Why is it, that in the 21st century, our country's economic data has to look like a bunch of numbers and tables? Why can't there be more graphs and other data representations which are more easily understood by the general public?
Based on data from the Central Bank (of Barbados) Report issued on 31st October 2017, I thought to myself “Why not try my hand at making these numbers look a little more presentable, even “pretty” maybe ?” The graphs at the end of this blog present the public debt outstanding data based on table 5 of the aforementioned report. By the way, this isn't even new stuff! Check out Singapore's Budget, I see pie charts and bar charts, do you? http://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/data/budget_2017/download/FY2017_Analysis_of_Revenue_and_Expenditure.pdf Disclaimer: The data presented in this blog was not created by an economist or other official government representative but used merely for illustrative purposes to augment the author's position. The official report can be viewed on the Central Bank's web page at http://www.centralbank.org.bb/Portals/0/Files/CBB%20Quarterly%20Economic%20Review%20Jan-Sept%202017.pdf
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Utilising QGIS, MyMaps (Google) and with the help of github, I was able to create my first webmap. It showcases the emergency shelters in my home land, Barbados. These shelters are intended to be utilised during and after a natural disaster; namely storms. Due to the frequency and intensity of the hurricanes in the region, some of which have struck our Caribbean neighbours Dominica, Barbuda, Anguilla, St, Maarten and the BVI, it was suggested to me by a work colleague the need for maps during events like these. In doing my research, it was found that no such map was currently available for the Barbadian citizenry and as such one should be created. I hope you like my attempt to make Barbados a more disaster prepared nation. See link to follow for map: kmrg-maps.github.io/Barbados-Shelters
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