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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello, SORA Community! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Webinar Recording<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you to everyone who attended the webinar last week! As always, we have recorded the webinar and posted it to our YouTube channel and website for those who couldn’t attend or attendees who would like to re-watch!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://oregonresearch.org/2026/02/25/save-the-date-sora-summer-webinar-6-11-26/">SORA Summer Webinar – Data Visualization – State of Oregon Research Academy</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I also promised to share the color blindness generator tool on Adobe’s website as a resource. Here it is! Play around to see how your color choice impacts those with color blindness.
<a href="https://color.adobe.com/create/color-accessibility">Color Blindness Simulator & Safe Palette Tool | Adobe Express</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Visualization Contest Results<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We’re also happy to share some kudos and congratulations <span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">
🎉</span> to Jim Gores of Oregon Department of Energy for winning our first ever visualization contest! I’m including the descriptions and links below for our visualization entries to share all the great work that was submitted.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Winner! </b><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🎖</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">️</span>Oregon Department of Energy Power Production Dashboard</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">By, Jim Gores<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This Tableau dashboard (produced by the Oregon Department of Energy) is the Energy Resource Mix for the state of Oregon. It breaks out what resources are used to generate the electricity used in Oregon as a whole and by individual utility.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/jim1659/viz/PowerProductionOregon2024/OREGONERM">https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/jim1659/viz/PowerProductionOregon2024/OREGONERM</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Oregon Public Library Dashboard</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">By, Ross Fuqua<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We call this visualization/dashboard the Oregon Public Library Snapshot tool. It draws data collected by the State Library through the annual Oregon Public Library Statistical Report/Survey and is meant to be the first place for library
staff and community members to look to find basic figures (and some recent trends) about local public library services.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><a href="https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMDA3OGFkNDUtZGIyYy00MDM0LWIwZDUtYjYwMTBiYzFiMTBmIiwidCI6ImFhM2Y2OTMyLWZhN2MtNDdiNC1hMGNlLWE1OThjYWQxNjFjZiJ9">https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiMDA3OGFkNDUtZGIyYy00MDM0LWIwZDUtYjYwMTBiYzFiMTBmIiwidCI6ImFhM2Y2OTMyLWZhN2MtNDdiNC1hMGNlLWE1OThjYWQxNjFjZiJ9</a></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>National Land Cover (Burn Area)</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">By, Jason Sauer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This GIF uses National Land Cover Database and Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity data to show how burn areas have changed Oregon land cover.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ziwFpYiW7yy2lD6y_yEGPAtOBVm4A-Tw">https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ziwFpYiW7yy2lD6y_yEGPAtOBVm4A-Tw</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Oregon Energy Flow Chart</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">By, Jim Gores <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This Sankey chart shows the flow of energy through Oregon from production and importation to final usage or exportation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1x9PxvDD7189gf5TFa8egm4jUy6wtQUbd">https://drive.google.com/open?id=1x9PxvDD7189gf5TFa8egm4jUy6wtQUbd</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As always, please reach out with any questions! Enjoy a great long weekend, everyone!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Be well,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Rochelle Rafn<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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