new california water atlas presentation for geo lunch september 5, 2013
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New California Water AtlasMaking water understandable in California
http://[email protected]@CAWaterAtlas #cawater
Project Directors:
Chach Sikes Strategy@chachasikes
Laci VidemskyResearch@videmsky
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Using open data and open government strategies to improve citizen’s understanding of our natural resources
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Introductions
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What we do everyday:
Clean up data.Talk about it.
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Backstory
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Manifesto!
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Hopes for California
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This
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Not This
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Save data from ourselves
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Show everything
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Make it easier to tell stories with the data
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No
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No
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Yes
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How we work
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data.govvsinformal, practical data communites
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open imperfect process
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data cleanup tools:
mongo, python, nodejs, QGIS, mapbox, tilemill -- civic technology resources, open refine, dropbox
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Thematic Approach:
simplebasicone thing at a timefocuscalm downwhat will make the most impact?
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Share with government agenciesFigure out what will be helpfulGive feedbackMake data better for everyoneLeave it better than it was.
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Demos!
California Water Rights
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Projects:Water Rights
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http://ca.statewater.org/water-rights
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http://ca.statewater.org/water-rights
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http://ca.statewater.org/water-rights
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http://ca.statewater.org/water-rights
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http://ca.statewater.org/water-rights
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Demos!
Groundwater!
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Projects:Groundwater
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Water Table levels in CA - March 2013
http://watertable-ca.statewater.org/
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CASGEM dataAll research water level wells for the state.
1 month to find it, research & downloadCompilationConvert to web-friendly formats
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Upcoming: California Water Table APIhttp://api.statewater.org/ca/water-table/v1
Format: GeoJSONData: 30 years CASGEM timeseries data, 500K+ records | Bulk download available.
Initial Queries● Geographic Area (bounding box)● County● Date range● Changes: yearly to start, then monthly & 5 year
For what?● Build visualizations, tell stories● Groundwater depletion & changes
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Rapidly interactive data:http://square.github.io/crossfilter/
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Explore data in emerging mapping technologiesExample: CartoDB
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Explore data in emerging mapping technologiesExample: CartoDB
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Participate!Volunteer!
Hack nights & EventsMailing list
Data cleanup projectsNetworking & fundraising
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New California Water AtlasMaking water understandable in California
http://[email protected]@CAWaterAtlas #cawater
Project Directors:
Chach Sikes Strategy@chachasikes
Laci VidemskyResearch@videmsky