Open Data Users

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== Fulfilling the Promise of Open Data - Over 3 Billion Live Data Series ==

Today's Web is filled with Open Data - hundreds of authoritative, original data sources, freely accessible to everyone.


Before dataZoa, the actual practice of using Open Data sources was time-consuming, messy and painful. A major portion of time was wasted on "data drudgery"; cleaning, aligning, pasting, re-typing and such. All before any real thought or analysis could begin.


dataZoa solves this problem head-on, with its radically simple Drag, Build, and Share approach.


The promise of Open Data is that we can actively incorporate these sources into our day-to-day business and policy decisions.


For people who work with Open Data:


datazoa's Mission is to Erase the Pain and Fulfill the Promise of Open Data

== dataZoa in brief... ==

It all starts with dataZoa's path-breaking dZ-Dot
browser add-on.



The add-on precedes you as you visit any of hundreds of supported sites, cleans up the available data, and places the dZ-Dot next to it, showing that it's ready to Drag into your dataZoa account.


Once you've dragged data into your account, you can Build calculations, displays and dashboards, freely inter-mixing any and all data sources as you see fit.


At any point, you can Share your work, with a simple SMS or email message, blog posting or formal website display.


Importantly, as the real-world data changes, your data, computations and displays all change with it, updating automatically.


== Drag, Build and Share... ==

Drag: Open Data from around the Web


  • Choose among billions of supported data series

  • Mix data from hundreds of authoritative data sites

  • Drag the data once, stay current forever

  • Upload and mix-in your own data.

    • dataZoa's unique dZ-Dot offers access to billions of public data series.
    For example, this screenshot <a centerpop_pic="/img/dZDot_BLS.png"><img style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; " src="/img/camera66_grey.png"><img style="position: fixed; z-index: 9999; top: 125px; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, 0px); border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 6px; display: none;" class="DZCenterPop" alt="Visual for /img/dZDot_BLS.png" src="/img/dZDot_BLS.png"></a> shows the dZ-Dot in place at the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.


    Build: Calculations, Displays and Dashboards


  • Powerful Formulas - Calculations <a centerpop_pic="/img/help/calc1.png"><img style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; " src="/img/Retort.png"><img style="position: fixed; z-index: 9999; top: 125px; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, 0px); border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 6px; display: none;" class="DZCenterPop" alt="Visual for /img/help/calc1.png" src="/img/help/calc1.png"></a> that handle time series naturally, update automatically, feed other calculations.
    • For example, build a regional composite of commuter data from three separate States.
    • Your dZCalculation blends the three sources into a regional composite, which in turn can feed other calculations.

  • Rich Displays - 
        Tables <a centerpop_pic="/img/help/Table1.png"><img style="background-color: white;  vertical-align: baseline;  " src="/img/Table.png"><img style="position: fixed; z-index: 9999; top: 125px; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, 0px); border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 6px; display: none;" class="DZCenterPop" alt="Visual for /img/help/Table1.png" src="/img/help/Table1.png"></a>, 
    Charts <a centerpop_pic="/img/help/Chart1.png"><img style="background-color: white;  vertical-align: baseline;  " src="/img/3d bar chart.png"><img style="position: fixed; z-index: 9999; top: 125px; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, 0px); border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 6px; display: none;" class="DZCenterPop" alt="Visual for /img/help/Chart1.png" src="/img/help/Chart1.png"></a>, 
    LatestValues <a centerpop_pic="/img/help/latestvalues1.png"><img style="background-color: white;  vertical-align: baseline;  " src="/img/percent.png"><img style="position: fixed; z-index: 9999; top: 125px; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, 0px); border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 6px; display: none;" class="DZCenterPop" alt="Visual for /img/help/latestvalues1.png" src="/img/help/latestvalues1.png"></a>, 
    even scrollable dataBlocks <a centerpop_pic="/img/help/dataBlock1.png"><img style="background-color: white;  vertical-align: baseline;  " src="/img/LRScroll.png"><img style="position: fixed; z-index: 9999; top: 125px; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, 0px); border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 6px; display: none;" class="DZCenterPop" alt="Visual for /img/help/dataBlock1.png" src="/img/help/dataBlock1.png"></a>
    • Put the authoritative State data alongside your new regional composite into a chart or table.
    • As the State data changes, the calculation and the display update automatically to reflect the new reality.

  • Live Dashboards - to offer a complete narrative
    • Combine key displays, along with captions, weblinks, videos <a centerpop_pic="/img/help/dZBoard1.png"><img style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; " src="/img/camera66_grey.png"><img style="position: fixed; z-index: 9999; top: 125px; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, 0px); border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 6px; display: none;" class="DZCenterPop" alt="Visual for /img/help/dZBoard1.png" src="/img/help/dZBoard1.png"></a>.

    • Share: With friends, colleagues, or the world at large


  • SMS <a centerpop_pic="/img/help/SMSDialog.png"><img style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; " src="/img/Lightning_iPhone.png"><img style="position: fixed; z-index: 9999; top: 125px; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, 0px); border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 6px; display: none;" class="DZCenterPop" alt="Visual for /img/help/SMSDialog.png" src="/img/help/SMSDialog.png"></a> or Email <a centerpop_pic="/img/help/EmailDialog.png"><img style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; " src="/img/Lightning_E-mail.png"><img style="position: fixed; z-index: 9999; top: 125px; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, 0px); border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 6px; display: none;" class="DZCenterPop" alt="Visual for /img/help/EmailDialog.png" src="/img/help/EmailDialog.png"></a> live Charts or Tables in one click

  • Publish Displays and Dashboards to Websites and Blogs

  • Share <a centerpop_pic="/img/help/DivData1.png"><img style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; " src="/img/shareable.png"><img style="position: fixed; z-index: 9999; top: 125px; left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, 0px); border: 2px solid black; border-radius: 6px; display: none;" class="DZCenterPop" alt="Visual for /img/help/DivData1.png" src="/img/help/DivData1.png"></a> Data, Displays and Dashboards privately - You have complete control over who can see your work

  • Feed Spreadsheets automatically - send a dataZoa display to a Spreadsheet and it becomes an integrated part of your workflow


    • == A closer look at your dataZoa Account... ==


    == Your dataZoa account offers: ==

  • Your own live, updating data collection: A single, uniform, cost-effective way to work with Open Data. You now spend the majority of your time thinking, evaluating and disseminating valuable information rather than sorting through it and preparing it.

  • Live data in your pocket: dataZoa tables and charts can be quickly composed into public or private dZBoards.
    Share and view these dashboards on iPhones, iPads, Android devices and PCs.

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