The Connecticut State Data Center (CtSDC) and the University of Connecticut Libraries Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC) continue to expand upon our web resources to include more data, gis datasets, interactive maps, historical maps, and aerial photography. During the month of July 2012, MAGIC’s collections on Flickr had the largest number of views since we began using Flickr in 2009, user inquiries continue to increase, and several web resources experienced increases when compared to the same period just one year ago. Included below are highlights from July 2012 which focuses on five main areas: User Inquiries, Web Content Views, Trends in Webpage Usage, Trends in Keywords, and Projects in Progress.

	Total Inquiries	Monthly Change vs. 2011	YTD Inquiries for 2012	YTD Change vs. 2011
Connecticut State Data Center	149	166%	835	67%
MAGIC	114	171%	849	112%
Total	263	168%	1,947	116%

Web Resource	Unique Views	Monthly Change vs. 2011	YTD Unique Views for 2012	YTD Change vs. 2011
Connecticut State Data Center	1,256	14%	10,748	12%
MAGIC 2.0 Online Maps	410	-53%	3,284	-49%
MAGIC  Flickr Collections	43,822	115%	244,135	55%
MAGIC News Blog (Retired)	24	-20%	245	11%
MAGIC Website	10,916	23%	86,046	11%
Outside the Neatline Blog	867	19%	6,118	44%
Total*	57,278	79%	350,983	37%

Web Resource	Total Views	Monthly Change vs. 2011	YTD Total Views for 2012	YTD Change vs. 2011
Connecticut State Data Center	1,769	10%	15,905	10%
MAGIC 2.0 Online Maps	2,646	-64%	31,384	-56%
MAGIC  Flickr Collections	43,822	115%	244,135	55%
MAGIC News Blog (Retired)	40	33%	350	36%
MAGIC Website	16,863	21%	135,690	13%
Outside the Neatline Blog	1,190	24%	8,319	42%
Total*	66,330	50%	435,797	18%

Page	Total Views
Connecticut State Data Center Homepage	488
Connecticut Census Data	371
Population Projections	263
2000-2010 Census Town Data Viewer	201
Connecticut Maps	146

Page	Total Views
MAGIC Homepage	3,359
Connecticut GIS Data	2,806
1934 Aerial Photography Mashup	1,082
Working with SID Files	985
CT Aerial Photography Overview	783

Page	Total Views
Outside the Neatline Homepage	105
Map of the Week Hartford 1640	73
Using GIS to Evaluate Vulnerability to Climate Change	72
Chicago Worlds Fair	70
Raster vs Vector	49

Keyword

gross state product

1980 census

2030 ct population

ACS data base

Keyword

Stonington

campus map

Fairfield

New Haven

1934

V. Projects in Progress – July 2012
Each month the students and staff at MAGIC and the Connecticut State Data Center are working on a series of projects, tasks, data sets, and resources which users typically don’t know about until we add the resource to our website. Included below is a list of projects that are currently underway which will be completed in the coming months and made available in their final forms via our websites.

• Connecticut Population Projections 2015-2025 – This project involves developing updated population projections based on the 2010 Census, Birth and Mortality data from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, and developing derived migration based on these data for multiple levels of geography. Over the past month we have been refining the methods by incorporating additional data which will enable additional age groupings to be provided while also providing the ability to calculate more detailed rates of survival to improve the projections. Throughout this process we have been preparing scripts to help process the data for the projections which will enable future updates to be conducted on an annual basis (if necessary). This project is still underway and the public is able to view a preliminary version (population estimates are subject to change as we refine the methods over the next month). View the preliminary projections and the interactive data interface at: http://ctsdc.uconn.edu/projections.html
• Data Visualization – This project involves testing new tools and methods for visualizing data at the Connecticut State Data Center and MAGIC. Testing has included Tableau, Google Fusion Tables, and ArcGIS Online to determine which solution(s) are best depending upon the data visualization needed (maps, graphs/charts, or combinations).
• Google Floor Maps – in collaboration with colleagues from the UConn Libraries Undergraduate Education team, we have begun developing updated floor maps for the storrs campus libraries (regional campuses will be included at a future date) to contribute these maps to the Google Maps Floor maps for Android. We have uploaded our first map and once approved, google maps users will be able to view a generalized floor map to help navigate public areas within the building. Learn more about this in the following article from Wired.

Each month we will be posting a “Month in Review” article so check back next month to see the latest information on usage trends at MAGIC and the Connecticut State Data Center.