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Coders, designers, engineers, data scientists, and SMEs from industry, academia, and government are all invited! Pre-determined teams are welcome and cash prizes will be awarded to the best projects. Potential projects include a Green House Gas (GHG) Reduction Visualization, a Data Center Consolidation Mashup and Tool, and Travel Challenge 2.0 Data Analysis and Mashup.
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Like other industries, schools turn to data to predict how applicants will fare.
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Some groups took issue with how the government did not address the use of DUNS numbers in reporting how federal agencies are spending their money.
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With a recent Assembly Appropriations Committee deadline to determine which bills move ahead or quietly die, SB 573, Sen. Richard Pan?s bill that would require California to adopt an open data policy and appoint a chief data officer failed to pass.
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Program evaluation can provide roadmaps, not destinations. Reformers need to be wary of unrealistic expectations.
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New & Updated Data Sources
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The MSSNG portal enables qualified scientists to access, study and share findings on detailed genomic information from people with autism spectrum disorder and their family members. Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, launched the web-based portal for its MSSNG database, making the resource available to researchers worldwide.
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The U.S. Census Bureau recently updated its popular World Population Clock Web tool with features and information for 228 countries. In addition to featuring the 10 most populous countries, already available in the clock, it now includes country profiles with trade and population statistics, such as total population, population per square kilometer, and goods exported from and imported to the United States. Along with the updated clock, another new tool, the International Map Viewer, is now available.
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Visualization of the Week
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Under the direction of Barcelona?s chief architect Vicente Guallart, design firm ?300.000 km/s? has created an elaborate data visualization that maps factors that influence where innovation occurs in the city. The visualization plots the location of innovative initiatives, companies, and research hubs and imposes four layers of context over the city: sociodemographic context, such as age of residents and rent prices; urban fabric, such as the makeup of industrial and residential buildings; functional indicators, such as public transportation; and spatial organization, such as proximity to research universities.
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Notable Data Publications
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GOVERNMENT
NON-PROFITS & FOUDNATIONS
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Did you work on a great report that you want your colleagues to know about? Just email us and we?ll include it here.
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APDU maintains a list of open calls for comment on proposed federal data collections. We periodically alert APDU members to newly added calls for comment. Over the last several weeks, calls for comment on the following proposed data collections were published in the Federal Register (with due date):
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Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad (October 12, 2015)
Census Bureau
- 2016 Government Units Survey (October 12, 2015)
- Generic Clearance for the 2020 Census Field Tests (November 9, 2015)
- Geographic Partnership Programs (October 12, 2015)
- School District Review Program (October 9, 2015)
National Center for Education Statistics
- Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 Spring Fifth-Grade National Data Collection (October 15, 2015)
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