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Data At South Dakota Department Of Education, Sara Kock
Data At South Dakota Department Of Education, Sara Kock
South Dakota Demography Conference
SDDOE is a major source of educational data for South Dakota students. During this presentation, participants will learn about public data – from enrollment to financial to student achievement – currently available on the SDDOE website. Participants will also learn how they can request data from SDDOE and what data may be available.
What We Do For A Living: Tapping Into Workforce Data, Melodee Lane
What We Do For A Living: Tapping Into Workforce Data, Melodee Lane
South Dakota Demography Conference
This session is to discover how workforce data available from the state’s Labor Market Information Center can supplement and add greater value to other demographic information.
Keynote: The State Of The Sioux Falls & South Dakota Economies, Ron Wirtz
Keynote: The State Of The Sioux Falls & South Dakota Economies, Ron Wirtz
South Dakota Demography Conference
Ron will talk about the condition of the South Dakota and Sioux Falls economy through the lens of different metrics, with particular focus on evolving labor markets.
Onthemap: Finding Labor Pools And Potential Customers With Longitudinal Data, David Schuler
Onthemap: Finding Labor Pools And Potential Customers With Longitudinal Data, David Schuler
South Dakota Demography Conference
This session will introduce Census Bureau’s OnTheMap application. The OnTheMap application is an interactive web-based tool that visualizes Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES) data. Users may extract counts of jobs and workers and information about workers’ inflow and outflow patterns for areas as small as a census block. A live demonstration of how to use the application will be provided.
Use Of Data In Public Health, Patricia Da Rosa
Use Of Data In Public Health, Patricia Da Rosa
South Dakota Demography Conference
Reliable data is critical to public health delivery and research. For instance, data is used to better understand what factors impact health, determine public health interventions, monitor progress, and influence public policy. This presentation will show some of the data available for research use and public health intervention and surveillance.
The Census That Almost Wasn’T: The Contentious Politics Of Census 2021 In Great Britain, Patricia Ahmed
The Census That Almost Wasn’T: The Contentious Politics Of Census 2021 In Great Britain, Patricia Ahmed
South Dakota Demography Conference
There is a growing movement in Great Britain to abolish the census. This development was spearheaded by conservative politicians, who argued that the census was both prohibitively expensive (Maude 2014) and a violation of citizens’ privacy rights (Dorling 2013:6). Other Anti-Census activists argued that data could be gathered from various local agencies could be gathered and aggregated, in much more streamlined and cost effective process. Although key stakeholders in academia, local government, and civil society vigorously fought these proposals, the census's existence in the UK remains distinctively in doubt. Ultimately, a compromise was reached: the 2021 census will be given, …
Preparing For Census 2020, Blanca E. Ramirez-Salazar
Preparing For Census 2020, Blanca E. Ramirez-Salazar
South Dakota Demography Conference
The 2020 Census is coming and South Dakota has much to gain. This presentation will provide an overview of 2020 Census timeline and innovations, discuss the opening of an Area Census Office (ACO) in Sioux Falls and highlight Community Partnership and Engagement program outreach plans.
Using Data To Address Community Housing Needs, Travis Dammann, Lorraine Polak
Using Data To Address Community Housing Needs, Travis Dammann, Lorraine Polak
South Dakota Demography Conference
Many communities in South Dakota are wanting to address local housing concerns such as the condition of current housing stock, vacant homes and the need for new housing units. This session will delve into the data and resources that are available for community leaders to understand current housing situations and plan for future needs.
Sdi And South Dakota: The Digital Transformation, Danielle Gutherie
Sdi And South Dakota: The Digital Transformation, Danielle Gutherie
South Dakota Demography Conference
The State of South Dakota has incorporated GIS in a wide range of agency applications over the years. The current implementation of GIS in the State ranges from geoprocessing by environmental scientist to providing complex data in an easy to understand format for the general public. Currently the demand for GIS functionality has precipitated the State’s SDI (Spatial Data Infrastructure) to rapidly grow in depth and breadth. This expansion, although not complete, has had a huge impact in the improvement of data entry, improved data validation, and a more open and transparent government.
Datasets And Tools That Help Measure America, David Schuler
Datasets And Tools That Help Measure America, David Schuler
South Dakota Demography Conference
This session will provide an overview of datasets and web tools for the most widely used data accessed on census. gov. This session will provide a live demonstration of where to find enhancements to existing tools and new tools that are available on the public access site of census.gov based on data user feedback the Census Bureau receives at an ongoing basis.
Welcome, Weiwei Zhang, Jared Mcentaffer, Carole Cochran, Marlene Knutson
Welcome, Weiwei Zhang, Jared Mcentaffer, Carole Cochran, Marlene Knutson
South Dakota Demography Conference
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