Godfrey Yeung
Hello! I'm software-for-good enthusiast. For the past six years I've had the opportunity to work in local government, building software used by both planners and citizens to improve quality of life in their region.
My Journey
What's in Your Wallet?
Jan 2023 - Present
Software Engineer
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A new adventure.
NYC Department of City Planning
May 2019 - Jan 2023
Software Engineer
New York, New York
I am part of Open Source Engineering, (formerly Labs) a division practicing modern web development to deliver a large suite of applications to City Planning.
Notable Projects
Equitable Development Data Explorer
An innovative tool to explore spatial and tabular, Planning-curated displacement risk data for New York City.
An innovative tool to explore spatial and tabular, Planning-curated displacement risk data for New York City.
Population Factfinder
Recently re-architected to deliver 2020 census data. Users can explore social, demographic and economic data at census-tract level or neighborhood level through maps and dynamic tables.
Recently re-architected to deliver 2020 census data. Users can explore social, demographic and economic data at census-tract level or neighborhood level through maps and dynamic tables.
Land Use Participation Portal
A tool for the public to search land use applications, and for New York's borough boards, borough presidents, and community boards to submit hearings and recommendations for land use applications as a part of the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP).
A tool for the public to search land use applications, and for New York's borough boards, borough presidents, and community boards to submit hearings and recommendations for land use applications as a part of the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP).
City Environmental Quality Review
A tool for planners and consultants to review environmental impacts of proposed developments across the city.
A tool for planners and consultants to review environmental impacts of proposed developments across the city.
Oregon Metro
Feb 2017 - May 2019
Geospatial Developer
Portland, Oregon
Part of the Research Center, I delivered a number of progressive, spatially enabled web applications to different departments like Parks & Nature, Planning, and Regional Illegal Dumping.
Notable Projects
Economic Value Atlas
A tool for exploring economic, demographic and infrastructure indicator data through dynamic maps and D3 graphs. Developed in collaboration with the Brookings Institute and Metro's Planning division.
- Brookings - Announcing the Economic Value Atlas: A new approach to regional transportation and land use planning
- Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center - Map Monday: A Regional Tool for Economic Development
- Planetizen - The 'Economic Value Atlas': A New Tool for Assessing Economic Development
- Metro's guide to the Economic Value Atlas
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Regional Illegal Dumping
A mobile-friendly, flexbox application where Metro citizens can report illegally dumped garbage. A mapping and geocoding component helps users report the illegal dumping location, or determine if it was already reported by someone else.
A mobile-friendly, flexbox application where Metro citizens can report illegally dumped garbage. A mapping and geocoding component helps users report the illegal dumping location, or determine if it was already reported by someone else.
Trail Counts
I led development for a pair of mobile-friendly tools, one for volunteers and one for administrators, for counting usage types (pedestrian, cyclists, scooter, etc) at trails around the region.
I led development for a pair of mobile-friendly tools, one for volunteers and one for administrators, for counting usage types (pedestrian, cyclists, scooter, etc) at trails around the region.
City of Salem
July 2016 - Feb 2017
IT GIS Intern
Salem, Oregon
Part of the wonderful IT GIS team, I made heavy use of ArcGIS JS and ArcGIS WebAppBuilder to build spatial reference and analysis tools for the city website and planners. Topics included environmental review, parking, road work, urban renewal areas, skateboarding, floodplains, utilities, and more.
Placemeter
June 2015 - September 2015
Software Engineering Intern
New York, New York
Notable Projects
Real-time pedestrian visualization
A real-time visualization of foot traffic from sensors around Union Square, Manhattan, and Dilworth Park, Philadelphia.