1. Making
MAGIC
with
Your
Data:
Methods
for
Visualizing
Data
Using
2010
Census
Data
Michael
Howser
Connec0cut
State
Data
Center
Coordinator/
Undergraduate
Educa0on
&
GIS
Librarian
Connecticut State Data Center &
Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC

2. According
to
the
2010
Census,
what
Connec0cut
Town/City
has
the
Largest
Popula0on?
Connecticut State Data Center &
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3. According
to
the
2010
Census,
what
town
in
Connec0cut
has
the
smallest
popula0on?
Connecticut State Data Center &
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4. Outline
• Overview
of
CtSDC
and
MAGIC
• 2010
Census
Highlights
• American
Community
Survey
• Exploring
the
American
FactFinder
• Visualizing
Data
–
Mul0ple
Approaches
• Q
&
A
Connecticut State Data Center &
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5. What
is
the
Connec0cut
State
Data
Center?
• Connec0cut’s
Census
Bureau
Liaison
• Part
of
the
Na0onal
Data
Center
Network
• Assists
public
with
accessing
Census
Data
• Provides
custom
data
resources
for
Connec0cut
• Funded
by
Office
of
Policy
and
Management
ctsdc.uconn.edu
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Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC

6. What
is
MAGIC?
• University
of
Connec0cut
Libraries
Map
and
Geographic
Informa0on
Center
–
MAGIC
• Over
220,000
print
maps
• Historical
Aerial
Photography
for
Connec0cut
• Provides
digi0zed
maps
and
aerial
photography
in
full-­‐
quality
TIFF
format
for
download
–
FREE!
magic.lib.uconn.edu
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7. Connec0cut
State
Data
Center
+
MAGIC
=
Data
&
Maps
• Connec0cut
State
Data
Center
moved
to
MAGIC
in
October
2010
• Collabora0on
combines
GIS
and
Mapping
technology
with
Census
data!
• Custom
datasets
are
digitally
preserved
ctsdc.uconn.edu/maps.html
Connecticut State Data Center &
Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC

8. Who
is
MAGIC
and
the
Connec0cut
State
Data
Center
Librarians
Undergraduate
Students
• Steve
Ba`
• Nathan
Bruce
• Michael
Howser
• Steven
Daniels
• Bill
Miller
• Sophie
Do
• Andrew
Erick
Graduate
Students
• Edward
Fitzgerald
• Jie
Lin
• Tia
Hogan
• Jon
Pollak
• Shamara
James
• Josh
Strunk
• Richika
Makol
• Brian
Perchal
• Trevor
Rzucidlo
Connecticut State Data Center &
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9. 2010
Census
Quick
Facts
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10. 2010
Census
Quick
Facts
• Just
over
72%
of
U.S.
Households
mailed
back
their
forms
(same
as
2000)
• 48
million
addresses
were
followed
up
• 2010
Census
was
$1.6
Billion
under
budget!
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11. 2010
Census
Timeline
• December
2010
–
Na0onal
Popula0on
• Feb
-­‐
March
2011
–
Redistric0ng
Data
Released
• May
2011
–
Demographic
Profiles
Released
• June
–
Aug
2011
–
Summary
File
1
Released
• December
2011
–
Summary
File
2
Released
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12. December
21,
2010
Connecticut State Data Center &
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13. 2010
Winners
and
Losers
Increase
in
House
Seats
• Texas
(+4),
Florida
(+2),
Arizona
(+1),
Georgia
(+1),
Nevada
(+1),
South
Carolina
(+1),
Utah
(+1),
Washington
(+1)
Decrease
in
House
Seats
• Ohio
(-­‐2),
New
York
(-­‐2),
Illinois
(-­‐1),
Iowa
(-­‐1),
Louisiana
(-­‐1),
Massachuse`s
(-­‐1),
Michigan
(-­‐1),
New
Jersey
(-­‐1),
Pennsylvania
(-­‐1)
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16. What
is
Appor0onment?
• Each
state
has
at
least
one
representa0ve
in
the
House
of
Representa0ves
• 435
Total
Seats
available
• States
ranked
by
Popula0on
to
provide
equal
representa0on
per
person
• Representa0on
based
on
Decennial
Census
youtube.com/watch?v=RUCnb5_HZc0
Popula0on
Counts
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17. 2010
U.S.
Census
Reappor0onment
(Public
Law
94-­‐171)
Data
2010.census.gov/2010census/data/
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18. Redistric0ng
Data
–
State
by
State
Released
by
April
1,
2011
• Total
Popula0on
• Race
(White,
Black
or
African
American,
American
Indian
and
Alaska
Na0ve,
Asian,
Na0ve
Hawaiian
and
Other
Pacific
Islander,
Some
other
Race)
• Ethnicity
(Hispanic
or
La0no)
• Vo0ng
Age
(18+
years
of
age)
• Housing
Data
(Occupancy
and
Vacancy)
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19. U.S.
Popula0on
Snapshot
2000
2010
Total
Popula0on
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
Na0ve
2,475,956
2,932,248
(18.4%)
Asian
10,242,998
14,674,252
(43.3%)
Na0ve
Hawaiian
and
Other
Pacific
Islander
398,835
540,013
(35.4%)
Some
Other
Race
15,359,073
19,107,368
(24.4%)
Hispanic
or
La0no
35,305,818
50,477,594
(43%)
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20. Connecticut State Data Center &
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21. Connec0cut
Redistric0ng
Data
• Released
March
9,
2011
@
2:00pm
• Includes:
– State
– Congressional
District
– County
– Town
– Tract
– Block
Group
– Block
Connecticut State Data Center &
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22. 2010
U.S.
Census
Data
-­‐
Connec0cut
2000
2010
Total
Popula0on
3,405,565
3,574,097
(+4.9%)
White
2,780,355
2,772,410
(-­‐0.3%)
Black
or
African
American
309,843
362,296
(16.9%)
American
Indian
&
Alaska
Na0ve
9,639
11,256
(16.8%)
Asian
82,313
135,565
(64.7%)
Na0ve
Hawaiian
and
Other
Pacific
Islander
1,366
1,428
(4.5%)
Some
Other
Race
147,201
198,466
(34.8%)
Hispanic
or
La0no
320,323
479,087
(49.6%)
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30. Want
to
Explore
the
2010
data?
• For
Connec0cut
Data
Visit
ctsdc.uconn.edu
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31. 2010
&
2000
Connec0cut
Town
Data
Viewer
ctsdc.uconn.edu
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32. Exploring
Na0onal
Data
• New
York
Times
2010
Census
Map
projects.ny0mes.com/census/2010/map
Connecticut State Data Center &
Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC

33. American
Community
Survey
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34. What
is
the
American
Community
Survey?
• American
Community
Survey
(ACS)
– “yearly
census”
–
survey
of
popula0on
each
year
– Includes
14-­‐17
pages
of
ques0ons
– In-­‐depth
ques0ons
– Takes
the
place
of
Decennial
Long
Form
– Includes
a
1,
3,
and
5
year
dataset
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35. Visualizing
the
ACS
5
Year
Data
projects.ny0mes.com/census/2010/explorer
Connecticut State Data Center &
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36. American
FactFinder
Explore,
Access,
and
Visualize
Data
Connecticut State Data Center &
Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC

37. New
American
FactFinder
facvinder2.census.gov
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38. American
FactFinder
–
Let’s
Explore
• Live
Demo
will
highlight
– Data
Access
(Topics
and
Geographies)
– Downloading
data
– Crea0ng
Maps
from
Data
– Sharing
Maps
and
Data
Connecticut State Data Center &
Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC

39. Data
Visualiza0on
Mul0ple
Approaches
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40. Why
Visualize
Data?
• Spreadsheets
are
great…
but
it’s
difficult
to
understand
with
large
datasets
• Examine
Concepts
from
mul0ple
perspec0ve
– Spa0al
– Temporal
• Integrate
data
from
mul0ple
sources
• Ex.
Fault
lines,
earthquakes,
and
popula0on
data
• Interac0ve
≠
expensive
or
difficult
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41. Visualizing
Complex
Data
What
do
the
following
items
have
in
common?
June
1
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42. Does
this
help?
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43. Visualizing
Data
using
Google
Maps
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44. Things
you
can
do!
• Explore
loca0ons
• Compare
• Create
maps!
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45. Making
your
own
maps!
• MyMaps
– Placemarks
(points)
– Lines
– Shape
(polygons)
– embed
photos
&
videos
– Import
KML’s
• Share
• Collaborate
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46. Visualizing
Data
using
Google
Earth
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47. What
is
Google
Earth?
• Travel
the
world
• Satellite
imagery
• Maps
• Terrain
• 3D
buildings
• Create
tours
• Embed
pictures
and
videos
• Access
to
diverse
geographic
data
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48. Import
data
• Overlay
imagery
(BMP,
DDS,
GIF,
JPG,
PGM,
PNG,
PPM,
TGA,
TIFF)
• KML
(Keyhole
Markup
Language)
data
• Import
GPS
data
• Embed
photos
and
videos
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49. Explore
the
past
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51. Visualizing
Data
using
Google
Fusion
Tables
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52. 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
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53. Connecticut State Data Center &
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54. Impor0ng
Data
• Data
formats
supported
include:
– Spreadsheets
(.csv,
.tsv,
or
.txt)
– Microsoz
Excel
– Google
Docs
Spreadsheets
– KML
Files
(not
KMZ)
Connecticut State Data Center &
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55. Google
Fusion
Example:
2010
Census
in
Texas
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56. Google
Fusion
Example:
Poverty
by
School
District
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57. Visualizing
Data
using
ArcGIS.com
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58. What
is
ArcGIS.com?
• Web-­‐based
map
crea0on
interface
• Enables
collabora0ve
map
crea0on
• Users
can
contribute
data
to
share
via
ArcGIS.com
• Free!
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59. Impor0ng
Data
• Data
formats
supported
include:
– Spreadsheets
(.csv,
.txt)
– Shapefiles
(.zip)
–
WGS84
projec0on
– GPS
files
(GPX)
LaGtude
field
Longitude
field
laGtude
longitude
lat
long
y
x
ycenter
xcenter
point-­‐y
point-­‐x
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60. Adding
Data
from
the
Web
• Data
can
be
imported
from
the
following:
– ArcGIS
Server
Web
Service
– OGC
Web
Service
(WMS)
– KML
file
(Google
Earth)
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61. ArcGIS
Example
from
Gallery
ArcGIS.com
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62. On
the
Line
A
collabora0ve
approach
to
interac0ve
maps
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63. What
is
On
the
Line?
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64. Stay
Current…
Follow
Us
ctsdc.uconn.edu
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65. Ques0ons?
View
Presenta0on
at:
h`p://goo.gl/bTT8r
Contact
us
at:
ctsdc@uconn.edu
Special
Thanks
• Connec0cut
Office
of
Policy
and
Management
• Na0onal
Endowment
for
the
Humani0es
• On
the
Line:
How
schooling,
housing,
and
civil
rights
shaped
Harvord
and
its
suburbs
• UConn
Department
of
Geography
&
Center
for
Popula0on
Research
• UConn
Libraries
Digital
Projects
Team,
Directors
Council,
Informa0on
Technology
Services,
Planning
Team,
and
Undergraduate
Educa0on
Team
• U.S.
Census
Bureau
–
Boston
Regional
Office
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