Norfolk Data Observatory Online Tutorial

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Norfolk Data Observatory Online Tutorial
Interrogate the County and its characteristics,
using interactive atlases, detailed tables and
charts.
www.norfolkdata.net
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Welcome to the Norfolk Data Observatory
Home
Welcome to the Norfolk Data Observatory (NDO),
this tutorial will navigate you through the
sites capabilities.
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Registration is optional
Home
The user log in and registration is optional. By
becoming a registered user the NDO offers more
functionality by allowing you to save specific
geographic areas of interest within the advanced
Sections of the site. By registering you will
become part of the NDO user community.
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Quick Profiles
Home gt Quick Profiles
Enter postcode here
To quickly find out information about where you
live or for a brief overview of the data that is
held on the Norfolk Data Observatory (NDO), the
user is required to enter a postcode into the
quick profiles box (top right of the NDO
homepage).
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Quick Profiles Select geography
Quick Profiles
After entering a postcode, the user is presented
with a list of areas, in which the postcode is
situated. Each geography navigates the user to a
General profile.
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Quick Profiles General Profile
Quick Profiles gt District
After selecting the geographic area of interest,
the user is navigated to a General Profile. This
profile details a broad range of indicators which
provide an overview of the information that is
located on the NDO.
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Quick Profiles View a related profile
Quick Profiles gt District
View a related profile
Most sections of the General profile (e.g.
Population) contain a view a related profile
link. This link will navigate the user to a more
detailed profile for the particular information
of interest.
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Explorer
Home gt Explorer
Explorer
The Explorer section allows the user to locate
datasets and indicators, including documents and
web links. It delivers 'metadata' i.e. data about
data.
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Explorer Search by Keyword
Explorer gt Search
Choose your Search criteria
To use the Explorer section, the user is required
to select a keyword as the search criteria. This
should be followed by selecting either search
all resources, search data resources or
search document resources only.
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Explorer Search Results
Explorer gt Search Results
The Explorer results provide the Datasets and
indicators for the search criteria. It details
the Area Types the data is available at, the
Profiles and Data Views the indicators are
situated within, and any documents or web
resources. Each link is live and provides
metadata.
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Profiles
Home gt Profiles
Profiles
The Profiles section allows the user to quickly
produce a summary area profile for an area of
interest. The profiles provide key
characteristics of areas and contain text,
detailed tables and charts.
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Profiles Select profile and geographic area
Profiles gt Select Area
The user is required to select a specific
geographic area (e.g. Districts), Theme (e.g.
Crime) and profile (e.g. notifiable offences
recorded by the police).
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Profiles Selected Profile
Profiles gt Selected Profile
The user is presented with their selected
profile. A map of the selected area is present,
along with live links detailing the sections of
the profile.
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Profiles Data
Profiles gt Selected Profile
The data is presented in tables comparing the
selected area with data from Norfolk, East of
England, and England (where available).
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Profiles Charts
Profiles gt Selected Profile
The data is presented in charts comparing the
selected area with data from Norfolk, East of
England, and England (where available).
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Profiles Document and Web resources
Profiles gt Selected Profile
If relevant, documents and web resources are
available within the profiles and there is always
a link containing the metadata for the profile.
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Profiles Print and email functions
Profiles gt Selected Profile
Print and email functions
The user has the ability to print the profile or
email a unique URL of the profile to a colleague
for example.
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Advanced Profiles
Home gt Adv. Profiles
Adv. Profiles
The Advanced Profiles section offers more
functionality than Profiles by allowing the
user to select multiple areas and the ability to
customise comparison areas.
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Advanced Profiles Introduction
Adv. Profiles gt Step 1
The user has the option to start by selecting
area or data of interest.
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Advanced Profiles Select Area Type
Adv. Profiles gt Step 2
Select Area Type
Selecting the option start by selecting area of
interest from step 1, the user has the option
to select an area type.
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Advanced Profiles Select Areas
Adv. Profiles gt Step 3
Select multiple areas from list
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Select multiple areas on map
Save custom geography
The user has the ability to select multiple
areas. If the user has registered and is logged
into the NDO they will be able to create and save
custom areas. For example the user could group
together the wards in Thetford and save them as
their own custom geography. If the user is not
registered or logged in, the custom area
selection options will not be visible.
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Advanced Profiles Select Theme
Adv. Profiles gt Step 4
Select Theme
The user is required to select the theme of
interest.
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Advanced Profiles Select Profile
Adv. Profiles gt Step 5
Select Profile
The user is required to select the profile of
interest.
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Advanced Profiles Select Comparison Values
Adv. Profiles gt Step 6
Select Comparison values
The user has the ability to customise comparison
areas (maximum of four values). For example the
user could deselect the default East of England
and England and select the district values for
Breckland, Broadland, and Great Yarmouth.
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Advanced Profiles View Profile
Adv. Profiles gt View Profile
Selected areas
The advanced profile produces an aggregated
report for the multiple areas selected in step 3.
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Advanced Profiles Aggregated Data
Adv. Profiles gt View Profile
The advanced profile tables provide aggregated
results for the selected areas, displaying the
custom comparison geographies selected in
Advanced profiles step 6. Please note that data
may not always be available for comparison values.
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Advanced Profiles Disaggregate Data
Adv. Profiles gt View Profile
Selected areas
The advanced profile allows the user to
disaggregate their profile by clicking one of
the selected areas (chosen in step 3). The
profile can easily be re-aggregated by selecting
the aggregated function situated above the
selected areas.
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Data Views
Home gt Data Views
Data Views
The Data Views section allows the user to explore
and investigate key pre-defined sets of data
using an exciting combination of interactive maps
and charts.
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Data Views Introduction
Data Views gt Step 1
Start selecting Data View
The Data Views section can be displayed either as
a table view or within an interactive
atlas. Please note that to view the interactive
atlases Adobe Flash Player (ver.8 or higher) is
required. If you need to install the free Adobe
Flash Player 'plug-in' then you can download it
from the Adobe web site - www.adobe.com.
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Data Views Select Data View
Data Views gt Step 2
Search by Keyword
Select Theme
Select Data View
The user has the ability to select a theme or
search by keyword of interest. The user can
then select the view by clicking the desired icon
of the data view and area type required.
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Data Views Table View
Data Views gt Table View
Export functions
Add/remove indicators
The table view allows the user to view the
indicators assigned to each data view in a table
format. The user can add or remove indicators
from the table and has the ability to export the
desired results as a Comma Separated Value (CSV)
or XML file.
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Data Views Single Map View
Data Views gt Single Map
Export and Help functions
Change Data
Add contextual layers
Add Comparison
The Single Map allows the user to explore a
single indicator across multiple geographies. It
is the only atlas which provides the user with a
Time Series Chart. All atlases are fully
Interactive, for example by selecting the
district of Great Yarmouth (GY) on the map, GY
is highlighted within the table and bar chart and
a time series for GY becomes available. The
user has the ability to select Comparison Areas.
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Data Views Double Map View
Data Views gt Double Map
Export and Help functions
Compare Data Map 1 vs 2
Map 1
Scatterplot Graph
Map 2
The Double Map allows the user to compare two
indicators across multiple geographies. It is
the only atlas to display a Scatterplot graph
providing the correlation between the data
selected in Map 1 and 2.
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Data Views Area Profile View
Data Views gt Area Profile
Export and Help functions
Legend and Filter functions
Compare multiple Indicators across Two areas
Add Comparison Areas
The Area profile allows the user to profile a
range of indicators comparing these area by
area. A filter option is available, for example
the user can filter down from County level to
only view the LSOAs situated within the District
of Great Yarmouth. Please note that the filter
option Is available with all atlases but only for
certain geography types.
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Advanced Data Views
Home gt Adv. Data Views
Adv. Data Views
The Advanced Data Views section allows the user
to create custom tables comprising any
indicators held in the system. The user can then
view the data as a Data View, export the data or
create custom maps and charts which the user can
use in their own presentations and reports.
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Advanced Data Views Introduction
Adv. Data Views gt Step 1
Start creating your Advanced Data View
Start creating your Advanced Data Views.
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Advanced Data Views Select Area Type
Adv. Data Views gt Step 2
Select Area Type
The user has the option to select the area type
of interest.
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Advanced Data Views Select Area(s)
Adv. Data Views gt Step 3
Select multiple areas from list
or
Select multiple areas on map
Save custom geography
The user has the ability to select multiple
areas. If the user has registered and is logged
into the NDO they will be able to create and save
custom areas. For example the user could select
four Safer Neighbourhood Teams and save them as
their own custom geography. If the user is not
registered or logged in, the custom area
selection options will not be visible.
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Advanced Data Views Select Indicators
Adv. Data Views gt Step 4
Select Theme
Select multiple indicators
Add/remove selections
The Advanced Data Views section allows the user
to select multiple indicators from multiple
themes.
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Advanced Data Views Select Comparison Values
Adv. Data Views gt Step 5
Select Comparison values
The user has the ability to customise comparison
areas (maximum of four values). For example the
user could add the local authority District of
Norwich to the default selection of Norfolk,
East of England, and England.
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Advanced Data Views Table View
Adv. Data Views gt Table View
Export, email, chart and map functions
The user is presented with the selected
indicators (step 4) in a table format. The user
has the ability to export, email, chart or map
the desired data.
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Contact the NDO team
Contact Us
For further information regarding the Norfolk
Data Observatory please contact us NDO
TeamDemography and InformationDepartment of
Planning and TransportationNorfolk County
CouncilCounty HallNorwichNR1
2SG Emaildemography_at_norfolk.gov.uk Telephone
support44 (0) 1603 228988 - Monday to Friday
0900 to 1700 (GMT)