For organizations that have large amounts of data it is important to find the stories in the data and visualize them. This can speed comprehension, summarize the complex, show hidden relationships, and reveal patterns.

Drupal is a great tool for standalone applications handling large amounts of data, but what do you do with this data once it is in the database? How do you present this data to your users in an easy to digest and visually appealing way? How do you empower the client to maintain frequently changing data?

Harnessing the strength of Drupal and using contributed modules we will walk through how we helped a large trade and advocacy organization and a large city present their data in a way that is visually pleasing and easy to manipulated by website visitors.

Come to learn about :

1. Finding the story in the numbers
2. The different types technologies we used for dynamic mapping, graphing and charting
3. Working with front end designers for the optimal user experience
4. What not to do: Our biggest lessons learned

Attendees will learn how to employ these methods to help clients utilize data they have already collected, and how to store and visually present that data online in a dynamic and appealing way.