The SLGL dataHub is an in-development platform that provides access to analysis based on the digital twin of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region’s economic system. Using advanced AI/ML methodologies and geospatial data science, the dynamics of economic activity are studied as they occur within this bi-national economic region. Explore the interconnectedness of trade, transportation, and environmental systems across the four dimensions of our analytical model: Global Value Chains, Economic Clusters, Economic Complexity, and the Gravity Model.
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Do your own analysis
Our continually growing database integrates and harmonizes data on trade and transportation at varying levels of geographic and temporal resolution. Explore and extract the data that interests you using the tool below. Access to certain datasets is limited to specific users and may necessitate registration or subscription. Please contact us to get started.
Users interested in doing their own geospatial analysis are encouraged to follow one of the tracks listed below. Contact us now to request a personalized database access key and get started.
Track 1
Apache Superset
Track 2
QGIS
Track 3
SLGL dataHub API
Superset offers an intuitive drag-and-drop interface ideal for quickly setting up interactive dashboards. Explore our data using over 40 chart types, ranging from simple bar charts to geospatial maps.
Step 1
Clone Apache Superset on your machine.
Step 2
Install the database driver for our connector library. Navigate to Settings > Data: Database Connections to complete the connection setup.
Want to delve into more advanced geospatial analysis? Leverage our data to create maps and uncover insights using a comprehensive set of no-code analysis tools with QGIS.
Step 1
Install QGIS on your machine.
Step 2
Connect to our SQL database by entering the connection details in Database > DB Manager.
Don’t want to be limited by the platform? Get API access to our database for the freedom to transform the data to suit your analysis. Ideal for users with extensive coding expertise.
Step 1
Install R and R Studio on your machine.
Step 2
Install and load the httr2 package, then use your unique API key to connect to our SQL database.
Not sure where to start? Master data analytics to drive evidence-based decision-making with Geo Spatial Data Science for Global Studies. For an introduction to Superset, use this guide.
Users should reference the following position paper, which outlines our approach of applying digital twin technology to study competitiveness in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region.
de Marcellis-Warin, N., Trépanier, M., & Warin, T. (2024). Measuring Competitiveness in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region Using a Digital Twin: A Geospatial Data Science Approach (2024PR-04, For reflection, CIRANO.) https://doi.org/10.54932/DKBC6587