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New California Water AtlasMaking water understandable in California
http://[email protected]@CAWaterAtlas #cawater
Project Directors:
Chach Sikes Strategy@chachasikes
Laci VidemskyResearch@videmsky
Using open data and open government strategies to improve citizen’s understanding of our natural resources
Introductions
What we do everyday:
Clean up data.Talk about it.
Backstory
Manifesto!
Hopes for California
This
Not This
Save data from ourselves
Show everything
Make it easier to tell stories with the data
No
No
Yes
How we work
data.govvsinformal, practical data communites
open imperfect process
data cleanup tools:
mongo, python, nodejs, QGIS, mapbox, tilemill -- civic technology resources, open refine, dropbox
Thematic Approach:
simplebasicone thing at a timefocuscalm downwhat will make the most impact?
Share with government agenciesFigure out what will be helpfulGive feedbackMake data better for everyoneLeave it better than it was.
Demos!
California Water Rights
Projects:Water Rights
http://ca.statewater.org/water-rights
http://ca.statewater.org/water-rights
http://ca.statewater.org/water-rights
http://ca.statewater.org/water-rights
http://ca.statewater.org/water-rights
Demos!
Groundwater!
Projects:Groundwater
Water Table levels in CA - March 2013
http://watertable-ca.statewater.org/
CASGEM dataAll research water level wells for the state.
1 month to find it, research & downloadCompilationConvert to web-friendly formats
Upcoming: California Water Table APIhttp://api.statewater.org/ca/water-table/v1
Format: GeoJSONData: 30 years CASGEM timeseries data, 500K+ records | Bulk download available.
Initial Queries● Geographic Area (bounding box)● County● Date range● Changes: yearly to start, then monthly & 5 year
For what?● Build visualizations, tell stories● Groundwater depletion & changes
Rapidly interactive data:http://square.github.io/crossfilter/
Explore data in emerging mapping technologiesExample: CartoDB
Explore data in emerging mapping technologiesExample: CartoDB
Participate!Volunteer!
Hack nights & EventsMailing list
Data cleanup projectsNetworking & fundraising
New California Water AtlasMaking water understandable in California
http://[email protected]@CAWaterAtlas #cawater
Project Directors:
Chach Sikes Strategy@chachasikes
Laci VidemskyResearch@videmsky
