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CambridgeshireAtlas Local data, visually… 13 th March 2013 Hendrik Grothuis Research and Performance Team Cambridgeshire County Council

Cambridgeshire Atlas-Overview-Local data, visually…

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What is the CambridgeshireAtlas? -A display tool to allow users view interactive atlases, profiles or key indicator reports.  -Combines maps, tables, charts and graphs of data trends for different local geographies and themes. -Enables the Research and Performance Team to create highly-interactive profile reports that combine statistics and map data. -Improves data visualisation, enhances communication and can engage people in more informed decision making. -Easy to use and helps users to understand complicated socio-demographic datasets quickly. -Atlases covering a wide number of themes are available (and growing…).

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CambridgeshireAtlasLocal data, visually…

13th March 2013Hendrik GrothuisResearch and Performance TeamCambridgeshire County Council

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Questions?What percentage of children in a local school are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM)?

What impact will the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) changes have upon Cambridgeshire?

What is the population of my local ward?

What is the demographic make-up of Chatteris?Using data to inform the conversation and

Enforce evidence led policy

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Overview – What is the CambridgeshireAtlas? A display tool to allow users view interactive atlases, profiles or key

indicator reports.  Combines maps, tables, charts and graphs of data trends for different

local geographies and themes. Enables the Research and Performance Team to create highly-

interactive profile reports that combine statistics and map data. Improves data visualisation, enhances communication and can

engage people in more informed decision making. Easy to use and helps users to understand complicated socio-

demographic datasets quickly. Atlases covering a wide number of themes are available (and

growing…).

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Current CambridgeshireAtlas reports include:CultureDemographyDeprivationHousingPerformanceSocial classification

Reports

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Hover over ward areas to display the associated data

Data crumb trail show the data categories and variable currently on display

Filter the data by a selected geography

Download the data in Excel format

Select data by theme and variable

Onscreen

metadataMap Legend

Change thematic map display

Display contextual geographies

Display background mapping

Control the legend colour palette and numeric display

Comparator data

Interactive selectable ranked bar chart with comparison values

Print the customised report

Map comprises background layer, thematic layer and contextual layer

All of the report elements are customisable for the end user

Table view allows user to select and sort the data for each geography

Functionality

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Next Steps (1)Additional resources identified

More personnel involved in Atlas development + new atlas report templates (area profiles, election

results, multidimensional data reporting)+ new functionality (time series, multiple geographies,

statistical functions)+ more data identified= greater opportunity for data visualisation work for

Cambridgeshire (Quantity + Complexity)

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ID and development of key projects that link with national and local priorities

Community safety: priority setting and data sharing for strategic assessments

Customer Insight: Social classification, Cambridgeshire Personas

Economy: Economic growth/employment (link to LEP) Education: School catchments/pupil forecasts (linked to

strategic planning) Demography: Population change and forecasting, Census 2011 Health: JSNA and development of the LCGs Housing: SHMA and Tenancy strategies

Next Steps (2)

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Technology: Towards open data and open technology standards

Combining Innovative use of our “old” data and new ways of presenting information

Local partnerships to be identified (both data and project) with link to the Cambridgeshire Insight Local Information System (LIS) partnership project

Next Steps (3)

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Next Steps (4): Cambridgeshire Insight

Cambridgeshire Insight is a shared knowledge base for the Cambridgeshire area.  It allows users an efficient easy way to:

Access and share data, information and research. Find and download reports. Discover research intelligence for deeper insights

about their local area. Provide information to act as a valuable planning

tool to support strategic planning for the growth and development of services in the county and surrounding areas.

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Partners/Members New and intuitive ways to report information. Enhance user experience, making information engaging. Enhances value of local data and community knowledge and how we

communicate with the public.Public Explore local information in a way that suits them. Easier for audiences to see local patterns/trends data . Greater understanding of local issues.Officers Relatively low cost and short skill learning curve for local officers to implement. Flexible and portable solution, enabling new ways of working. Complements existing work (standard web pages, data and PDF documents). Facilitates evidence led policy.

Key Benefits

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Demonstration & Questions?

Contact usResearch and Performance TeamTelephone: 01223 715300Email us: [email protected] Web:http://www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/