bennettatoms / atl_data

#General Assembly | WDI: Final Project

##Overview

ElevATL is a web application that demonstrates with striking data visualizations the economic and demographic trajectory of the city of Atlanta. ElevATL was created by Bennett Adams and Michael Gurliaccio.
##The ElevATL Team

Bennett Adams (LinkedIn)

Michael Gurliaccio (LinkedIn)

##Links

• ElevATL
• Trello Board
• Moqups
• GitHub

##Technologies Used

• Graphs: D3.js and Highcharts
• Front-end design and development: AngularJS, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
• Back end design and development: Ruby 2.1.2, Rails 4.2.0, and PostgresQL, Active Record
• Package Management/Scaffolding: Yeoman, Node Package Manager, Bower, Grunt
• Deployment: Heroku

##User Story Examples

• As a user, I understand the mission of the website from the welcome page.
• As a user, I want navigation of the website to be clear and intuitive.
• As a user, I want data visualized in a way that's interactive and easy to understand.
• As a user, I want information to introduce the subject matter of a given data visualization.
• As a user, I want to be able to seamlessly load multiple windows/charts without having to navigate to a different address or refresh the page.
• As a user, I want to see information presented in a variety of ways, i.e. not the same type of chart over and over again.
• As a user, I want to be able to access the page/information without having to sign up/log in/share personal information.
• As a user, I want data visualized in a way that's interactive and easy to understand.
• As a user, when I click the different data visualization buttons, I see an entirely new graph/chart.
• As a user, I want to have access to links to the statistical sources cited in the data visualizations.

##Wireframe Examples

 

##Statistics Sources

• Internal Revenue Service: SOI Tax Stats - County-to-County Migration
• University of Georgia Terry College of Business: Housing Market Data
• United States Census Bureau/American Community Survey: American Fact Finder
• Atlanta Regional Commission: Population and Housing Data
• Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau Video Media
• Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce: Executive Profile