APDU is pleased to continue sharing the work of finalists for this year’s Data Storytelling Awards. This webinar will focus on an excellent piece from the New York City Department of City Planning’s Population Division, titled “Stability & Change in NYC Neighborhoods, 2010 to 2020.” This in-depth profile uses ArcGIS StoryMaps and data from the […]
Continue ReadingThe Association of Public Data Users (APDU) is pleased to share this year’s APDU Data Storytelling Award-winning presentation on Challenging Neutrality: A Closer Look at Confederate Memorialization in the US. By leveraging data visualization and a wide variety of data sources (including SPLS’s Whose Heritage dataset, demographic data, and archival information), Professors Sara Queen and […]
Continue ReadingThe US Census Bureau is considering removing the ancestry question from the American Community Survey and is seeking feedback on the concerns of the data user community in order to make decisions that reflect the best interest of not only their respondents and stakeholders, but of the data users. In 2020, the Census Bureau implemented […]
Continue ReadingObjective, timely, and relevant government statistics are arguably more important now than ever in the era of disinformation. Yet a growing number of challenges—from disinvestment to political interference—threaten to undermine the public data on which civil discourse relies. With support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the American Statistical Association and George Mason University are […]
Continue ReadingWage record information provides valuable insights on employers, occupations, and workers. As many states continue to increase the data available through wage records, BLS researchers are working the front lines with states. In this session, we will learn about two states collecting occupation data and how BLS has used these data to answer 4 questions: […]
Continue ReadingThe 2023 ACS Data Users Conference is coming on May 16-18 in hybrid form, beginning with plenaries in Washington, DC and ending with two days of virtual breakout sessions. The conference will cover both policy matters and interesting new research. Register today for this APDU Town Hall to process what you learned with peers and […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Census Bureau is seeking input to evolving a data enterprise to support relevant, timely, and equitable statistical products. Data science innovations are creating an incredible opportunity to break free from the limitations of survey production and design and integrate survey data with public and third-party data sources. Instead of limiting ourselves to the […]
Continue ReadingThe Massive Data Institute at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy recently hosted a Green Space Data Challenge, which provided participants with an opportunity to create or improve indicators involving green space to better understand and measure community impact. Each project was evaluated by expert judges from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development […]
Continue ReadingThe Congressional District Health Dashboard (the Dashboard) is a new, free website that gives policymakers and advocates a one-stop resource of unbiased, nonpartisan data at the congressional-district level to inform the development of policies that give everyone the opportunity for good health and wellbeing. Developed by NYU Grossman School of Medicine, in partnership with the […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 28, 2023 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET Recent years have seen many important developments affecting public data’s availability and quality, such as the recent Federal Register Notice from the Office of Management and Budget announcing proposed changes to Race and Ethnicity Statistical Standards. Further, private and administrative data are supplementing or competing with […]
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