Data USA

Data USA
Original author(s) Deloitte, MIT Media Lab – Macro Connections, Datawheel
Developer(s) Datawheel
Initial release April 4, 2016 (2016-04-04)
Written in Python
Available in English
License Affero GPL
Website datausa.io

Data USA is a free platform that allows users to collect, analyze, and visualize shared U.S. government data. Launched on April 4, 2016, Data USA is the product of an ongoing partnership between Deloitte, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Macro Connections Group, and Datawheel.[1][2][3][4][5]

Architecture

Data USA utilizes open data from seven data sources, cleaned and standardized into a PostgreSQL database, accessible via a public API.[6] The back-end of the site is driven by the python framework, Flask.

Visualizations

The visualizations found on Data USA are created in JavaScript using a combination of D3 and D3plus JavaScript libraries.[7][8]

Data sources

The information and data visualizations found on Data USA make use of seven publicly available data sources:[9]

Data Set Data Producer Included Attributes
American Community Survey (ACS)[10] U.S. Census Bureau
  • Income
  • Industry
  • Demography
ACS – Public Use Microdata (PUMS)[11] U.S. Census Bureau
  • Income
  • Industry
  • Demography
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)[12] U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Industry Input/Output
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)[13] U.S. Department of Labor
  • Growth of Employees (per Industry/Occupation)
  • Growth of Salary (per Industry/Occupation)
County Health Rankings (CHR)[14] University of Wisconsin
  • Housing
  • Transit
  • Income
  • Employment
  • Sexual Activity
  • Alcohol & Drug Use
  • Tobacco Use
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)[15] U.S. Department of Education
  • Postsecondary Education
  • Courses
  • Majors
  • School
  • Attendance
  • Industry
  • Occupation
O*Net Skills[16] U.S. Department of Labor
  • Skills per Occupation
  • Skills per Course
  • Skills per Major

American Community Survey (ACS)

The American Community Survey (ACS) is survey conducted regularly by the U.S. Census Bureau. Since 2000, it has replaced the long form U.S. Census that was formerly given once every ten years. Administered on a continuous monthly basis, the ACS aims to provide a steady stream of demographic, housing, social, and economic data.[17]

American Community Survey (ACS) Public-Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)

Public Use Microdata Sample is a data set made available by the U.S. Census Bureau and includes one year, three year, and five year chronologies. The PUMS is a set of untabulated records regarding individual people and individual housing units. For this reason, PUMS allows for custom data ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) manipulation.[18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Steve Lohr. "Media Lab's 'Data USA' aims to make government data easy to use – The Tech".
  2. ↑ Bruce Brown (5 April 2016). "MIT DATA USA Turns U.S. Data into Visual Interface – Digital Trends". Digital Trends.
  3. ↑ Tanvi Misra. "MIT and Deloitte's DataUSA Web Tool Makes City Data Easy to Access and Understand – CityLab". CityLab.
  4. ↑ "DataUSA Visualizes Improved Insight into Government Data". Data Informed.
  5. ↑ Steve Lohr. "Website Seeks to Make Government Data Easier to Sift Through". New York Times.
  6. ↑ Speiser, Jonathan. "Data USA API". Github. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "D3plus". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "D3plus". GitHub. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Data USA – About: Data Sources". Data USA. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  10. ↑ US Census Bureau. "ACS Information Guide". Census.gov. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  11. ↑ US Census Bureauwebsite=Census.gov. "PUMS Documentation". Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "About BEA". Bea.gov. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "About BLS". Bls.gov. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "County Health Rankings & Roadmaps". County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System". Nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "O*NET OnLine". Onetonline.org. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  17. ↑ U.S. Department of Commerce (April 2013). "American Community Survey – Information Guide" (PDF). www.census.gov. p. 2. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Documentation". United States Census Bureau. U.S. Census Bureau. June 22, 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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