Getting Started

What is mySidewalk?

Learn what mySidewalk can do for your community and what makes us different from other city intelligence solutions.

Written by Jennifer Funk
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Who Uses mySidewalk?

Learn about our user base and how they’re using city intelligence to advance their communities.

Written by Jennifer Funk
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The Home Page & Navigation

Learn how to navigate the mySidewalk home page.

Written by Nicolette Wallis
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Getting Started: Build and Share a Report in mySidewalk

Learn how to get started in the mySidewalk Platform with an overview of how to build and share a report in mySidewalk.

Written by Sydney Paulak
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Getting Started: Learn About the Data in mySidewalk

Learn the details of how data is displayed in mySidewalk.

Written by Sarah Byrd
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Getting Started: Drawing a Layer in mySidewalk

Learn how to add your own layer to the mySidewalk App to make custom geographies for data visualization.

Written by Jennifer Funk
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Getting Started: Update a Dashboard in mySidewalk

Learn about the next steps for your dashboard and how you can get the most out of both your dashboard and your data.

Written by Kaitlyn Foster
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How Do I Learn to Use mySidewalk?

Learn how to use mySidewalk to tell your data story.

Written by Sydney Paulak
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How Do I Get Access or Give Someone Else Access to mySidewalk?

Learn how to gain access to mySidewalk so you can get started on your data intelligence journey.

Written by Jennifer Funk
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What is the Difference Between a Report and a Dashboard?

Learn the difference between reports and dashboards to determine the best application for your needs.

Written by Jennifer Funk
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What File Types Can I Use to Upload My User Data?

Learn the eight file formats you can use to upload your own layers to the mySidewalk Platform.

Written by Sarah Byrd
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How do I Change my Default Geography?

Learn how to customize your dashboard’s default geography to save time on building out your dashboard.

Written by Sydney Paulak
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How do I add My Own Data to mySidewalk?

Learn how you can add custom data specifically oriented towards your community.

Written by Jennifer Funk
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Can I Change my Dashboard or Page URL?

Learn how to customize the URL for your dashboard, making it more user friendly and unique to your organization.

Written by Jennifer Funk
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Is mySidewalk ADA Accessible?

Learn what accessibility means in the mySidewalk Application and what accessibility does for your data.

Written by Jennifer Funk
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What Is Normalization and When Should I Normalize?

Learn about data normalization and how - and when - you should use it to better communicate your data.

Written by Jennifer Funk
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What Browsers and Operating Systems are Best for Accessing mySidewalk?

Learn the best systems for using mySidewalk.

Written by Jennifer Funk
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Understanding Your Data: 5-Year Estimates versus 1-Year Estimates

Learn about mySidewalk's datasets from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates and 1-year Estimates.

Written by Nicolette Wallis
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What Data is Available in mySidewalk?

Learn what data you can immediately gain access to with your mySidewalk account.

Written by Jennifer Funk
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Data Source List

Learn about the data in the mySidewalk Data Library.

Written by Jennifer Funk
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Census Data Projections in mySidewalk

Learn about the methodology used by the mySidewalk data team.

Written by Jennifer Funk
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Historical Census Data in mySidewalk

Learn how mySidewalk works with historic Census data.

Written by Jennifer Funk
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2014-2018 American Community Survey Estimates

Updates to mySidewalk Datasets

Written by Jennifer Funk
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Product Enhancements

Check here for product enhancements and bug fixes. This page is updated on a bi-monthly basis.

Written by Aries Zigomalas
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