Making MAGIC with Your Data: Interactive Maps, Map Mashups, and Data Visualization Tools Michael Howser Connecticut State Data Center Coordinator & Undergraduate Education & GIS Librarian
What is the Connecticut State Data Center? Connecticut s Census Bureau Liaison Part of the National Data Center Network Assists public with accessing Census Data Provides custom data resources for Connecticut Funded by Office of Policy and Management ctsdc.uconn.edu
What is MAGIC? University of Connecticut Libraries Map and Geographic Information Center MAGIC Over 220,000 print maps Historical Aerial Photography for Connecticut Provides digitized maps and aerial photography in fullquality TIFF format for download FREE! magic.lib.uconn.edu
Data Visualization Multiple Approaches
Why Visualize Data? Spreadsheets are great but it s difficult to understand with large datasets Examine Concepts from multiple perspective Spatial Temporal Integrate data from multiple sources Ex. Fault lines, earthquakes, and population data Interac ve expensive or difficult
Visualizing Complex Data What do the following items have in common? June 1
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Why Visualize Data as Maps?
View Population Change over time 2010.census.gov/2010census/data/
Transform this.. 2000 2010 Total Population 281,421,906 308,745,538 (+9.7%) White 211,460,626 223,553,265 (+5.7%) Black or African American 34,658,190 38,929,319 (12.3%) American Indian & Alaska Native 2,475,956 2,932,248 (18.4%) Asian 10,242,998 14,674,252 (43.3%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 398,835 540,013 (35.4%) Some Other Race 15,359,073 19,107,368 (24.4%) Hispanic or Latino 35,305,818 50,477,594 (43%)
Exploring National Data New York Times 2010 Census Map projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map
Visualizing the ACS 5 Year Data projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer
Visualizing Data using Google Maps
Making your own maps! MyMaps Placemarks (points) Lines Shape (polygons) embed photos & videos Import KML s Share Collaborate
Visualizing Data using Google Earth
What is Google Earth? Travel the world Satellite imagery Maps Terrain 3D buildings Create tours Embed pictures and videos Access to diverse geographic data
Explore the past
Visualizing Data using Google Fusion Tables
What is Google Fusion Tables? Web based interface for uploading, managing, and visualizing large datasets Builds upon Google Docs and Google Maps Includes API to develop custom interfaces Enables sharing of large datasets
Google Fusion Example: Poverty by School District
Visualizing Data using ArcGIS.com
What is ArcGIS.com? Web based map creation interface Enables collaborative map creation Users can contribute data to share via ArcGIS.com Free!
Adding Data to ArcGIS.com Data formats supported include: Spreadsheets (.csv,.txt) Shapefiles (.zip) WGS84 projection GPS files (GPX) Data can be imported from the following: ArcGIS Server Web Service OGC Web Service (WMS) KML file (Google Earth)
ArcGIS Example from Gallery ArcGIS.com
On the Line A collaborative approach to interactive maps using the Google Maps API
What is On the Line?
Neighborhood Change in CT
Racial Change Maps
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Thanks! Contact us at: ctsdc@uconn.edu and magic@uconn.edu Special Thanks Connecticut Office of Policy and Management National Endowment for the Humanities On the Line: How schooling, housing, and civil rights shaped Hartford and its suburbs UConn Department of Geography & Center for Population Research UConn Libraries Digital Projects Team, Directors Council, Information Technology Services, Planning Team, and Undergraduate Education Team U.S. Census Bureau Boston Regional Office