Big Data is a Megatrend Federal Policy Presidential Executive Orders OMB Policy Memos Data Evolution Big Data Internet of Things 3 Goals: Transparency, Innovation, Economic Growth

What is Open Data? Commonly-used formats Accessible via the Internet (i.e., free) Machine-readable output Manual and automated data retrieval options invalid bareword "detected" in expression "detected-0"; should be "$detected" or "{detected}" or "detected(...)" or... (parsing expression "detected-0")

From Data to Information Human Readable Data Formats Integrated Maps Applications Advanced Models invalid bareword "detected" in expression "detected-0"; should be "$detected" or "{detected}" or "detected(...)" or... (parsing expression "detected-0") invoked from within "expr $yx-$yn" (procedure "plotline" line 394) invoked from within "plotline "" $nticks "" 1 $ydec $esec $ymax 1 $ylabel $fy2 $fy2param $flabel $plotname.$opid.$field.png "GMT invalid bareword "detected" in expression "detected-0"; should be "$detected" or "{detected}" or "detected(...)" or... (parsing expression "detected-0") invoked from within "expr $yx-$yn" (procedure "plotline" line 394) invoked from within "plotline "" $nticks "" 1 $ydec $esec $ymax 1 $ylabel $fy2 $fy2param $flabel $plotname.$opid.$field.png "GMT Machine Readable Data Formats Public Data Portals Data in Database Tools Prepared by Others

2 Drought in the Colorado River Basin Drought is multi-faceted concept. The Colorado River system is complex

Key Takeaways 5 Data can be visualized in different ways, to create a variety of insights.

Data & Visualization Code on Github

Partnerships unlock OWDI’s potential 6

Spurring Understanding and Innovation through Open Data Angela Adams –

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Project Management Project accomplishments - Process Acquire User Input Identify, Screen Datasets Identify Data Formats Develop Metadata Build/ Refine Retrieval Tools Test Tools Post Data Collect Web Analytics Transferable Process

Project accomplishments - Impacts 80% Threshold Cumulative % of time Significant Tasks – Time Required