Data Science Services Projects

About this department: Data Science Services helps students and researchers develop critical data literacy, data analysis, and visualization skills through expert consultations, workshops, and classroom instruction. The department provides support for a wide range of data activities including finding datasets, data cleaning and manipulation, data analysis, and data visualization.Please get in touch with us with your data-related questions. We offer support support over email, through appointments, or in our data labs. We offer consultations online and in-person.We are also currently offering data and visualization workshops and instruction online and in-person. Contact us to request a custom workshop or… More about Data Science Services

Projects on this page represent a selection of the work of this department.

  • Photo shows a red sign with white lettering indicating the entrance to the "Data Experience Lab," a computing lab with an open and airy design. At the forefront of the image to the left of the sign is a table at which a data science consultant sits with a computer. She is providing assistance to another student. Behind them, a large wall of windows lights the features of the space. Around the room are computer workstations, a seating area with whiteboard tables, and various data visualizations.

    Data Experience Lab (DXL) Discoverability Study + Tiny Café

    The Data Experience Lab (DXL) is the NC State University Libraries’ community hub for data science support and learning, as well as advanced desktop computing. We conducted a multi-method study to understand how students discovered the DXL inside…

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  • Example code and visualization in an interactive Python computational notebook.

    Empowering Undergraduate Research and Educational Experience with Data Science

    Librarians in the Data & Visualization Services department partnered with researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering to develop interactive data science instructional materials for a grant funded online educational…

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  • Example of parallel one-way streets and map of one of the final route solutions.

    Optimal Routing for Parking Enforcement Vehicles

    The City of Raleigh has begun using trucks outfitted with License Plate Recognition (LPR) equipment to streamline parking enforcement. Finding optimal routes for the trucks to evenly and efficiently traverse three sections of city streets that have…

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  • Student-created map showing the locations of some public resources (police stations, public schools, and libraries) against a map that shows what percentage of minorities in each area are cost-burdened due to housing expenses.

    Mapping for Habitat for Humanity

    Caldwell students create maps that help Habitat for Humanity communicate about regional housing needs to local leaders.

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  • US Coastal Recreation Sites, monthly average of fine particulate matter, Jan. 2000-Dec. 2017

    Extracting Air Pollution Data for Coastal Recreation Sites

    Many people spend time doing leisure activities such as swimming, running, and fishing along coastal shorelines and could be interested in knowing the amount of air pollution that exists in these marine environments. Ph.D. Economics graduate student…

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  • Chemistry co-authorship

    Visualizing Co-Authorship

    We used free software to create an interactive packed circle chart visualizing Chemistry department co-authorship with other NC State departments.

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  • Coffee & Viz Program Evaluation

    Coffee & Viz is a forum for NC State researchers and others to share their visualization work and discuss visualization best practices. As the series approached its five-year anniversary and fiftieth event, we wanted to evaluate how…

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  • 113th Congress, Inequality map (Gini coefficient by household)

    Mapping to Visualize Inequality

    Dr. Andrew Taylor, a professor of Political Science in the School of Public and International Affairs at NC State University, is writing a book provisionally titled, "Our Equitable Democracy: American Politics and Economic Outcomes in an…

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  • Dataspace Survey + Tiny Café

    In January and February, 2019, we asked users for feedback on the Dataspace at Hunt Library. We were particularly interested to apply lessons from the Dataspace to planning work for the Data Experience Lab, slated to open in the D. H. Hill Jr.…

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    Collaboration with User Experience
  • Poster from Tiny Café, a pop-up user station event.

    Software + Tiny Café

    In February 2019, we held a pop-up user research station event, Tiny Café, where we found out more about our patrons’ software and programming needs.

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  • Tess-Celestial Display

    Tess-Celestial

    Tess-Celestial is a visualization project that explores the interplay of art, nature, culture, shape, perspective, and math in our everyday lives. 

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  • poster for ARt: Augmented Reality in 3D

    Augmented Reality Exhibit Usability Test

    In July 2018, we conducted a usability test on ARt: Exhibition in 3D, an augmented reality (AR) art exhibit in the Technology Showcase in Hunt Library.

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  • Data Science and Visualization Space user research

    In Spring 2018, we conducted a survey, follow-up interviews with surveyed faculty, and a focus group with graduate students to learn more about the computing, data, and visualization needs of our community. What we learned has helped us plan the…

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  • GIS Data Download and Search: Advanced User Focus Group

    We examined researchers' metadata needs and information-finding behavior while using the online GIS data services pages.

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