When Data is Everywhere, Where Do You Start?Using Drupal to Manage, Distribute, and Visualize Data

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Data:  Impera+ve  and  Challenge

How  Drupal  Can  Help

Get  Going!  A  Data  Starter  Task

Data: Imperative & Challenge

Today Data MattersAccountabilityTransparencyCollabora+onPolicy  DecisionsPublic  OpinionMedia  AEen+on

Data

Filter

Visualize

Story

Rising  

Value  

to  Audi

ences

Mirko  Lorenz,  2010

None  of  us  will  solve  the  problems  we  are  working  on  by  ourselves.

Increased  distribu+on,  access  to,  and  understanding  of  your  data  

accelerates  the  changes  you  seek.

You Have Lots of Data

The Many Challenges of DataMul+ple  Sources  &  Formats

Mul+ple  TypesLayered  OwnershipFrequently  Changing

Error  ProneRequires  Specialized  Technical  Skills

Expensive  as  “One  Offs”

How Drupal Can Help TodayManage, Distribute, and Visualize Data.

Get to the Story

So,  what’s  the  tweetable  version?

Despite  financial  and  other  challenges,  some  school  districts  are  succeeding.

.CSV  .XML  .JSON  

Drupal  Site

Views  Module

Feeds  Module

Drupal  Na:ve  Content  Items

OpenLayers  Module

Explore Your DataDrupal to Bring Your Reports (and More) Online

Manage “Simple” Data Right in Drupal

Treat Basic Data Just Like Content

.CSV  .XML  .JSON  .KML

Drupal  Site

Views  Module

Feeds  Module

Drupal  Na:ve  Content  Items

FreedomHouse.org

.CSV  .XML  .JSON  .KML

Drupal  Site

Views  Module

Feeds  Module

Drupal  Na:ve  Content  Items

JSMap  Module

Great Mapping Tools for Drupal

OpenLayersMapBoxJSMap

Put Your Analysts to WorkDrupal as Visualization Library Manager

CGAP.org

Again - Data as Content

Manage Data Viz’s Like Any Media...

...Published & Related Anywhere on Your Site

Graph, Chart, CompareManage More Complex Data With the Drupal Data Module

Drupal Imports 3rd Party Data

Into Separate Tables that Drupal Manages

.CSV  .XML  .JSON  .KML

Drupal  Site

Views  Module

Feeds  Module JS  Libraries

Data  Module

Non    DrupalData  Tables

Graphing Libraries that Integrate with DrupalFLOT

High  ChartsGoogle  ChartsFusion  Charts

Create Rich ApplicationsCombine Drupal with Other Leading Tools

CountyHealthRankings.org

Get Your Data Out ThereDistribute Your Data and Content with Drupal Services

The /data Starter KitA Challenge to Each of You!

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www.mywebsite.org/aboutwww.mywebsite.org/publica+onswww.mywebsite.org/programswww.mywebsite.org/blogwww.mywebsite.org/data

So what does my /data have in it?

Simple Usage InstructionsEncouraging  WordsRestric+ons  &  Terms

A CatalogueConsolidated  List  of  Available  Data  Sets

Searchable  &  FilterableHINT:  Start  small

Select High Value DataFeatured  data  sets,  viz,  charts,  or  apps

Developer/Researcher InstructionsHow  to  access

Words  of  EncouragementAvailable  tools

Links  to  what  others  have  done

HINT:  Don’t  worry  if  you  don’t  have  a  big  rich  API,  get  the  encouraging  words  up  there.

Summing UpToday,  Data  MaEers

Drupal  (combined  with  other  tools)  can  provides  the  right  building  blocks

Don’t  wait  to  start  /data  on  your  website