{"id":1634,"date":"2014-07-07T08:50:08","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T12:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/dataviz\/?page_id=1634"},"modified":"2016-01-06T14:11:03","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T19:11:03","slug":"workshops-2014","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/dataviz\/syllabus\/workshops-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshops 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open Data Visualization Workshops in Hartford, July 2014<\/h3>\n

Tuesday, July 22nd, 12-2pm at Trinity College, Gallows Hill\u00a0<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/dataviz\/directions\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Sign up to RSVP<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/OpenDataWorkshopsHartford<\/a><\/p>\n

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Vern Williams and other workshop participants \u2014 photo by Robert Cotto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These public workshops offer a hands-on introduction to brand-new open governmental data sites, along with free and easy-to-use tools to create interactive charts and maps to embed on your websites. The first hour will feature short demonstrations on HartfordData and CT Open Data,\u00a0with tutorials on data tools such as Tableau Public\u00a0and Google Fusion Tables. During the second hour, participants can meet with presenters for advice about their own data projects. Workshops are designed for newcomers and mid-level data users at non-profit organizations, government agencies, journalism, education, libraries, etc. Bring your own laptop<\/strong> (and lunch, if you wish)<\/p>\n

Presenters include Jack Dougherty and Veronica Armendariz from Trinity College; Sabina Sitaru (invited), Chief Information Officer, and Brett Flodine, Project Leader, from the City of Hartford; Tyler Kleykamp, Chief Data Officer, State of Connecticut; Scott Gaul, Community Indicators Project Director, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; and others TBA.<\/p>\n

\"TrinityWifi-Guest\"<\/a>Trinity wifi (for July 22nd only)
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\nusername = dataguest
\npassword = dataguest<\/p>\n

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Agenda<\/h3>\n

Workshop overview; self-intros by audience<\/strong> by Sabina Sitaru & Jack Dougherty, 5-10 min<\/p>\n

Demo: How to navigate & post suggestions on CT Open Data<\/strong> by Tyler Kleykamp, 5 min
\nsample data sets, and how users can sign up and post suggestions at CT Open Data\u00a0https:\/\/data.ct.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Demo: How to work with nightly\/weekly updates on Hartford Data<\/strong> by Brett Flodine, 5 min
\nsample data sets, with some updated nightly\/weekly to provide near-live data, at HartfordData\u00a0https:\/\/data.hartford.gov<\/a>
\nexample: https:\/\/data.hartford.gov\/Housing-Development\/HousingCodeViolations_01012011_Current\/86ax-cfey<\/a><\/p>\n

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Other open data sites:<\/strong>
\nMap and Geographic Information Center at UConn
\n<\/a>see Boundaries<\/a> for map outlines of Connecticut towns, census tracts, school districts, etc.
\nhint: to convert KMZ boundaries (compressed) into KML (uncompressed) for Google Fusion Tables, upload file into free Google Earth, then right-click to Save Place As > KML<\/p>\n

US Census<\/a>
\nAmerican Community Survey data<\/a>\u00a0– use\u00a05-year-estimates for local data, such as census tracts<\/p>\n

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Veronica Armendariz ’16 \u2014 photo by Robert Cotto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Demo: How to create a filtered point map inside Socrata<\/strong> by Veronica Armendariz, 10 min<\/p>\n

She will show how to make this CT Schools Map, https:\/\/data.ct.gov\/Education\/CT-Schools-Map\/shww-dhc6<\/a>, based on data from the CT Education Directory in CT Open Data (https:\/\/data.ct.gov\/Education\/Education-Directory\/9k2y-kqxn<\/a>), following this step-by-step tutorial in the open-access DataViz book, http:\/\/epress.trincoll.edu\/dataviz\/chapter\/filtered-point-map-socrata\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n