MOTD: 082416 Florida Fruit Orchard Acreage by County 2015

What’s more synonymous with the Sunshine State than bright, juicy oranges? Yes, weird crimes and the term “hanging chad.” But Florida also owns the perception that it’s the nation’s fruit basket. Surprisingly, Florida’s fruit orchards occupy a small percentage of the state’s total acreage. According to the 2015 Florida Department of Agriculture Comprehensive Statewide Forest Inventory, fruit orchards […]

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082216: Crime stats for Louisville, KY by Zip Code 2016

Fact-Look Louisville KY Crime Stats

We found a dataset on Data.gov pertaining to the number of arrests made by the LMPD in Louisville, KY for the first half of 2016. When turned into a data visualization, that data showed an unmistakable trend: for virtually every crime type (assault, homicide, larceny, etc.), the heaviest concentration of arrests occurred in ZIP codes west […]

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MOTD: 081916 National Aviation Day

FactLook - US Runways, Turf

August 19 is National Aviation Day — designated in 1939 by FDR to honor aviation’s pioneers. To celebrate, we pulled data listing every runway in the United States and its territories from the Department of Homeland Security via OpenData.gov. In addition to listing the latitude and longitude of the 6,839 runways, the dataset included information […]

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MOTD: 081816 US Pipeline Accidents – Hazardous Liquids From 2010 – 15 and > 500 Barrels

There have been 2,577 pipeline accidents involving hazardous liquids in the US in the years from 2010 to 2015, according to data published by the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Of those accidents, 148 involved the unintentional release of hazardous liquids in excess of 500 barrels. For reference, one barrel equals 42 US gallons. […]

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MOTD: 081716 KY High School Grad or Equivalent with Location of Selected Community College Campuses

FactLook was asked by a client in the higher education field to create a data visualization displaying the geographic distribution of individuals in Kentucky possessing a high school diploma or the equivalent. We mapped those values by county using data found through the US Census Bureau’s American FactFinder. We then plotted the location of several community […]

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MOTD: 081616 — Of Rats & Restaurants

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) maintains a database of rat inspections at public and private buildings. We downloaded the inspection data for the first half of 2016, and used FactLook’s Latitude/Longitude pin tool to plot two variables: “Active Rat Signs” and “Bait Applied.”  The department definitions for the two are: Active Rat Signs […]

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MOTD: 081516 Revenue of Promoters of Sporting Events with Facilities (NAICS 711310) and Location of US Sports Arena, Tracks and Stadiums

With college football season just around the corner, we wanted to plot the location of the largest football stadiums in the US. The hunt for that info led us to a list of all major sports stadiums and arenas, a dataset maintained by the Dept. of Homeland Security. Curious as to the economic impact of these arenas, […]

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MOTD: 081216 State Corporate Tax Rates and Location of Fortune 500 Corporate Offices

The Tax Foundation provides state corporate income tax rate data for the 44 states that levy corporate income taxes. Four states (Nevada, Ohio, Texas and Washington) impose gross receipts instead of corporate income taxes. South Dakota and Wyoming are the only states that do not levy a corporate income or gross receipts tax. We were interested […]

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MOTD: 081116 Non-Gasoline Alternative Fueling Stations

The US Department of Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center maintains a database of non-gasoline fueling stations where vehicles that run on biodiesel, CNG, electric, ethanol, hydrogen, LNG, and/or propane can fill up. The database is meant to assist individuals and vehicle fleet managers and drivers develop strategies for conserving fuel. We used FactLook to pin the more than […]

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