Pioneering new methods of delivering basic public services.
ARGO is a startup nonprofit that builds, operates and maintains pioneering data infrastructure to transform how basic public services like street quality, water reliability, and education volunteering are delivered.
Our mission is to leverage advances in new digital tools to help municipalities deliver public services more efficiently, effectively and imaginatively. In that spirit, we have embarked on the following projects:
Street Quality Identification Device
Street Quality Identification Device or "SQUID" combines a Raspberry Pi microcomputer with an accelerometer, GPS and a camera to passively collect street surface quality data and provide a visual ground truth for municipal street inspection across the entire city. This project was supported by the and we have completed a pilot project with the city of Syracuse, NY.
Notable mentions
The ("CaDC") is a coalition of water utilities working together to pioneer new data infrastructure that supports water managers in meeting their reliability objectives.
Notable mentions
- The White House, Commitments to Action on Building a Sustainable Water Future (March 2016)
A civic engagement platform to create a seamless volunteering experience and integrate civic actions routinely. We envision this as a well designed mobile app that connects skilled volunteers with educators & classrooms to offer a new pipeline of learning opportunities. The overarching purpose is to demonstrate how a digital matching platform can offer scalable, personalized learning experiences and move us beyond our .