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FROM DATA TO DECISION-GETTING INFORMATION AT THE SPEED OF BUSINESS
Ohio Department of Transportation Planning Conference
July 17, 2014Columbus, Ohio
•Voluntary association of communities, regional organizations
•Forum for a regional voice on policies and advocacy
•Source for regional and local information
•Coordinate and administer transportation funding
•Provides planning expertise for energy, environment and land
•Administers & implements programs for housing and weatherization assistance
Background on MORPC
•Data leads to information•Information leads to decisions•Decisions affect people’s lives
Ergo: Data affects people’s live
What’s the Big Deal About Data?
Don’t Get Caught in the Trees when in a Forest of Data
Ask yourself – How Will the Data Be Used?
I need a simple number to answer a question?
I need to understand the playing field for planning a program?
I need to convince someone that a program is neededor not not needed?
Data can….. •drive decisions•support decisions•defend decisions•discredit decisions
Don’t believe what you seeBut believe in what you use
Choose your data wisely
Data is complex
•Dimensional – time, geography
•Visual –tabular, map, infographic, chart, graph
•Validity – source, methodology
•Defensible - metadata
That being said…..
“Jeopardy” contestants become Champions because…….. They’re first on the buzzer
They retrieve information quickly They answer the question correctly-
in the form of a question
Where to find data
Big DataFederalState
Regional
Big DataDynamic data sets
TwitterYour own website analytics
NOAAZillow
Transit agenciesAmazon
Traffic videosProprietary sources
Federal SourcesCatalogue of all federal data = www.data.gov
Some of my favorites…https://www.census.gov/acs/www/
www.bls.gov
www.bea.gov/
State Sources
Ohio doesn’t have an www.ohio.data.gov - yet
Some of my favorites…http://development.ohio.gov
http://tims.dot.state.oh.us/timshttp://ohiolmi.com
Regional Sources
Central Ohio doesn’t have a www.centralohio.data.gov - yet
My favorites…www.regionalcouncils.org
www.communityresearchpartners.orgwww.NeoCando.case.edu
www.MORPC.org
Morpc.org – Data, Maps & Tools
Population estimatesTraffic Counts
Map roomState of the Region
DataSource
Coming soon…..Community Profiles
ProjectionsCensus
Data Maps & Tools Overview
Map Room
DataSource
MORPC Demonstration
Data Developers’ Dilemma
•What data to make available•Open data expectations•“Big Data” free for all•Proprietary nature of data•Life span of information
Data Provider’s Solutions
AskAnticipate
Access
NANCY REGER, [email protected]
111 Liberty Street, Suite 100Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614.233.4154
www.morpc.org
