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Connecticut State Data Center Affiliates Annual Meeting

May 11, 2012

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Connecticut State Data Center

Jeffrey P. Osleeb – DirectorMichael Howser – Associate Director

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Connecticut State Data Center Overview

• University of Connecticut Libraries MAGIC, Department of Geography, and Office of Policy and Management involvement began October 2010

• Immediately began reviewing Data Center Purpose, examining usage statistics, and aligning with State Data Center core responsibilities from U.S. Census Bureau

• Developed downloadable datasets for Connecticut in numeric and spatial formats

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October 2010 – June 30, 2011

• Developed datasets for Connecticut from 2010 Census Data

• Assisted State Agencies, Organizations, Researchers, Media, and the Public with Census inquiries

• Strengthened connections between CtSDC and educational opportunities for students

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July 1, 2011-Present

• Hosted 22 workshops on Census data across the state

• Processed 2010 Census and 2010 American Community Survey Data for CT

• Assisted with inquires on census data• Expanded website offerings based on user

search terms/inquiries

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User Inquiries October 2010 – April 2012

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Website Unique Views by MonthOctober 2010 – April 2012

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Or to put it another way….

601,220Total Views of Website content provided by MAGIC and the Connecticut State Data Center between January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011

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Datasets Processed

• 2010 Census PL 94-171 Redistricting Data• 2010 Census Demographic Profile Data• 2010 Census Summary File 1 Data• 2010 Census Summary File 2 Data• 2010 ACS 1 year, 3 year, and 5 year datasets

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Sustainability and Moving Forward

• Python scripts to process data in spreadsheet and geodatabase formats

• Population Projections are being updated and will include clearly defined, replicable methodology

• Reports will be generated in collaboration with multiple campus partners

• Increasing partnerships and collaborative projects• Expanding website offerings based on user input and

keyword search terms

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Data from a Collaborative “One UConn” approach

Update from Multiple Centers from Across UConn

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Multiple Centers – One UConn

• Goal of “One UConn” -The Leveraging of Assets– To facilitate collaboration and communication

across centers– Working together to promote UConn– Leveraging resources to assist the State of

Connecticut to access data and resources for planning, analysis and decision making

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Connecticut State Data Center

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Connecticut Data Collaborative

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Digital Media Center

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Center for Land Use Education & Research (CLEAR)

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Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC)

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Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis

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Connecticut Transportation Institute