Open Access Week 2015, Carleton University Library
GIS & Digital Resources Librarian / @bec_bart
Systems Librarian, Integration & Emerging Technologies / @toastncheez
Monthly meetup hosted by Open Data Ottawa / @OpenDataOttawa
Open data enthusiasts get together to explore datasets and tools for mining, analyzing, visualizing data
Our goals? Learn about open data, explore Leaflet, provide technical support
Not an official government site ("not even sort of")
Aggregates data from Parliament of Canada pages
For developers: a JSON API, bulk data download
"Find free maps, data, and publications to use without restriction" from Natural Resources Canada
Dataset used: Federal Electoral Districts 2011
Electoral district shapefile also available from Statistics Canada but GeoGratis specifically cites Open Government License - Canada
Load bulk data download into Postgres.app
Query MP details (name, photo, riding, party) & associate with federal electoral district identifier
Aggregate vote activity in second session of 41st Parliament
Simplified geometry of electoral district shapefile to speed up data loading in final map
Joined queried MP data to shapefile using electoral district identifier
Exported as GeoJSON file for mapping with Leaflet
Leaflet is an open-source JavaScript library
for mobile-friendly interactive maps
Initialized with CartoDB basemap
Loaded GeoJSON data file
Electoral districts styled according to party, with pop-ups showing MP details
Slider control filters MPs by vote participation
It's fun to work with new technologies in a collaborative environment
Outreach & collaboration across disciplines
Technical skills development
Postgres.app, a Mac app for PostgreSQL databases
QGIS geographic information system
Leaflet JavaScript library for online mapmaking
Atom source code editor
git version control system
Github, a platform for code sharing & and collaboratve development
Municipal, regional, provincial, and territorial open data websites in Canada
rebecca.bartlett@carleton.ca / jennifer.whitney@carleton.ca