Projects in Awesome Lists by datadesk
A curated list of projects in awesome lists by datadesk .
https://github.com/datadesk/notebooks
All of our computational notebooks
csv data-analysis data-journalism journalism jupyter-notebook news python
Last synced: 05 Apr 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/census-data-downloader
Download U.S. census data and reformat it for humans
api-wrapper census data-journalism demographics journalism mapping-la-pipeline news pandas python
Last synced: 06 Oct 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/california-coronavirus-data
The Los Angeles Times' open-source archive of California coronavirus data
altair binder coronavirus covid csv data data-journalism journalism jupyter news pandas python
Last synced: 06 Apr 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/python-elections
A Python wrapper for the Associated Press' U.S. election data service.
Last synced: 22 Jul 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/california-2016-election-precinct-maps
Precinct-level results for the 2016 general election in California
Last synced: 27 Jul 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/tutorials
All of our code examples and tutorials
data-journalism examples journalism news tutorials
Last synced: 10 Apr 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/lapd-crime-classification-analysis
A Los Angeles Times analysis of serious assaults misclassified by LAPD
crime crime-data data-analysis data-journalism journalism jupyter-notebook machine-learning news pandas python
Last synced: 06 Apr 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/california-coronavirus-scrapers
The open-source web scrapers that feed the Los Angeles Times California coronavirus tracker.
california coronavirus covid-19 data-journalism git-scraping journalism jupyter-notebook news python scraper
Last synced: 09 Apr 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/print-map-maker
Tool for generating map images from Mapbox tiles
Last synced: 03 Apr 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/census-data-aggregator
Combine U.S. census data responsibly
census data-journalism journalism mapping-la-pipeline margin-of-error math news python statistics
Last synced: 24 Jul 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/django-shp2svg
Convert a shapefile into an SVG you can use with JavaScript libraries
Last synced: 15 Mar 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/overpass-turbo-tutorial
Code examples and tutorial on getting data out of OpenStreetMap
Last synced: 19 Jul 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/nasa-wildfires
Download wildfire hotspots detected by NASA satellites and the Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS)
data-journalism firms geojson geospatial journalism nasa news python remote-sensing satellite-imagery satellites wildfires
Last synced: 25 Jul 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/census-map-consolidator
Combine Census blocks into new shapes
census geopandas geospatial-data journalism mapping-la-pipeline maps pandas python
Last synced: 13 Oct 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/census-map-downloader
Easily download U.S. census maps
census data-journalism journalism mapping-la-pipeline maps news python
Last synced: 10 Apr 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/baker
A build tool by and for the Los Angeles Times
build-tool javascript journalism news nodejs static-site-generator
Last synced: 10 Apr 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/baker-example-page-template
A demonstration of how to build and publish pages with the baker build tool
build-tool journalism news nodejs rollup scss static-site static-site-generator
Last synced: 08 Mar 2026
https://github.com/datadesk/census-error-analyzer
Analyze the margin of error in U.S. census data
census data-journalism journalism mapping-la-pipeline margin-of-error math news python statistics
Last synced: 10 Apr 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/los-angeles-police-killings-data
The Los Angeles Times' database of people killed by local police in Los Angeles County.
data data-journalism homicide journalism news police
Last synced: 15 Feb 2026
https://github.com/datadesk/california-topojson-atlas
Simple maps of California's 58 counties
data-journalism geojson journalism makefile maps mapshaper news topojson
Last synced: 06 Apr 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/nifc-wildfires
Download wildfires data from the National Interagency Fire Center
cli data-journalism fire journalism maps news python wildfires
Last synced: 16 Jan 2026
https://github.com/datadesk/inciweb-wildfires
Download wildfire incidents data from InciWeb
cli data-journalism fires journalism news python wildfires
Last synced: 10 Apr 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/noaa-wildfires
Download wildfires data from NOAA satellites
data-journalism geojson journalism news noaa python satellites wildfires
Last synced: 12 Aug 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/altair-latimes
A Los Angeles Times theme for Python's Altair statistical visualization library
altair data-journalism data-visualization journalism jupyter-notebook news python
Last synced: 10 Apr 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/copyboy
Copyboy is our fork of GitHub's Campfire bot, hubot. He is aware of all Internet traditions.
Last synced: 10 Jan 2026
https://github.com/datadesk/star-wars-analysis
A Los Angeles Times analysis of the dialogue spoken in Star Wars episodes 1-8
csv data-journalism gender-gap journalism movies news star-wars
Last synced: 24 Jan 2026
https://github.com/datadesk/nws-wwa
Download watch, warning and advisory data from the National Weather Service
data-journalism fires journalism news nws python weather wildfires
Last synced: 21 Jun 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/calfire-wildfires
Download wildfires data from CalFire
cli data data-journalism geojson journalism news python wildfires
Last synced: 05 Jan 2026
https://github.com/datadesk/altair-election-maps-example
An experiment in creating precinct-level election results maps using Python's Altair library
altair data-journalism elections geopandas journalism jupyter-notebooks maps news pandas python
Last synced: 10 Apr 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/extreme-heat-excess-deaths-analysis
A statistical analysis of excess deaths attributable to extreme heat in California's most populous counties
data-analysis data-journalism journalism news python r statistics
Last synced: 11 Oct 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/kamala-harris-schedules
An open-source archive of Vice President Kamala Harris' public calendar
Last synced: 14 Feb 2026
https://github.com/datadesk/python-lametro-api
A simple Python wrapper for the L.A. Metro’s API for bus stops, routes and vehicles.
Last synced: 14 Jan 2026
https://github.com/datadesk/groundwater-analysis
A Los Angeles Times analysis of well completion, groundwater levels, and water shortages in the San Joaquin Valley
Last synced: 10 Apr 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/air-quality-index
Download air quality index data from AirNow
air-quality api-wrapper data-journalism journalism news python
Last synced: 10 Apr 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/mapping-la-data
Data files from the Los Angeles Times' Mapping L.A. project
Last synced: 25 Jan 2026
https://github.com/datadesk/delivery
Push and pull assets to and from S3 the Data Graphics way.
Last synced: 07 Mar 2026
https://github.com/datadesk/zips2hoods
A simple example of joining Los Angeles area neighborhoods to ZIP Codes
Last synced: 04 Apr 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/gun-dealers-2023-analysis
This analysis is an exploration into the data about gun dealers. Using information about their locations and number we compared trends by state and county and estimated how dealer density effects gun homicides.
Last synced: 11 Oct 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/p2p-python
Wrapper for Tribune's Content Services API
Last synced: 17 Jul 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/templates-maps
A home for LA Times frequently used map things.
Last synced: 25 Jan 2026
https://github.com/datadesk/notify-slack-on-build
A GitHub Action that posts a message to Slack with the latest status of a baker page deployment
actions baker journalism news nodejs slack
Last synced: 29 Apr 2026
https://github.com/datadesk/create-deployment
A GitHub Action to facilitate the creation of a GitHub Deployment.
Last synced: 16 Nov 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/geojson-scraper
Retrieves individual geojsons for cities in a county
Last synced: 16 Nov 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/delivery-deploy-action
A GitHub Action for uploading a directory to S3 using @datagraphics/delivery.
Last synced: 16 Nov 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/dwr-well-susceptibility
This is a modification of a Department of Water Resources (DWR) analysis that identifies areas within groundwater basins throughout the State that may be prone to water supply shortages due to domestic drinking water wells going dry.
Last synced: 16 Nov 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/lausd-2020-grades
A Los Angeles Times analysis of letter grades and test scores of Los Angeles Unified School District students.
Last synced: 16 Nov 2025
https://github.com/datadesk/update-deployment-status
A GitHub Action to facilitate an update of a GitHub Deployment Status.
Last synced: 25 Jul 2025