Data Tools for Water

Maryl Widdows

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Samantha Malone, MPH, CPH

Data Visualization

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A clean, simple to use interface for finding/exploring data

Includes powerful tools, but makes them easy to use

Contextual “Action” menus

Contextual “Action” menus

Users can subscribe via various feed formats

Contextual “Action” menus

Users can subscribe via various feed formats

Attribution, ratings & comments build trust

Allows users to understand the data, track how it is used

Users can create customized visualizations...

Snapshots can be shared within Insight, across the web, or printed

Example of an Insight map embedded into a blog

Natural Gas Drilling in Shale Formations Marcellus Shale region shaded blue

Photo Credit: PennFuture via Flickr -- Marcellus Shale Drilling in Washington County, PA

CHEC Wastewater Study Utilizing FracTracker.org

Conrad D. Volz, DrPH, MPH; Kyle Ferrar, MPH Drew Michanowicz, MPH, CPH; Charles Christen, DrPH, MEd

Shannon Kearney, MPH, CPH; Matt Kelso, BA and Samantha Malone, MPH, CPH

Center for Healthy Environments and Communities, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public

Health, University of Pittsburgh

‘Publish’ Date: March 25, 2011

PA Marcellus Wells and Wastewater Facilities

Feb 26 NYTs radionuclides findings – Data shared on FracTracker

March 7 CHEC Wastewater results discussed in NYTs

March 7 EPA letter to PA DEP discussed in NYTs

March 13 CMU bromides study discussed in Pittsburgh PG

April 13 PA DEP requests drillers stop sending wastewater to POTWs

Timeline: Research to PA Policy Change

• A centralized clearinghouse of data related to Marcellus Shale extraction in WV, PA & NY

• Tools for importing data, creating new maps, publishing them

• Supports private workgroups

• Citizen-generated data

• observations

• sensors

• GPS-derived data

• photos

• Government published data

• Academic research data

• Maps created by experts & citizens to tell their unique data story

• Social media, ratings & clear citation of data

• Started in June 2010

• 2200 registered users

• Over 300 user-imported datasets

• 800 user-created maps!

FracTracker Today

http://fractracker.org

http://data.fractracker.org