Lecture 3.2 - Data Sources Intro

Jill Naiman & Sharon Comstock

Data Storytelling - Semester - Fall 2025

notes: you'll see a list like this and a search function look for chicago and pick one --- ## [data.world](https://data.world/) notes: click on explore you *can* link to apps, but probably easier to download --- ## [data.gov](https://data.gov/) All US data -- A LOT of data. notes: search -- climate and arctic search -- IMLS --- ## [data.illinois.gov](https://data.illinois.gov/) Keep in mind: not all local governments use this (e.g. Urbana only recently started updating here) notes: look at local governments --- ## [data.humdata.org](https://data.humdata.org/) notes: this can be very useful data for this class and your final presentations --- # Data Sources We will will divide into Group Set \#1 and explore: * data.world * data.gov * data.illinois.gov * data.humdata.org Prepare an introduction to between one and three datasets you identify that you are interested in exploring. Think about these things: * What format is the data in? * What is the type of data (rows, columns, connectivity, etc) * What story might be hidden? notes: use about 10 minutes to explore the data together We'll be pulling from these (and other datasets) for your first minor project next week 1. find interesting data 1. answer these questions together 1. you do *not* have to do any visualizations with this data at this step (some of the websites will have their own viz options as well) **more about this next week and/or later today based on time!!** --- # Data Sources We will will divide into Group Set \#1 and explore: * data.world * data.gov * data.illinois.gov * data.humdata.org Prepare an introduction to between one and three datasets you identify that you are interested in exploring. Think about these things: * What format is the data in? * What is the type of data (rows, columns, connectivity, etc) * What story might be hidden? You can use other datasets *however* be sure to check with the instructional team -- not all datasets have stringent enough provenance information to be trusted! Be prepared to share what you find! notes: use about 10 minutes to explore the data together We'll be pulling from these (and other datasets) for your first minor project ~~next week~~ 1. find interesting data 1. answer these questions together 1. you do *not* have to do any visualizations with this data at this step (some of the websites will have their own viz options as well) **go over the table in the miro board and the activity!!** --> notes: you'll see a list like this and a search function look for chicago and pick one --- ## [data.world](https://data.world/) notes: click on explore you *can* link to apps, but probably easier to download --- ## [data.gov](https://data.gov/) All US data -- A LOT of data. notes: search -- climate and arctic search -- IMLS --- ## [data.illinois.gov](https://data.illinois.gov/) Keep in mind: not all local governments use this (e.g. Urbana only recently started updating here) notes: look at local governments --- ## [data.humdata.org](https://data.humdata.org/) notes: this can be very useful data for this class and your final presentations --- # Data Sources We will will divide into Group Set \#1 and explore: * data.world * data.gov * data.illinois.gov * data.humdata.org Prepare an introduction to between one and three datasets you identify that you are interested in exploring. Think about these things: * What format is the data in? * What is the type of data (rows, columns, connectivity, etc) * What story might be hidden? notes: use about 10 minutes to explore the data together We'll be pulling from these (and other datasets) for your first minor project next week 1. find interesting data 1. answer these questions together 1. you do *not* have to do any visualizations with this data at this step (some of the websites will have their own viz options as well) **more about this next week and/or later today based on time!!** --- # Data Sources We will will divide into Group Set \#1 and explore: * data.world * data.gov * data.illinois.gov * data.humdata.org Prepare an introduction to between one and three datasets you identify that you are interested in exploring. Think about these things: * What format is the data in? * What is the type of data (rows, columns, connectivity, etc) * What story might be hidden? You can use other datasets *however* be sure to check with the instructional team -- not all datasets have stringent enough provenance information to be trusted! Be prepared to share what you find! notes: use about 10 minutes to explore the data together We'll be pulling from these (and other datasets) for your first minor project ~~next week~~ 1. find interesting data 1. answer these questions together 1. you do *not* have to do any visualizations with this data at this step (some of the websites will have their own viz options as well) **go over the table in the miro board and the activity!!** -->