When Data is Everywhere, Where Do You Start? Using Drupal to Manage, Distribute, and Visualize Data
When Data is Everywhere, Where Do You Start?: Using Drupal to Manage, Distribute, and Visualize Data
May 07, 2015
A presentation from Forum One CTO Kurt Voelker for the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference.
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When Data is Everywhere, Where Do You Start?Using Drupal to Manage, Distribute, and Visualize Data
Today
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!
www.mywebsite.org/aboutwww.mywebsite.org/publica+onswww.mywebsite.org/programswww.mywebsite.org/blog
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
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