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- Think about the impact pathway of the data and who the audience for the data will be.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Consider what tier of data is needed – see monitoring purpose for more details<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Think about how you will visualize the data \u2013 although, in practice, this is often done after the data is collected, thinking about it ahead of time will help ensure you collect the right data. With experience this will become easier.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- You can’t assume that the \u201cauthorities\u201d will use the data. Plan to use your own data. If you do want authorities to use it, you will have to negotiate and agree to this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Data visualisation guidance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
We are starting to create a store of examples such as those below. More resources and templates for data visualisation are under development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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