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Presentation to OAC User Group seminar on Visualising OAC for Policy Users
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Effective Communication: Visualising OAC for Local Government
Policy Users
Laura EdwardsThe Local Futures Group
Visualising OAC
• Building OAC into Local Knowledge• Different ways of visualising OAC for use as a
policy tool• Future improvements/ Teresa Alcock’s MSc
project
What is Local Knowledge?
• LK is a geographical research and analysis toolkit
• Holds data at a range of spatial levels (regional down to Output Area level)
• Over 1,500 indicators with national coverage• Allows benchmarking of areas nationally and
locally• Toolkit includes thematic mapping, bar charts,
spider charts and tables
Who uses Local Knowledge?
• Local Government (Economic Development; Regeneration; Corporate Policy; Researchers; Planners; Housing)
• Learning and Skills Councils• Regional Development Agencies • Primary Care Trusts• Regeneration companies• Property companies• Charities
Policy issues
• Local Authorities and their Partners need to show a collective understanding of their communities
• Customer Insight/Improving service delivery• Transformational Government – i.e. efficiency
savings
OAC Colour Map
Building OAC into Local Knowledge
• Added Output Area spatial level, OA data and OAC
• Applied OAC colour scheme
• Adjusting toolkit to work with the new spatial level
• Added descriptive text and hyperlinks to background research
Mapping
The proportion of the population in OAC Group 7a – Asian Communities
Bar Charts
Bar Charts
Spider Charts and
Nearest Neighbours
Future Developments
• Adding new tools• Adding links between tools and contextual
information• More user-interaction with the outputs• Adjustment of colour scheme• KTP with UCL
Teresa Alcock’s MSc - Mapping
1. Mapping OAC at appropriate scales and with context using locational referencing
2. Review of available WebGIS applications to increase WebGIS functionality
Issues:• Mapping scale• Base maps• Locational referencing
• Labelling • Legend colours • Seeing surrounding areas/features • Inset map
OAC over Google backdrop
WebGIS Sample
Conclusion
• OAC should be used as a policy tool• Better understand areas and communities
and improve service delivery • Local Futures are continuing to develop our
tools and ways of visualising OAC to help this process
www.localfutures.com