On Thursday, October 26, I attended the Connecticut Open Data Salon presented in partnership with UCONN Library at the beautiful and spacious Hartford Public Library.
After a brief introduction from Tyler Kleykamp, the chief data officer for the State of Connecticut, I launched into conversation with Steve Batt, the Data Visualization Librarian at UCONN and the Associate Director of the Connecticut State Data Center.
Steve showed be how he uses NHGIS and Tableau Public to make impressive data visualizations using Census data. The visualizations can be seen on the Connecticut State Data Center Tableau dashboard, with one example here:
Data Visualization from CT State Data Center
One can click on the map and zoom in to see an area of specific interest. I was surprised to discover the median household income in New London county in the southeast corner of Connecticut has increased from $59,087 per year in 1979 (adjusted for inflation to 2014 dollars) to $66,693 in 2014.
Next I spoke with Graham Stinnett, Archivist at UCONN, and Anna Lindemann, Assistant Professor of 2D Animation and Motion Graphics, about their collaboration working with the Human Rights Collections at UCONN. Specifically, they showed me how they take photographs from the Romano Archives and transform them digitally to enhance their emotional affect.
A representative from the Korey Stringer Institute talked about the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research (NCCSIR) and how they collect data nationwide.
It was good to meet with Jennifer Chaput and Renee Walsh, both of UCONN Library, and co-organizers of the Open Data Salon along with Connecticut Data Collaborative. The CT Data Collaborative is open to partnering with area organizations and has two upcoming events:
- CTData Days: Mobilize with Data at Hartford Public Library on Saturday, November 14, from 12-4:30pm
- Data Basics in Waterbury, CT on Monday, November 27, from 1:30-4:30pm
October 30, 2017 at 5:49 pm
Andrew–
Wonder if we might sponsor a program with the CT Data Academy in the spring? Wonder why they use the Conn College ariel photo for their website… it’s quite striking.
Lee
January 16, 2018 at 7:04 pm
Hi Lee,
Sorry for the delayed reply. CT Data Academy may be open to partnering on a program in the spring. I will reach out to them about this. In the meantime, I am working on setting up a workshop with Steven Batt from the State Data Center. I’ll let you know what comes of this. Thanks, Andrew