Untitled Notes

Acknowledgment of injuries: Discussion begins with the speaker recalling their experience of falling down stairs, causing bruises but ultimately no hospitalization needed.
A similar situation mentioned involving a person (Cindy) carrying a child down stairs and slipping, leading to serious bruises but not severe enough to warrant a hospital visit.

The main aim of the conversation centers around understanding priorities concerning the CDE (a project or work initiative).
Discussion about the fate of the project and opportunities for productivity while awaiting clarity on its continuation.
Plans to have a decision by the next retreat (in about a month and a half).

Speaker mentions previous meetings with Heather, Mary, and Sarah to gather insights on priorities.
Highlights focus on outcomes with applicability beyond CDE, signaling flexibility in direction based on the project's fate.
Mention of a meeting scheduled due to the awareness of absent members and subsequent updates discussed regarding project priorities.

Agreement and commitment to prioritize the small area estimates work, recognizing its impact beyond CDE.
Plan to treat it as a standalone repository to allow independence from CDE while being usable as a dependency if needed.
The goal is to present it publicly as an open-source repository for wider community utilization.
Need to learn how to effectively manage contributions from the public due to this being new territory for the team.

Discussion on creating a mapping repository to illustrate the relationship between blocks, tracks, and counties.
Recognition of necessity for well-structured repositories that integrate well with existing SAE (Small Area Estimates) work but acknowledge differences.
Conjecture on whether existing geoprocessing scripts should be separated into their own repository to avoid CDE specificity.

The second priority focused on setting up data anomaly detection mechanisms.
Specific example given: previous issues with FBI data showing extreme fluctuations or errors in violent crime statistics (e.g., Baltimore data being amplified by 250%).
Discussion on the development of a tool for alerting anomalies, ensuring improved data handling as automation progresses.

Plan to build a repository for ongoing CSSE work with another colleague, Khalilah, regarding existing data analyses needed for CDE integration.
Stress on repeating and optimizing existing scripts originally written for one-time use to fit structured, ongoing CDE processes.
Highlight of significant data processing challenges and requirement for discussions with CSSE staff on possible public sharing of results.

Emphasis on the ethical implications of presenting data comparative features without unfair penalties to cities based on their geographic or demographic realities (e.g., assessment of tree canopy coverage).
Conjecture on whether adjustments are necessary to provide a more equitable evaluation of cities based on varied environmental contexts.

Decision made to pause the migration of remaining data ingestion processes over to the new version (version 2).
Tasks such as setting continued population of present data (monthly updates) are to remain ongoing despite pauses in migration.

Ongoing updates emphasized despite noted frustrations over the transition to the new ingestion model, describing it as somehow both easier and more cumbersome.

Anticipated engagement with additional projects leaning away from CDE toward city-specific interventions (MCP pilot project mentioned, exploring conversations initiated by Oliver).
Discussion about the potential future engagement across university partnerships and acknowledgment of previous successful collaborations speaking to interdisciplinary relevance.
Concerns raised regarding balancing between university work and direct city-focused initiatives as a strategic direction for the future.

Acknowledgment of the need for shared project organization to enhance interdepartmental collaboration and potential ease of access to datasets.
Final remarks encouraging open dialogue about new projects or directions and available opportunities for ongoing learning and adaptation across various initiatives.