SharingDataPracticumJaume Sala
Tutor Mateu SbertAdvisor Kees Brandwijk
Knowledge
Open Data
Project
• Combine and analyze existing Government datasets
Project
• Combine and analyze existing Government datasets
• Include datasets from other stakeholders
Project
• Combine and analyze existing Government datasets
• Include datasets from other stakeholders
• Publish the generated information
Project
Analysis
• Use of multiple open data platforms
Analysis
• Use of multiple open data platforms
• Documents are being shared internally and externallyAnalysis
• Use of multiple open data platforms
• Documents are being shared internally and externally
• Stored in spreadsheets, databases, plain text...
Analysis
Analysis
Solution
SolutionConcept
SolutionConcept +
SolutionConcept
Geospatialvisualization
SolutionExamples
SolutionProposal Visualize
datasetsAnalyze
informationShare
results
Web application
1. Retrieve the datasets from their sources
2. Create a new maprepresentation
3. Share the map with other users
SolutionWorkflow
Application
ApplicationSources
Retrieve the datasets
ApplicationSources
Retrieve the datasets
Location
ApplicationSources
Retrieve the datasets
Location File size
ApplicationSources
Retrieve the datasets
Location File size File format
ApplicationSources
• Url link
• Name
• Description
• Website
• Refresh freq.
Retrieve the datasets
ApplicationMaps
Create the map
ApplicationMaps
Create the map
Information
ApplicationMaps
Create the map
Information Style
ApplicationMaps
Create the map
Information Style Layers
ApplicationMaps
Create the map
Layers
ApplicationLayers
Areas
ApplicationLayers
Boundaries
ApplicationLayers
Coordinates
ApplicationLayers
Choropleths
ApplicationLayers
Heat maps
ApplicationUsers
Share the information
Keep itprivate
Share itwith users
Share itpublicly
Demo
Tests
1. Given a dataset
2. Answer a question
3. Two minutes time
Tests
1. Original dataset • 2 min to answer
2. MS Excel version• 2 min to answer
3. Map visualization• 2 min to answer
Tests
Tests
Results
Results
# Age Dataset? MS Excel? Map?
1 26 –
2 35 –
3 42 – –
4 59 – –
5 62 – –
Results
# Age Dataset? MS Excel? Map?
1 26 –
2 35 –
3 42 – –
4 59 – –
5 62 – –
Conclusions
1. Advantages?
Conclusions
1. Advantages? Yes
Conclusions
1. Advantages? Yes
2. Overcomes handicaps?
Conclusions
1. Advantages? Yes
2. Overcomes handicaps? Yes
Conclusions
1. Advantages? Yes
2. Overcomes handicaps? Yes
• Education
• Literacy
• Technical barriers
Conclusions
1. Advantages? Yes
2. Overcomes handicaps? Yes
• Education
• Literacy
• Technical barriers
Conclusions
1. Not perfect!
Conclusions
1. Not perfect!
2. Other handicaps?
Conclusions
1. Not perfect!
2. Other handicaps?
• Blind people
• Color blindness
• …
Conclusions
1. Not perfect!
2. Other handicaps?
• Blind people
• Color blindness
• …
3. They are also important!
Conclusions
Thanks
github.com/jaumesala/opendata-maps