The choropleth map is a device used for the display of socioeconomic data associated with an areal partition of geographic space. Cartographers emphasize the need to standardize any raw count data by an area-based total before displaying the data in a choropleth map. The standardization process converts the raw data from an absolute measure into a relative measure. However, there is recognition that the standardizing process does not enable the map reader to distinguish between low–low and high–high numerator/denominator differences. This research uses concentration-based classification schemes using Lorenz curves to address some of these issues. A test data set of nonwhite birth rate by county in North Carolina is used to demonstrate how this approach differs from traditional mean–variance-based systems such as the Jenks’ optimal classification scheme.

The mapviews extension enhances CKAN by adding the capability to display data as interactive maps, including both regular maps and choropleth maps. By utilizing LeafletJS, which offers broad browser compatibility, the extension allows users to visualize datasets geographically. This enhances data exploration and understanding within the CKAN platform. Key Features: Regular and Choropleth Maps: Enables visualization of datasets on maps, offering both standard map views and choropleth maps that represent data variations across geographic regions. LeafletJS Integration: Leverages LeafletJS, a JavaScript library, to create interactive and responsive maps, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of web browsers (IE7+ and modern browsers). GeoJSON Support: Supports GeoJSON format for defining geographical boundaries and features, allowing integration with various GIS data sources. Data Linking: Provides a mechanism to link data from a tabular resource to geographical features in a GeoJSON resource, allowing for data-driven map visualizations. Interactive Filters: Allows filtering of data based on regions clicked on the map. URL Redirection: Can redirect to another page with filters set based on the region clicked, enhancing navigation within a CKAN instance to resources that relate to the region. Integration with CKAN: The extension integrates with CKAN by providing new Resource View types, navigablemap and choroplethmap. These views can be added to resources within CKAN datasets. The extension utilizes CKAN's plugin system, requiring activation via the ckan.plugins configuration setting, and makes use of the Resource View functionality. Benefits & Impact: The mapviews extension provides enhanced data visualization capabilities within CKAN, allowing users to explore and understand spatial data more effectively. The interactive maps, can help reveal patterns, trends, through geographic data. The filtering capabilities further promote data discovery and analysis, enabling the user to examine regional variations in that are represented within the data which may include social, economic, or environmental factors.

We propose map reading experiments to quantitatively evaluate the selection of hue ranges for sequential color schemes on choropleth maps. In these experiments, 60 sequential color schemes with six base hues and ten hue ranges were employed as experimental color schemes, and a total of 414 college students were invited to complete identification, comparison, and ranking tasks. Both controlled and real-map experiments were performed, each involving a web-based survey and an eye-tracking experiment. In the controlled experiments, the shapes of the map objects were relatively regular, and attribute data were randomized. In contrast, the shapes were complex in real-map experiments, and real data were employed. Our findings show that widely used color schemes with a hue range of 0º yield poor performance in all tasks; 15º hue ranges yield good performance in the comparison and ranking tasks but poor performance in the identification task. For large hue ranges of 120-360º, participants showed...

OverviewThe multiple hazard index for the United States Counties was designed to map natural hazard relating to exposure to multiple natural disasters. The index was created to provide communities and public health officials with an overview of the risks that are prominent in their county, and to facilitate the comparison of hazard level between counties. Most existing hazard maps focus on a single disaster type. By creating a measure that aggregates the hazard from individual disasters, the increased hazard that results from exposure to multiple natural disasters can be better understood. The multiple hazard index represents the aggregate of hazard from eleven individual disasters. Layers displaying the hazard from each individual disaster are also included.

The hazard index is displayed visually as a choropleth map, with the color blue representing areas with less hazard and red representing areas with higher hazard. Users can click on each county to view its hazard index value, and the level of hazard for each individual disaster. Layers describing the relative level of hazard from each individual disaster are also available as choropleth maps with red areas representing high, orange representing medium, and yellow representing low levels of hazard.Methodology and Data CitationsMultiple Hazard Index

The multiple hazard index was created by coding the individual hazard classifications and summing the coded values for each United States County. Each individual hazard is weighted equally in the multiple hazard index. Alaska and Hawaii were excluded from analysis because one third of individual hazard datasets only describe the coterminous United States.

Avalanche Hazard

University of South Carolina Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute. “Spatial Hazard Events and Losses Database”. United States Counties. “Avalanches United States 2001-2009”. < http://hvri.geog.sc.edu/SHELDUS/

Downloaded 06/2016.

Classification

Avalanche hazard was classified by dividing counties based upon the number of avalanches they experienced over the nine year period in the dataset. Avalanche hazard was not normalized by total county area because it caused an over-emphasis on small counties, and because avalanches are a highly local hazard.

None = 0 AvalanchesLow = 1 AvalancheMedium = 2-5 AvalanchesHigh = 6-10 Avalanches

Earthquake Hazard

United States Geological Survey. “Earthquake Hazard Maps”. 1:2,000,000. “Peak Ground Acceleration 2% in 50 Years”. < http://earthquake.usgs.gov/hazards/products/conterminous/

. Downloaded 07/2016.

Classification

Peak ground acceleration (% gravity) with a 2% likelihood in 50 years was averaged by United States County, and the earthquake hazard of counties was classified based upon this average.

Low = 0 - 14.25 % gravity peak ground accelerationMedium = 14.26 - 47.5 % gravity peak ground accelerationHigh = 47.5+ % gravity peak ground acceleration

Flood Hazard

United States Federal Emergency Management Administration. “National Flood Hazard Layer”. 1:10,000. “0.2 Percent Annual Flood Area”. < https://data.femadata.com/FIMA/Risk_MAP/NFHL/

. Downloaded 07/2016.

Classification

The National Flood Hazard Layer 0.2 Percent Annual Flood Area was spatially intersected with the United States Counties layer, splitting flood areas by county and adding county information to flood areas. Flood area was aggregated by county, expressed as a fraction of the total county land area, and flood hazard was classified based upon percentage of land that is susceptible to flooding. National Flood Hazard Layer does not cover the entire United States; coverage is focused on populated areas. Areas not included in National Flood Hazard Layer were assigned flood risk of Low in order to include these areas in further analysis.

Low = 0-.001% area susceptibleMedium = .00101 % - .005 % area susceptibleHigh = .00501+ % area susceptible

Heat Wave Hazard

United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention. “National Climate Assessment”. Contiguous United States Counties. “Extreme Heat Events: Heat Wave Days in May - September for years 1981-2010”. Downloaded 06/2016.

Classification

Heat wave was classified by dividing counties based upon the number of heat wave days they experienced over the 30 year time period described in the dataset.

Low = 126 - 171 Heat wave DaysMedium = 172 – 187 Heat wave DaysHigh = 188 – 255 Heat wave Days

Hurricane Hazard

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Coastal Services Center. “Historical North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Tracks, 1851-2004”. 1: 2,000,000. < https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/historical-north-atlantic-tropical-cyclone-tracks-1851-2004-direct-download

. Downloaded 06/2016.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Coastal Services Center. “Historical North Pacific Tropical Cyclone Tracks, 1851-2004”. 1: 2,000,000. < https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/historical-north-atlantic-tropical-cyclone-tracks-1851-2004-direct-download

. Downloaded 06/2016.

Classification

Atlantic and Pacific datasets were merged. Tropical storm and disturbance tracks were filtered out leaving hurricane tracks. Each hurricane track was assigned the value of the category number that describes that event. Weighting each event by intensity ensures that areas with higher intensity events are characterized as being more hazardous. Values describing each hurricane event were aggregated by United States County, normalized by total county area, and the hurricane hazard of counties was classified based upon the normalized value.

Landslide Hazard

United States Geological Survey. “Landslide Overview Map of the United States”. 1:4,000,000. “Landslide Incidence and Susceptibility in the Conterminous United States”. < https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/landslide-incidence-and-susceptibility-in-the-conterminous-united-states-direct-download

. Downloaded 07/2016.

Classification

The classifications of High, Moderate, and Low landslide susceptibility and incidence from the study were numerically coded, the average value was computed for each county, and the landslide hazard was classified based upon the average value.

Long-Term Drought Hazard

United States Drought Monitor, Drought Mitigation Center, United States Department of Agriculture, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “Drought Monitor Summary Map”. “Long-Term Drought Impact”. < http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/MapsAndData/GISData.aspx >. Downloaded 06/2016.

Classification

Short-term drought areas were filtered from the data; leaving only long-term drought areas. United States Counties were assigned the average U.S. Drought Monitor Classification Scheme Drought Severity Classification value that characterizes the county area. County long-term drought hazard was classified based upon average Drought Severity Classification value.

Low = 1 – 1.75 average Drought Severity Classification valueMedium = 1.76 -3.0 average Drought Severity Classification valueHigh = 3.0+ average Drought Severity Classification value

Snowfall Hazard

United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “1981-2010 U.S. Climate Normals”. 1: 2,000,000. “Annual Snow Normal”. < http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/precipitation/

. Downloaded 08/2016.

Classification

Average yearly snowfall was joined with point location of weather measurement stations, and stations without valid snowfall measurements were filtered out (leaving 6233 stations). Snowfall was interpolated using least squared distance interpolation to create a .05 degree raster describing an estimate of yearly snowfall for the United States. The average yearly snowfall raster was aggregated by county to yield the average yearly snowfall per United States County. The snowfall risk of counties was classified by average snowfall.

None = 0 inchesLow = .01- 10 inchesMedium = 10.01- 50 inchesHigh = 50.01+ inches

Tornado Hazard

United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Storm Prediction Center. “Severe Thunderstorm Database and Storm Data Publication”. 1: 2,000,000. “United States Tornado Touchdown Points 1950-2004”. < https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/united-states-tornado-touchdown-points-1950-2004-direct-download

. Downloaded 07/2016.

Classification

Each tornado touchdown point was assigned the value of the Fujita Scale that describes that event. Weighting each event by intensity ensures that areas with higher intensity events are characterized as more hazardous. Values describing each tornado event were aggregated by United States County, normalized by total county area, and the tornado hazard of counties was classified based upon the normalized value.

Volcano Hazard

Smithsonian Institution National Volcanism Program. “Volcanoes of the World”. “Holocene Volcanoes”. < http://volcano.si.edu/search_volcano.cfm

. Downloaded 07/2016.

Classification

Volcano coordinate locations from spreadsheet were mapped and aggregated by United States County. Volcano count was normalized by county area, and the volcano hazard of counties was classified based upon the number of volcanoes present per unit area.

None = 0 volcanoes/100 kilometersLow = 0.000915 - 0.007611 volcanoes / 100 kilometersMedium = 0.007612 - 0.018376 volcanoes / 100 kilometersHigh = 0.018377- 0.150538 volcanoes / 100 kilometers

Wildfire Hazard

United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science Program. “Classified 2014 Wildfire Hazard Potential”. 270 meters. < http://www.firelab.org/document/classified-2014-whp-gis-data-and-maps

. Downloaded 06/2016.

Classification

The classifications of Very High, High, Moderate, Low, Very Low, and Non-Burnable/Water wildfire hazard from the study were numerically coded, the average value was computed for each county, and the wildfire hazard was classified based upon the average value.

The dataset contains the fixation of individual participants in separate excel files.

This dataset is flattened and multicounty communities are unsplit by county lines. Flattened means that there are no overlaps; larger shapes like counties are punched out or clipped where smaller communities are contained within them. This allows for choropleth shading and other mapping techniques such as calculating unincorporated county land area. Multicounty cities like Houston are a single feature, undivided by counties. This layer is derived from Census, State of Maine, and National Flood Hazard Layer political boundaries.rnrnThe Community Layer datasets contain geospatial community boundaries associated with Census and NFIP data. The dataset does not contain personal identifiable information (PII). The Community Layer can be used to tie Community ID numbers (CID) to jurisdiction, tribal, and special land use area boundaries.rnrnA geodatabase (GDB) link is Included in the Full Data section below. The compressed file contains a collection of files that can store, query, and manage both spatial and nonspatial data using software that can read such a file. It bcontains all of the community layers/b, not just the layer for which this dataset page describes. rnThis layer can also be accessed from the FEMA ArcGIS viewer online: https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=8dcf28fc5b97404bbd9d1bc6d3c9b3cfrnrnrnCitation: FEMA's citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page, Citing Data section: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.rnrnFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.rnIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA News Desk at FEMA-News-Desk@fema.dhs.gov or call (202) 646-3272. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.

Additional file 1: Dataset used in this study.

Updates

• Notice of data discontinuation: Since the start of the pandemic, AP has reported case and death counts from data provided by Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins University has announced that they will stop their daily data collection efforts after March 10. As Johns Hopkins stops providing data, the AP will also stop collecting daily numbers for COVID cases and deaths. The HHS and CDC now collect and visualize key metrics for the pandemic. AP advises using those resources when reporting on the pandemic going forward.

  • CDC Weekly case and death counts (national and state level)
  • CDC County level cases and deaths
  • HHS New hospital admissions
  • CDC NowCast COVID variant proportions (national and regional level)

• April 9, 2020

  • The population estimate data for New York County, NY has been updated to include all five New York City counties (Kings County, Queens County, Bronx County, Richmond County and New York County). This has been done to match the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 data, which aggregates counts for the five New York City counties to New York County.

• April 20, 2020

  • Johns Hopkins death totals in the US now include confirmed and probable deaths in accordance with CDC guidelines as of April 14. One significant result of this change was an increase of more than 3,700 deaths in the New York City count. This change will likely result in increases for death counts elsewhere as well. The AP does not alter the Johns Hopkins source data, so probable deaths are included in this dataset as well.

• April 29, 2020

  • The AP is now providing timeseries data for counts of COVID-19 cases and deaths. The raw counts are provided here unaltered, along with a population column with Census ACS-5 estimates and calculated daily case and death rates per 100,000 people. Please read the updated caveats section for more information.

• September 1st, 2020

  • Johns Hopkins is now providing counts for the five New York City counties individually.

• February 12, 2021

  • The Ohio Department of Health recently announced that as many as 4,000 COVID-19 deaths may have been underreported through the state’s reporting system, and that the "daily reported death counts will be high for a two to three-day period."
  • Because deaths data will be anomalous for consecutive days, we have chosen to freeze Ohio's rolling average for daily deaths at the last valid measure until Johns Hopkins is able to back-distribute the data. The raw daily death counts, as reported by Johns Hopkins and including the backlogged death data, will still be present in the new_deaths column.

• February 16, 2021

  - Johns Hopkins has reconciled Ohio's historical deaths data with the state.

  Overview

The AP is using data collected by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering as our source for outbreak caseloads and death counts for the United States and globally.

The Hopkins data is available at the county level in the United States. The AP has paired this data with population figures and county rural/urban designations, and has calculated caseload and death rates per 100,000 people. Be aware that caseloads may reflect the availability of tests -- and the ability to turn around test results quickly -- rather than actual disease spread or true infection rates.

This data is from the Hopkins dashboard that is updated regularly throughout the day. Like all organizations dealing with data, Hopkins is constantly refining and cleaning up their feed, so there may be brief moments where data does not appear correctly. At this link, you’ll find the Hopkins daily data reports, and a clean version of their feed.

The AP is updating this dataset hourly at 45 minutes past the hour.

To learn more about AP's data journalism capabilities for publishers, corporations and financial institutions, go here or email kromano@ap.org.

Queries

Use AP's queries to filter the data or to join to other datasets we've made available to help cover the coronavirus pandemic

• Filter cases by state here

• Rank states by their status as current hotspots. Calculates the 7-day rolling average of new cases per capita in each state: https://data.world/associatedpress/johns-hopkins-coronavirus-case-tracker/workspace/query?queryid=481e82a4-1b2f-41c2-9ea1-d91aa4b3b1ac

• Find recent hotspots within your state by running a query to calculate the 7-day rolling average of new cases by capita in each county: https://data.world/associatedpress/johns-hopkins-coronavirus-case-tracker/workspace/query?queryid=b566f1db-3231-40fe-8099-311909b7b687&showTemplatePreview=true

• Join county-level case data to an earlier dataset released by AP on local hospital capacity here. To find out more about the hospital capacity dataset, see the full details.

• Pull the 100 counties with the highest per-capita confirmed cases here

• Rank all the counties by the highest per-capita rate of new cases in the past 7 days here. Be aware that because this ranks per-capita caseloads, very small counties may rise to the very top, so take into account raw caseload figures as well.

Interactive

The AP has designed an interactive map to track COVID-19 cases reported by Johns Hopkins.

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Caveats

• This data represents the number of cases and deaths reported by each state and has been collected by Johns Hopkins from a number of sources cited on their website.
• In some cases, deaths or cases of people who've crossed state lines -- either to receive treatment or because they became sick and couldn't return home while traveling -- are reported in a state they aren't currently in, because of state reporting rules.
• In some states, there are a number of cases not assigned to a specific county -- for those cases, the county name is "unassigned to a single county"
• This data should be credited to Johns Hopkins University's COVID-19 tracking project. The AP is simply making it available here for ease of use for reporters and members.
• Caseloads may reflect the availability of tests -- and the ability to turn around test results quickly -- rather than actual disease spread or true infection rates.
• Population estimates at the county level are drawn from 2014-18 5-year estimates from the American Community Survey.
• The Urban/Rural classification scheme is from the Center for Disease Control and Preventions's National Center for Health Statistics. It puts each county into one of six categories -- from Large Central Metro to Non-Core -- according to population and other characteristics. More details about the classifications can be found here.

Johns Hopkins timeseries data - Johns Hopkins pulls data regularly to update their dashboard. Once a day, around 8pm EDT, Johns Hopkins adds the counts for all areas they cover to the timeseries file. These counts are snapshots of the latest cumulative counts provided by the source on that day. This can lead to inconsistencies if a source updates their historical data for accuracy, either increasing or decreasing the latest cumulative count. - Johns Hopkins periodically edits their historical timeseries data for accuracy. They provide a file documenting all errors in their timeseries files that they have identified and fixed here

Attribution

This data should be credited to Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 tracking project

CrimeMapTutorial is a step-by-step tutorial for learning crime mapping using ArcView GIS or MapInfo Professional GIS. It was designed to give users a thorough introduction to most of the knowledge and skills needed to produce daily maps and spatial data queries that uniformed officers and detectives find valuable for crime prevention and enforcement. The tutorials can be used either for self-learning or in a laboratory setting. The geographic information system (GIS) and police data were supplied by the Rochester, New York, Police Department. For each mapping software package, there are three PDF tutorial workbooks and one WinZip archive containing sample data and maps. Workbook 1 was designed for GIS users who want to learn how to use a crime-mapping GIS and how to generate maps and data queries. Workbook 2 was created to assist data preparers in processing police data for use in a GIS. This includes address-matching of police incidents to place them on pin maps and aggregating crime counts by areas (like car beats) to produce area or choropleth maps. Workbook 3 was designed for map makers who want to learn how to construct useful crime maps, given police data that have already been address-matched and preprocessed by data preparers. It is estimated that the three tutorials take approximately six hours to complete in total, including exercises.

The Western Parkland City Digital Equity and Inclusion project shows the localised findings of targeted research aimed at benchmarking digital inclusion across the Western Parkland City. The index scores, depicted through a choropleth map, highlight specific gaps and priorities for improving overall digital inclusion and dimensions of Access, Ability and Affordability across each of the eight participating Council areas.

Ability

Digital Ability is about our skill levels: what we are able do online, and our confidence in doing it. Having limited digital capability in the types of skills and knowledge needed to get online, operate functions and navigate sites with confidence and safety has been referred to the ‘second level’ digital divide. In measuring Digital Ability, the ADII draws upon the Internet Skills Scale (ISS) to focus on six skills domains. The ADII’s Digital Ability score measures the following skills components:

• Basic operational (i.e., downloading and opening files, connecting to the internet, and setting passwords)
• Advanced operational (i.e., saving to the cloud, determining what is safe to download, customising devices and connections, and adjusting privacy settings (e.g. downloading and opening files, connecting to the internet))
• Information navigation (i.e., searching and navigating, verifying trustworthy information, and managing third party data collection)
• Social (i.e., deciding what to share, how, and who with, managing and monitoring contacts, and communicating with others)
• Creative (i.e., editing, producing, and posting content, as well as having a broad understanding of the rules that may apply to these activities)
• Smart (i.e., connecting, operating, and managing smart devices and IoT technologies)

Access

The Digital Access dimension within the ADII is a measure of several interrelated components of internet usage that include intensity and frequency of use, types of devices, and use of fixed and mobile plans. It is well recognised that the quality of both fixed and mobile connectivity is problematic and underserviced in regional and remote areas – often due to intermittent and unreliable access to the nbn.

Affordability

As connected technologies have developed and more people move online, some gaps in connectivity access have narrowed. However, for many people, particularly in areas with higher concentrations of low-income individuals and households, affordability can present significant barriers to achieving digital equity across the city. This includes being able to afford quality and reliable mobile and fixed broadband plans and the devices needed to connect online.

For additional information click this link

Source: Data is sourced through a collaboration between Smart Places, Cities and Active Transport, Transport for NSW and The Parks, Sydney’s Parkland Councils, an alliance of the eight local government areas that comprise Western Parkland City as part of the Western Parkland City Digital Equity and Inclusion Insights Program. This is currently a one-off release. At this time we do not have plans to update this dataset regularly.

This is an Australian extract of Speedtest Open data available at Amazon WS (link below - opendata.aws).AWS data licence is "CC BY-NC-SA 4.0", so use of this data must be:- non-commercial (NC)- reuse must be share-alike (SA)(add same licence).This restricts the standard CC-BY Figshare licence.A world speedtest open data was dowloaded (>400Mb, 7M lines of data). An extract of Australia's location (lat, long) revealed 88,000 lines of data (attached as csv).A Jupyter notebook of extract process is attached.A link to Twitter thread of outputs provided.A link to Data tutorial provided (GitHub), including Jupyter Notebook to analyse World Speedtest data, selecting one US State.Data Shows: (Q2)- 3.1M speedtests- 762,000 devices- 88,000 grid locations (600m * 600m), summarised as a point- average speed 33.7Mbps (down), 12.4M (up)- Max speed 724Mbps- data is for 600m * 600m grids, showing average speed up/down, number of tests, and number of users (IP). Added centroid, and now lat/long.See tweet of image of centroids also attached.Versions:v15/16. Add Hist comparing Q1-21 vs Q2-20. Inc ipynb (incHistQ121, v.1.3-Q121) to calc.v14 Add AUS Speedtest Q1 2021 geojson.(79k lines avg d/l 45.4Mbps)v13 - Added three colour MELB map (less than 20Mbps, over 90Mbps, 20-90Mbps)v12 - Added AUS - Syd - Mel Line Chart Q320.v11 - Add line chart compare Q2, Q3, Q4 plus Melb - result virtually indistinguishable. Add line chart to compare Syd - Melb Q3. Also virtually indistinguishable. Add HIST compare Syd - Melb Q3. Add new Jupyter with graph calcs (nbn-AUS-v1.3). Some ERRATA document in Notebook. Issue with resorting table, and graphing only part of table. Not an issue if all lines of table graphed.v10 - Load AURIN sample pics. Speedtest data loaded to AURIN geo-analytic platform; requires edu.au login.v9 - Add comparative Q2, Q3, Q4 Hist pic.v8 - Added Q4 data geojson. Add Q3, Q4 Hist pic.v7 - Rename to include Q2, Q3 in Title.v6 - Add Q3 20 data. Rename geojson AUS data as Q2. Add comparative Histogram. Calc in International.ipynb.v5 - add Jupyter Notebook inc Histograms. Hist is count of geo-locations avg download speed (unweighted by tests).v4 - added Melb choropleth (png 50Mpix) inc legend. (To do - add Melb.geojson). Posted Link to AURIN description of Speedtest data.v3 - Add super fast data (>100Mbps) less than 1% of data - 697 lines. Includes png of superfast.plot(). Link below to Google Maps version of superfast data points. Also Google map of first 100 data points - sample data. Geojson format for loading into GeoPandas, per Jupyter Notebook. New version of Jupyter Notebook, v.1.1.v2 - add centroids image.v1 - initial data load.** Future Work- combine Speedtest data with NBN Technology by location data (national map.gov.au); https://www.data.gov.au/dataset/national-broadband-network-connections-by-technology-type- combine Speedtest data with SEIFA data - socioeconomic categories - to discuss with AURIN.- Further international comparisons- discussed collaboration with Assoc Prof Tooran Alizadeh, USyd.

Digital Equity and Inclusion in Western Parkland CityThe Western Parkland City Digital Equity and Inclusion project shows the localised findings of targeted research aimed at benchmarking digital inclusion across the Western Parkland City. The index scores, depicted through a choropleth map, highlight specific gaps and priorities for improving overall digital inclusion and dimensions of Access, Ability and Affordability across each of the eight participating Council areas.AbilityDigital Ability is about our skill levels: what we are able do online, and our confidence in doing it. Having limited digital capability in the types of skills and knowledge needed to get online, operate functions and navigate sites with confidence and safety has been referred to the ‘second level’ digital divide. In measuring Digital Ability, the ADII draws upon the Internet Skills Scale (ISS) to focus on six skills domains. The ADII’s Digital Ability score measures the following skills components:Basic operational (i.e., downloading and opening files, connecting to the internet, and setting passwords)Advanced operational (i.e., saving to the cloud, determining what is safe to download, customising devices and connections, and adjusting privacy settings (e.g. downloading and opening files, connecting to the internet))Information navigation (i.e., searching and navigating, verifying trustworthy information, and managing third party data collection)Social (i.e., deciding what to share, how, and who with, managing and monitoring contacts, and communicating with others)Creative (i.e., editing, producing, and posting content, as well as having a broad understanding of the rules that may apply to these activities)Smart (i.e., connecting, operating, and managing smart devices and IoT technologies)AccessThe Digital Access dimension within the ADII is a measure of several interrelated components of internet usage that include intensity and frequency of use, types of devices, and use of fixed and mobile plans. It is well recognised that the quality of both fixed and mobile connectivity is problematic and underserviced in regional and remote areas – often due to intermittent and unreliable access to the nbn.AffordabilityAs connected technologies have developed and more people move online, some gaps in connectivity access have narrowed. However, for many people, particularly in areas with higher concentrations of low-income individuals and households, affordability can present significant barriers to achieving digital equity across the city. This includes being able to afford quality and reliable mobile and fixed broadband plans and the devices needed to connect online.For additional information click this linkSource: Data is sourced through a collaboration between Smart Places, Cities and Active Transport, Transport for NSW and The Parks, Sydney’s Parkland Councils, an alliance of the eight local government areas that comprise Western Parkland City as part of the Western Parkland City Digital Equity and Inclusion Insights Program. This is currently a one-off release. At this time we do not have plans to update this dataset regularly.

Medical Service Study Areas (MSSAs)As defined by California's Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) in 2013, "MSSAs are sub-city and sub-county geographical units used to organize and display population, demographic and physician data" (Source). Each census tract in CA is assigned to a given MSSA. The most recent MSSA dataset (2014) was used. Spatial data are available via OSHPD at the California Open Data Portal. This information may be useful in studying health equity.Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate (AAIR)Age-adjustment is a statistical method that allows comparisons of incidence rates to be made between populations with different age distributions. This is important since the incidence of most cancers increases with age. An age-adjusted cancer incidence (or death) rate is defined as the number of new cancers (or deaths) per 100,000 population that would occur in a certain period of time if that population had a 'standard' age distribution. In the California Health Maps, incidence rates are age-adjusted using the U.S. 2000 Standard Population.Cancer incidence ratesIncidence rates were calculated using case counts from the California Cancer Registry. Population data from 2010 Census and SEER 2015 census tract estimates by race/origin (controlling to Vintage 2015) were used to estimate population denominators. Yearly SEER 2015 census tract estimates by race/origin (controlling to Vintage 2015) were used to estimate population denominators for 5-year incidence rates (2013-2017)According to California Department of Public Health guidelines, cancer incidence rates cannot be reported if based on <15 cancer cases and/or a population <10,000 to ensure confidentiality and stable statistical rates.Spatial extent: CaliforniaSpatial Unit: MSSACreated: n/aUpdated: n/aSource: California Health MapsContact Email: gbacr@ucsf.eduSource Link: https://www.californiahealthmaps.org/?areatype=mssa&address=&sex=Both&site=AllSite&race=&year=05yr&overlays=none&choropleth=Obesity