purple_binder

Populate the config.yml file with config settings. Values can be found via heroku config

bundle exec unicorn

navigate to http://localhost:8080/

Dependencies

• Rails 3.2.13
• Ruby 1.9.3-p194
• Haml
• Heroku
• Twitter Bootstrap
• Leaflet

Team

• Dan O'Neil: runs the project for the Smart Chicago Collaborative
• Chicago Department of Public Health: many stakeholders publishing and interpreting data
• Purple Binder: provider of all location data for health resources.
• Derek Eder: lead developer; owner of Data Made, which is a contractor for the Smart Chicago Collaborative

Errors / Bugs

If something is not behaving intuitively, it is a bug, and should be reported. Report it here: https://github.com/smartchicago/chicago-atlas/issues

Note on Patches/Pull Requests

• Fork the project.
• Make your feature addition or bug fix.
• Commit, do not mess with rakefile, version, or history.
• Send me a pull request. Bonus points for topic branches.

Copyright

Copyright (c) 2013 DataMade. Released under the MIT License.