Geospatial Visualization of Government Data

Andrew Turner - @ajturnerCTO FortiusOne / GeoCommons

People live and interact with Place

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Geography is a Common Pivot Point

The role of mapsMaps Reflect & Define Reality

The role of mapsMaps Reflect & Define Reality“Americus”

GIS is moving from being map-centric...

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...to being Citizen-Centric

Google Maps & Google Earth

‘Slippy Maps’ & ‘Virtual Globes’

Ubiquitous, Inexpensive

Locative Devices

Neogeography

The role of mapsGeospatial Visualization in Government

Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA)

The purpose of the FEA is to transform government such that it becomes citizen-centered, results oriented, and market-based.

OMB Circular 30

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Geo-Enablement: Potential

The coupling of geospatial data, services and technologies with conventional data, services and technologies can be one of the most significant enablers of improved decision making within business operations. 

It increases performance of key mission requirements across all levels of governments.

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”FGDC FEA Geospatial Profile

Federal Enterprise ArchitectureBusiness Reference Model

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Government

Free and Open Data

U.S. CensusTIGER/Line

Mean Center Population of the US (1790-2000)

1790: 23 miles east of Baltimore (MD)

• 1800: 18 miles west of Baltimore (MD)

• 1810: 40 miles northwest by west of Washington, DC

• 1820: 16 miles east of Moorefield (VA, now WV)

• 1830: 19 miles west-southwest of Moorefield (VA, now WV)

• 1840: 16 miles south of Clarksburg (VA, now WV)

• 1850: 23 miles southeast of Parkersburg (VA, now WV)

• 1860: 20 miles south by east of Chillcothe (OH)

• 1870: 48 miles east by north of Cincinnati (OH)

• 1880: 8 miles west by south of Cincinnati (OH)

• 1890: 20 miles east of Columbus (IN)*

• 1900: 6 miles southeast of Columbus (IN)*

• 1910: in the city of Bloomington (IN)

• 1920: 8 miles south-southeast of Spencer (IN)

• 1930: 3 miles northeast of Linton (IN)

• 1940: 2 miles southeast by east of Carlisle (IN)

• 1950: 8 miles north-northwest of Olney (IN)

• 1950: 3 miles northeast of Louisville (IL)**

• 1960: 6-1/2 miles northwest of Centralia (IL)

• 1970: 5 miles east-southeast of Mascoutah (IL)

• 1980: 1/4 mile west of DeSoto (MO)

• 1990: 10 miles southeast of Steelville (MO)

• 2000: 3 miles east of Edgar Springs (MO)

Mean Center Population of the US (1790-2000)

U.S. Dept of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau

GeoEnablement

Geographic Context Example Elementsaddress (physical)address (postal)areabearingbearingscitycommunitycompasscountrydirectiondistancedistrictdomicile

eventfacilitygeographyhousehouseholdincidentlatitudelocalelocalitylocatelocationlongitudeneighborhoodpinpointplace

pointportpositionpostpropertyregionreservationresidenceriver reachroutescenesitesituationspacespot

stationstreetsuburbterrainterritorytopographytowntractvenuevicinityvillagewatershedwherewhereaboutsZIP code

GeoReferencing: Geocoding

GeoReferencing: Spatial Join

Thematic

Analytic

Temporal

Mobile

3D

Types ofVisualizations

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Thematic

Analytic

Temporal

Mobile

3D

Types ofVisualizations

Transparency & Accountability

Unemployment

MultiLayered Thematic

Thematic

Analytic

Temporal

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Spatial Correlation

“Heat Maps”

Thematic

Analytic

Temporal

Mobile

3D

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Daytime Crime

Nighttime Crime

Thematic

Analytic

Temporal

Mobile

3D

Types ofVisualizations

AreYouSafe DC

Thematic

Analytic

Temporal

Mobile

3D

Types ofVisualizations

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Citizen Driven Exploration

Engagement through Participation

Engagement through Participation

Citizen Driven Visualization

Citizen Driven Visualization

Citizen Driven Visualization

Citizen Driven Visualization

Citizen Driven Visualization

Citizen Driven Visualization

Citizen Driven Visualization

Participation, Collaboration & Feedback Loops

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Participation

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Community

Participation

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Participation

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Maps as Social Objects

Analyzing Usage

Education

Environment

Population

Health

Analyzing Usage

Education

Environment

Population

Health

Crisis Response: San Diego Wildfires

Crisis Response: San Diego Wildfires

Crisis Response: San Diego Wildfires

Key Points of Geospatial Visualization

Key Points of Geospatial Visualization

•Open Data in Open Formats

•User-Centric, Domain-Centric, Easy to use interfaces

•Encourage Exploration and Collaboration

Key Points of Geospatial Visualization

•Open Data in Open Formats

•User-Centric, Domain-Centric, Easy to use interfaces

•Encourage Exploration and Collaboration

FGDC FEA Geospatial Profile - January 27, 2006

Thank you

Andrew Turnere: andrew@fortiusone.comb: http://highearthorbit.comt: @ajturnerm: 248-982-3609

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