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Deloitte, MIT and Datawheel Launch New 'Viz Builder' in Data USA 3.0, Enabling Users to Create Millions of New Visualizations

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

This third update includes a "Viz Builder"tool, which allows users to build custom data visualizations using data from over a dozen U.S. public sources.

Key Points: 
  • This third update includes a "Viz Builder"tool, which allows users to build custom data visualizations using data from over a dozen U.S. public sources.
  • Data USA is a free and open, publicly available platform that has become one of the main sources for Americans to access public data.
  • Data USA 3.0 includes more data sets, but also updatedfeatures thatenable users to more easily visualize public data.
  • Features like the data cart and visualization builder allow users to dig deeper into the data than ever before.