This is a webinar that is free to use for anyone who wishing to share, learn from, and teach the content.
Outline:
Slides and video:
- Open Data Resources – Patrick Morgan
- Exploring the Solar System – Dr Steven Jaret
- Video recording
Open Data Platforms & Access Guides
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
- Data Access Viewer (DAV): Explore and download coastal elevation, land cover, and imagery data.
https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/NOAA Coastal Management+1OpenRecords+1 - NCEI Data Search: Search and access NOAA’s vast archive of environmental data, including climate and weather datasets. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/search/data-search
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
- NASA Open Data Portal: Access a wide range of NASA’s publicly available datasets. https://data.nasa.gov/
- Earthdata Search: Discover and download NASA’s Earth science data, including satellite imagery and environmental data. https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/Earthdata+2NOAA Coastal Management+2NCEI+2
NYC Open Data
- NYC Open Data Portal: Access datasets published by New York City agencies, covering various aspects of city operations and services. https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/NYC.gov+1NYC.gov+1
- How To – NYC Open Data: Tutorials on filtering, mapping, and exporting data from NYC Open Data. https://on.nyc.gov/3lqJetKNYC.gov
- NYC Open Data Project Gallery: Examples of projects utilizing NYC Open Data, providing inspiration for your own initiatives. https://on.nyc.gov/2RVcuNUNYC.gov
Screening Tools & Environmental Justice
- Data + Screening Tools – About: A volunteer coalition preserving and providing public access to federal environmental data. https://screening-tools.com/about
Hackathon & Data Project Guides
- Hackathon Guide: A step-by-step guide based on years of experience running and participating in hackathons. https://hackathon.guide/Hackathon Guide
- Ultimate Hackathon Guide for Beginners: Comprehensive tips for preparing and succeeding in your first hackathon. https://taikai.network/en/blog/hackathon-beginners-guideTaikai+1Reddit+1
- Creating a Hackathon Project in 5 Steps: A concise guide to developing a successful hackathon project. https://www.snapsheetclaims.com/creating-a-hackathon-project-in-5-steps-a-guide-for-success/Hack2Skill Blog+12Opensource.com+12The Innovation Mode+12
- Tips to Build a Project in a Hackathon: Practical advice on selecting ideas, starting projects, and utilizing APIs. https://blog.hack2skill.com/tips-to-build-a-project-in-a-hackathon
- Zero to Hero in 36 Hours — A Hackathon Project Guide:
Recording from the May 2025 Presentation
OER Open Data Webinar – Run of show by Michael Caprio
Overview
In this webinar, two instructors will present: first, Patrick Morgan, an expert in using machine learning to analyze climate change data, will discuss the basic principles of working with code, applications, and various data both online and offline. After a short break, our second presenter, Dr. Steven Jaret, will then invite each participant to follow along with a hands-on demonstration of analyzing and visualizing geographically based climate data from NOAA and NASA using several tools, with a demo of the OpenSpace visualization suite.
 | Event title | Using Open Data At Hackathons: Hands-On Training |
 | Hosts | Nate Cooper Michael Caprio Steven Jaret , Patrick Morgan |
 | Start time | May 7, 2025 4:00 PM EDT |
 | End time | May 7, 2025 4:00 PM EDT |
 | Location | Place |
 | Purpose | This Open Educational Resources webinar is meant to be an introduction to people who have not yet participated in a hackathon or yet worked with online open data resources. Attendees should be on a laptop with Internet access and be able to download and install the required software listed prior to the webinar so they can follow along with the hands-on demonstration. |
Agenda
Links to relevant website resources, documentation, and software to download and install are found below the schedule.
| Time | Speaker | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:00 PM | Michael Caprio | Welcome and Intro to Patrick | 5 min |
| 4:05 PM | Patrick | Code, Data, Types, ETL and APIs | 25 min |
| 4:30 PM | Patrick | A Brief History Of Online Data Transfer | 10 min |
| 4:40 PM | Patrick | Q&A | 5 min |
| 4:45 PM | Michael Caprio | 10 minute break | 10 min |
| 4:55 PM | Michael Caprio | Intro to Steven | 5 min |
| 5:00 PM | Steven | Hands-On Walkthrough Demo | 25 min |
| 5:25 PM | Michael Caprio | OpenSpace flying & visualization demo | 10 min |
| 5:35 PM | Michael Caprio | Q&A, Closing Remarks and Additional Wrap-Up | 10 min |
- Code (5 min)
- Various languages used at hackathons
- JavaScript, python, Java, PHP, Swift, Ruby
- Using frameworks for rapid app dev
- Node.js, django/flask, others tied to languages
- Mobile/native/responsive apps
- Cloud services
- Various languages used at hackathons
- Data (5 min)
- Databases
- To SQL or NoSQL – That Is The Query
- Types (3 min)
- Code types versus data types
- Static vs Dynamic types
- CRUD and ISUD and PGPD
- Code types versus data types
- ETL & APIs (7 min)
- What is ETL?
- Understanding and interpreting data (extract)
- Normalizing data (transform)
- Visualizing data (load)
- Getting data from REST APIs
- From the back end to the front end – JSON, JWT
Resource Links
- Getting Started with Hackathons
- JavaScript / Node
- Python / django, flask
- Ruby on Rails
- GitHub setup
- NASA APIs
- NOAA APIs
- OpenSpace Project
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