User:Mattrdini/sandbox
| Original author(s) | Deloitte, MIT Media Lab - Macro Connections, Datawheel |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Datawheel |
| Initial release | April 4, 2016 |
| Written in | Python |
| Available in | English |
| License | Affero GPL |
| Website | datausa |
Data USA is a free platform that allows users to collect, analyze, and visualize shared U.S. government data. Launched on April 4, 2016, Data USA is the product of an ongoing partnership between Deloitte, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Macro Connections Group, and Datawheel.[1][2][3][4][5]
Architecture
[edit]Data USA utilizes open data from seven data sources, cleaned and standardized into a PostgreSQL database, accessible via a public API.[6] The back-end of the site is driven by the python framework, Flask.
Visualizations
[edit]The visualizations found on Data USA are created in JavaScript using a combination of D3 and D3plus JavaScript libraries.[7][8]
Data Sources
[edit]The information and data visualizations found on Data USA make use of seven publicly available data sources:[9]
| Data Set | Data Producer | Included Attributes | Site URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Community Survey (ACS) | U.S. Census Bureau |
|
[1] |
| ACS - Public Use Microdata (PUMS) | U.S. Census Bureau |
|
[2] |
| Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) | U.S. Department of Commerce |
|
[3] |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) | U.S. Department of Labor |
|
[4] |
| County Health Rankings (CHR) | University of Wisconsin | TOPICS BULLETED | [5] |
| Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) | U.S. Department of Education |
|
[6] |
| O*Net Skills | U.S. Department of Labor |
|
[7] |
American Community Survey (ACS)
[edit]The American Community Survey (ACS) is survey conducted regularly by the U.S. Census Bureau. Since 2000, it has replaced the long form U.S. Census that was formerly given once every ten years. Administered on a continuous monthly basis, the ACS aims to provide a steady stream of demographic, housing, social, and economic data.[10]
American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)
[edit]Public Use Microdata Sample is a data set made available by the U.S. Census Bureau and includes one year, three year, and five year chronologies. The PUMS is a set of untabulated records regarding individual people and individual housing units. For this reason, PUMS allows for custom data ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) manipulation.[11]
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
[edit]Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
[edit]University of Wisconsin County Health Rankings (CHR)
[edit]Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
[edit]O*Net Skills
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Steve Lohr. "Media Lab's 'Data USA' aims to make government data easy to use - The Tech".
- ^ Bruce Brown (5 April 2016). "MIT DATA USA Turns U.S. Data into Visual Interface - Digital Trends". Digital Trends.
- ^ Tanvi Misra. "MIT and Deloitte's DataUSA Web Tool Makes City Data Easy to Access and Understand - CityLab". CityLab.
- ^ "DataUSA Visualizes Improved Insight into Government Data". Data Informed.
- ^ Steve Lohr. "Website Seeks to Make Government Data Easier to Sift Through". New York Times.
- ^ Speiser, Jonathan. "Data USA API". Github. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "D3plus". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "D3plus". GitHub. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Data USA - About: Data Sources". Data USA. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ U.S. Department of Commerce (April 2013). "American Community Survey - Information Guide" (PDF). www.census.gov. p. 2. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Documentation". United States Census Bureau. U.S. Census Bureau. June 22, 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2016.