engaging the community with the psu data commons
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Engaging the Community with the PSU Data
CommonsDavid Percy
Geospatial Data ManagerPSU Institute for Metropolitan Studies
NNIP 2012 Portland
I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time. - Blaise Pascal
Greater Portland Pulse Regional Equity
Atlas
Ecodistricts Assessment
Tools
Other, including Teaching and
Research, Community Engagement
PSU Data Commons
The Pulse
Introduction to data organization
Geography ID Percent Children in Poverty Margin of Error41067033600 12.3 13.653011040101 1.2 1.3
Community workshops
• Going beyond what we deliver on PortlandPulse.org– Single indicators with simple vizzies
• Ability to tell their own stories with our data• We get traction in the community
Weave makes this possible
• Other approaches that I am aware of require programming in Javascript, Prototype, Raphael, etc.
• Some other options may exist, but they get branded by the company that provides it.
• Weave provides a simple, menu driven interface that lets us open our data to the public!
Analyst interface – barren and intimidating
Emphasis on sharing data on the web!
• Other data analysis tools, like Excel, SPSS, R, etc give the user more flexibility.
• For this purpose, all of our data are downloadable– Conversely, several people mentioned during the
Boston Data Days that are now used to the advanced capabilities in Weave, and miss them when using other tools
• Comfort with tool is key predictor of vizzie success
Start simply• First we show them how
to make a bar chart• I walk through it, without
them following along.• This is hard for them • Then they get 15
minutes to do it themselves…
Then keep going!
• Line chart• Four – dimensional scatterplot• Explore data tables• Look at data by time and geography
Interactive maps!
I offered an intermediate workshop few weeks agoI offered an intermediate workshop few weeks ago
Intermediate workshop
• I offered an intermediate workshop a few weeks ago
• Focused on users adding their own data and mashing up with the PSU Data Commons
• Also, publishing their own versions of vizzies without uploading anything to our site!
Empowering activism with our data
• Main point:– Getting our data into others’ hands and letting
them publish with it leverages the utility of our data efforts!
Thanks!
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