This month's data snapshot highlights open resources and tools available from FEMA, Google, and NAF, a nonprofit. It also highlights a new public report available from DIAL and upcoming live training opportunities in March.
OpenFEMA
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) collects vast amounts of data on multiple aspects of emergency management — Disaster Information, Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and Grants. OpenFEMA makes FEMA's data publicly available.
Google's Data Commons
Data Commons, an initiative from Google, organizes the world's publicly available data and makes it more accessible and useful. Data is from a wide range of sources - ranging from governmental statistical organizations like census bureaus to organizations like the World Bank and United Nations. Data Commons can be used by anyone - students, researchers, journalists, non profits, policymakers and more.
Just ask it a question, such as What is the median income in Polk County, IA?
Open Data Index for Schools (ODIS)
ODIS is a free open data resource designed to give insights into the barriers and challenges facing students in historically marginalized school communities, and provide better support to those communities and the students and families within them.
Data Spotlight
Consumer Fireworks Licensed Retail Sellers in Iowa
Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing
Retail sellers must apply online annually through the Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing for a license to sell consumer fireworks in Iowa. This report returns information on licensed consumer fireworks retail sellers for the most current selling season, and a list of retail sellers for all seasons.
March Online Live Data Skills Training
All courses are 60 to 90 minutes in length. Go to the data & insights training portal to sign up for the following courses as well as on-demand training.
| Date | Time | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 1, 2024 | 3 PM | Tell a Story with Perspectives |
| Mon, Mar 4, 2024 | 12 PM | Clean and Tidy Data |
| Wed, Mar 6, 2024 | 3 PM | Create and Manage Your Dataset |
| Fri, Mar 8, 2024 | 3 PM | Transform Data with Socrata Query Language |
| Mon, Mar 11, 2024 | 12 PM | Explore Data with Charts |
| Wed, Mar 13, 2024 | 3 PM | Map Your Data |
| Fri, Mar 15, 2024 | 12 PM | Create Performance Measures |
| Mon, Mar 18, 2024 | 3 PM | Tell a Story with Perspectives |
| Wed, Mar 20, 2023 | 10 AM | Collaborate with Enterprise Data |
| Fri, Mar 22, 2024 | 12 PM | Data Automation with Gateway and APIs |
| Mon, Mar 25, 2024 | 12 PM | Create and Manage Your Dataset |
| Wed, Mar 27, 2024 | 3 PM | Shape & Join Data in the Exploration Canvas |