COURSE 4: Data display, dissemination, and validation by local authorities

This course was developed by the Auvergne Rhone-Alpes Regional Energy and Environment Agency (AURA-EE).

→ About the course

This course on data display, dissemination and validation by local authorities will educate and provide a sound knowledge base and understanding of the principles and best practices of data communication and presentation. Throughout the course, the participant will learn how to best identify their target audience and the key considerations to make in order to communicate a message, through the use of data, most effectively. Alongside this, the key modes of data communication will be identified with a detailed breakdown of how these modes can be replicated for any respective geographic area and audience.

Topics:

What determines effective communication of data?

Requirements imposed and regulations for data distribution and communication. – Who are the stakeholders and what audience is being targeted? What level of knowledge do they have?

Identifying the information needs of the end-users

What type of information is important?
At what level of detail?

Data manipulation and presentation in an effective manner

What types of data presentation are there?
Identifying the positives and negatives of each type of data presentation.
How to best prepare data to be manipulated and communicated for these modes of data display.

Implementing data display tools

A step-by-step instruction of how to generate specific types of data display and the tools required.
Specific examples of implementation (charts/ graphs, Sankey diagrams, geographical representation, online display).

An insight into TerriSTORY®, an online tool to accompany territories in following and achieving their energy and climate objectives

TerriSTORY® and its creation.
Key data inputs required.
How can this tool be used at a European level for other organisations and territories.

Different modes of data dissemination

How to evaluate the best method to communicate data
Different types of data dissemination available
What to consider when creating a communication package (newsletter, technical reports, etc.)

→ Syllabus and materials

→ Supplementary materials

The course below takes around three hours to complete. To facilitate the learning process, the course has been split in sessions, and each session in relevant units. You can follow the videos on this webpage or open them in YouTube. Each video has the start of the units marked with a timestamp.

We invite you to access all sessions at your own pace, but we propose that you begin with the first unit and follow the proposed structure. Enjoy!

Intro to Course + Session 1: Effective communication of data

00:00 Unit 1: Introduction to Course 4 (ppt slides 1-4)

04:11 Unit 2: How to ensure effective communication of data – examples (ppt slides 6-12)

Session 2: Identifying the information needs of the end-users

00:00 Unit 1: Definitions and important information (ppt slides 14-15)
08:07 Unit 2: Examples from AURA-EE(ppt slides 16- 21)
22:15 Unit 3: Conclusion (ppt slide 22)

Session 3: Data manipulation and presentation in an effective manner

00:00 Unit 1: Data representation tools (ppt slides 23-25)
1:47 Unit 2: Presenting information – Charts (ppt slides 26-39)
18:05 Unit 3: Presenting information – Data Points and Tables (ppt slides 40-46)
27:07 Unit 4: Presenting information – Static data mapping and Timeseries (ppt slides 47-51)
31:46 Unit 5: Presenting information- Textual representation (ppt slides 52-55)
35:53 Unit 6: Data manipulation, examples and conclusion (ppt slides 56-65)
43:57 Unit 7: Session conclusion – feelings on the representations described

Session 4: Implementing data display tools

00:00 Unit 1: Introduction to areas covered (ppt slides 66-67)
1:24 Unit 2: Creating Graphs (ppt slides 68-74)
6:21 Unit 3: Creating maps (ppt slides 75-80)
12:56 Unit 4: Creating a Sankey diagram (ppt slides 81-82)

Session 5: TerriSTORY® An online tool to accompany territories with their energy objectives

Overview of the TerriSTORY tool (ppt slides 83-92)
https://terristory.fr

Session 6: Data dissemination

00:00 Unit 1: Issues and drawbacks in data dissemination (ppt slides 93- 95)
4:02 Unit 2: Data dissemination/communication and Course outro (ppt slides 96-105)

Congratulations, you completed the fourth course!

Go to ‏‏‎ ‎➤ ‏‏‎ ‎COURSE 1: Data collection (acquisition and treatment)

Go to ‏‏‎ ‎➤ ‏‏‎ ‎COURSE 2: Data monitoring, reporting, verification

Go to ‏‏‎ ‎➤‏‏‎ ‎ COURSE 3: Indicators to adaptation to climate change