Google Mashup of Starbucks Locations
In preparing a variable data, geo-targeting project for a client, our database administrator and developers went in search of a database of Starbucks locations. Our application uses data like this and...
View ArticleMaps shed new light on crime data
Here is an interesting use of mapping with a data set. In San Francisco, Data Visualization Engineer Doug McCune took the city’s 2009 crime statistics and mapped the crimes as if they were elevation....
View ArticleHouseholding data: Points to consider before sending mail to your voters
One way that political campaigns can save money (and create less irritation for voters) is to household mail pieces. This means that instead of sending one mail piece to each voter in a household, you...
View ArticleData tutorial: How to compare two lists using Microsoft Excel
A data task that political campaigns often have to execute is to compare two lists of data to find the values that are in one list, but not the other. Consider, for instance, a scenario where you have...
View ArticleUsing Google Spreadsheets to track projects with multiple deadlines
Even if your organization has systems in place for most areas of operation, we have found that every once in a while a Google Spreadsheet is the appropriate solution. In this document, we’ll show you...
View ArticleScraperWiki: Helping make data more open
With more and more data from government offices, non-profits, and private companies being published online, vast quantities of information have become more accessible than ever for journalists,...
View ArticleCivicApps and CitySync: using open data to make a better Portland
Robust data is a powerful thing, but left alone it’s minimally valuable. The true value of data comes into play when it is leveraged to create solutions and to make life better. CivicApps for Greater...
View ArticleSecond-party data is someone else’s first-party data
When it comes to data-driven marketing, the conversation more often than not tends to focus on first- and third-party data. Why is that? Well, for starters, first-party data is free. More importantly,...
View ArticleYouth Voting Patterns – Data Visualization App from CivicYouth
Youth voting patterns > GREAT #data #visualization web #app from @CivicYouth http://t.co/WVyVtq7m0S pic.twitter.com/E2GTjtWCqr — Winning Mark (@winning_mark) May 30, 2014
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....