The Websites at a Glance

All the DataShine websites (except DataShine Election) are derived from a common codebase and use the OpenLayers 3 mapping platform to display a full-window slippy map, with user controls and key overlaid.

• DataShine Census

• DataShine ScotlandCommissioned by the National Records of Scotland.

• DataShine Commute

• DataShine Scotland CommuteCommissioned by the National Records of Scotland.

• DataShine Region Commute

• Great British Bike to Work

• DataShine OAC

• DataShine LOAC (for London)

• DataShine COWZ-EW (for work)Commissioned by the University of Southampton.

• DataShine Election

• CDRC MapsCommissioned by the Consumer Data Research Centre.

• Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) MapCommissioned by the Scottish Government.

There’s a DataShine paper: Interactive mapping for large, open demographic data sets using familiar geographical features. by O’Brien O, Cheshire J. It’s published in the Journal of Maps, as an open access paper. DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2015.1060183.