To provide our readers with a summary of usage trends, the Connecticut State Data Center (CtSDC) and the University of Connecticut Libraries Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC) will be publishing a summary report for each month to this blog. This summary report provides our readers with an opportunity to view trends in usage of webpages, examine trends in keyword searches, and will feature a brief overview of projects in development. Included below are highlights from June 2012 which focuses on five main areas: User Inquiries, Web Content Views, Trends in Webpage Usage, Trends in Keywords, and Projects in Progress.

V. Projects in Progress – June 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. 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
• Air Navigation Maps 1923-1935 Index – This project, developed by Trevor Rzucidlo during his internship and independent study at MAGIC during Fall 2011-Spring 2012, provides an interactive index to a series of over 150 historical air navigation maps from 1923-1935 for the United States. The index is currently available and additional georeferenced maps are being added in the coming weeks. The interface provides users with quick access to individual maps and is based on Google Fusion Tables. Check out this index at: http://magic.lib.uconn.edu/mash_up/air_navigation_index.html
• Aerial Photography TIFFs and PDFs Project – In the coming months users will be able to access full-quality TIFF, GeoTIFF, and PDF images for aerial photography from 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010 via a series of interactive indexes based on Google Fusion Tables. Once completed, users will be able to download TIFF, GeoTIFF, and PDF images for a location directly from the interactive aerial photography index.

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