KWIC - The Kids’ Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse
Written by Glenn Letham (GISuser editor)
Monday, 25 October 2004
The Kids’ Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse (KWIC) is a tool to gather, plot and monitor NYS children’s health, education and well-being indicator data in order to improve outcomes for children and families. KWIC is a valuable tool for policy development, planning, and accountability.
Users are invited to design an Interactive Map with KWIC's Map Builder.
Features of the Map Builder are:
Adjust Data Intervals – The default intervals, based on the NYS median rate, can be customized or changed to equal quartiles.
Make Comparisons Across Years – By locking the intervals, maps become comparable across years.
Customize a Region – Use the rectangular or circular selection or hold down the shift key and click on counties to define a region and produce a region profile.
Save a Customized Region - Select the Save Selection in the Selection Tools to store and later recall a selected county or customized region.
Export Profile Data – Once a region is selected, the resulting profile can be copied and pasted into an excel worksheet.
Display Demographic Data Over Indicators – For demographic data, proportional circles can be displayed over indicators and other demographic indicators. For indicator data, proportional circles can only be displayed over the respective indicator.
Print Maps – A printer-friendly version of a map is available with the necessary supporting documentation.
Zoom in on the Big Apple – Click the apple in the Zoom and Pan options and enlarge the New York City area.
Need Help – Learn about the features and functionality of the Map Builder by clicking the light bulb in the lower right corner.
Add much, much more – display histograms, add roads, county names, legislative districts layers...
The map above shows annual dropouts, Grades 9-12
A number of vaiables can be mapped, with data provided by the State Department of Health, US Census Bureau, DOL, and many other agencies.
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