Training manual for SnapSense Dashboards

Data isn’t glamorous, but it solves problems.

Our online dashboards make it easy for local leaders to connect to the community data they need to lead.

Data In A Snap. Just. Like. That.

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Data in a Snap. Just. Like. That...SnapSense Dashboards are interactive data portal helping turn community data into tangible solutions for local leaders. These dashboards include an online mapping that provides a wealth of information about an area’s people, communities, and neighborhoods through a wide variety of topics -- from economic development and arts to housing and transportation.

A resource for all those seeking to understand how the area is evolving with a community’s goals, it helps residents, businesses, organizations, municipal staff, elected officials, and journalists explore options and make more strategic and informed decisions on how to help the region’s social, economic, and environmental well-being. We invite you to explore your region’s data, community snapshots, and maps on your dashboard. Collectively these are called Visualizations (maps, charts, graphs, etc).

In addition, if you are interested in becoming an advanced user we encourage you to sign up for training and create your own visualizations and reports.

SnapSense Dashboards use a web-based visualization platform designed to enable visualization of any available data by anyone for any purpose named WEAVE. WEAVE is in development by the Open Indicators Consortium (OIC) To learn more about WEAVE, check out www.oicweave.org.

Genevieve Borich, CEO SnapSense

Phone: 312.550.3488gen@snapsense.co

Jean Borich, Business Development Manager, SnapSense

Phone: 515.450.6002jean@snapsense.co

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NewsMission of Site

Rotating highlights for each topic

Step 1: Pick data topic you want to explore

Navigation

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Step 2: select data visualiation in dropdown

Step 3: Pick a visualization in the dropdown menu

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Step 3: Scroll Down

Visualization Title

Map

Metadata & Analysis

Color Legend

Time Slider

ScatterplotAttribute Slider

Size Legend

Bar Chart

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Color Legend

Time Slider

Attribute SliderSize Legend

Bar Chart

Step 4: Enter Fullscreen Mode

(Step 5: Press esc to exit fullscreen mode)

CONTACTGenevieve Borich, PhD, AICP

Principal-Owner, SnapSense312.550.3488

info@snapsense.cowww.snapsense.co

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SnapSense dashboard features• An interactive, easy-to-use interface allowing the user to drive the data – not the other way around

• A true dashboard homepage highlighting key data visualizations & information

• Community SnapShots organizing data for marketing purposes

• Data Commons Library with raw, geocoded data available for download for advanced users

• Intuitive graphics within the data visualizations – understand the data without advanced training

• Availability to the public – everyone in the community can access the visualizations

• Data subscription available for on-going, real-time, automatic data updates to both the visualizations & raw data as new data is released

• Local data from both state & federal data sources at block group, place, county, & MSA levels

• Private & raw local data available at an additional fee

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