Spurring Understanding and Innovation through Open Data Foundation

Spurring Understanding and Innovation through Open Data Foundation for Teaching Economics Boulder City, NV - April 8, 2016

Big Data is a Megatrend Federal Policy Presidential Executive Orders OMB Policy Memos Data Evolution Big Data Internet of Things Goals: Transparency, Innovation, Economic Growth 3

What is Open Data? invalid bareword "detected" in expression "detected-0"; should be "$detected" or "{detected}" or "detected(. . . )" or. . . (parsing expression "detected-0") Machine-readable output Accessible via the Internet (i. e. , free) Commonly-used formats Manual and automated data retrieval options

From Data to Information Data in Database Tools Prepared by Others Integrated Maps Human Readable Data Formats Public Data Portals Advanced Models invalid bareword "detected" in expression "detected-0"; should be "$detected" or "{detected}" or "detected(. . . )" or. . . (parsing expression "detected-0") invoked from within "expr $yx-$yn" (procedure "plotline" line 394) invoked from within "plotline "" 300 600 10 10 $nticks "" 1 $ydec $esec $ymax 1 $ylabel $fy 2 param $flabel $plotname. $opid. $field. png "GMT Machine Readable Data Formats Applications

Drought in the Colorado River Basin 2001 2015 Drought is multi-faceted concept. The Colorado River system is complex. 2

Key Takeaways Data can be visualized in different ways, to create a variety of insights. 5

Data & Visualization Code on Github

Partnerships unlock OWDI’s potential 6

Spurring Understanding and Innovation through Open Data Angela Adams – 702 -293 -8491 aadams@usbr. gov 7

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Project accomplishments - Process Transferable Process Acquire User Input Identify, Screen Datasets Identify Data Formats Develop Metadata Build/ Refine Retrieval Tools Project Management Test Tools Post Data Collect Web Analytics

Project accomplishments - Impacts Cumulative % of time Significant Tasks – Time Required 80% Threshold