IGNITE SESSIONS
11:15–12:15 – Thursday morning
These are 5-minute presentations to get a lightning-quick overview of a project or technology.
Factfinder 2 - Demystification or Dis-articulation?
Via necessity I've finally come to terms with the Factfinder 2 User Interface for my own use. Explaining to others how to navigate the site is another story. I propose a scheme for hacking the site by taking advantage of its deep linking capabilities to create a zombie version of the Legacy Factfinder.
Jeff Arp, Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee
What Can the NNIP Website Do For You?
Hear from UI staff about how partners can make the most out of the NNIP website and get a quick refresher on the backend tools
Kait Franks and Amos Budde, The Urban Institute
Weaving a Story of Poverty in Mutlnomah County
How much do people earn and what can they afford? How many people are receiving government aid and where will interventions help people experiencing poverty?
Elizabeth Morehead, Portland State University
PSU Data Commons
Community outreach with our PSU Data Commons using the Weave visualization system.
David Percy, Portland State University
Kids and Foreclosures: What We’ve Learned
A summary of the findings of the NNIP Children and Foreclosures cross-site project and the insights we’ve gotten from practioner meetings on student mobility.
Kathy Pettit, The Urban Institute
Open Data and NNIP – New Project!
What does the open data movement mean to NNIP? What can NNIP contribute to the movement? What are the risks? The MacArthur Foundation awarded a grant to the Urban Institute to explore these questions. Randy will describe the project and how you can help.
Randy Rosso, The Urban Institute
Qualitative Data Analysis
The benefits of using Twitter to identify data needs.
Edwin Quiambao, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Update on Health Equity in King County, WA
Being a relatively affluent county, King County typically shows advantageous rates of health outcomes when compared to national averages. However, there are wide disparities between King County neighborhoods that are not revealed by the county average. This project looks at how life expectancy in King County neighborhoods compare to national and international norms.
David Solet, Public Health – Seattle & King County
All Aboard! A look at New York City’s Subsidized Housing Information Project (SHIP)
In 2011 the Furman Center launched its Subsidized Housing Information Project (SHIP). With this new easily searchable tool, government agencies, policy makers, community organizations, tenants and the public for the first time can access property specific information about many different subsidy programs in one place.
Max Weselcouch, New York University
From csv to web app in 300 seconds? How about 30...
Using ArcExplorer Online and web application tools from ArcGIS.com you can create simple, effective &FREE web mapping applications in a matter of seconds. Embed your map apps in web pages, blogs or share via social networking sites with no additional software to install or map servers to maintain.
Jeff Matson, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs