Ask

It's impossible to solve a problem if you don't know what it is. These are some things to consider:

• Define the problem you are trying to solve
• Make sure you fully understand the stakeholder's expectations
• Focus on the actual problem and avoid any distractions
• Collaborate with stakeholders and keep and open line of communication
• Take a step back and see the whole situation in context

Questions to ask yourself in this step:

1. What are my stakeholders saying their problems are?
2. Now that I've identified the issues, how can I help the stakeholders resolve their questions?

Prepare

You will decide what data you need to collect in order to answer your questions and how to organize it so that it is useful. You might use your business task to decide:

• What metrics to measure
• Locate data in your database
• Create security measures to protect that data

Questions to ask yourself in this step:

1. What do I need figure out how to solve this problem?
2. What research do I need to do?

Process

Clean data is the best data and you will need to clean up your data to get rid of any possible errors, inaccuracies, or inconsistencies. This might mean:

• Using spreadsheet functions to find incorrectly entered data
• Using SQL functions to check for extra spaces
• Removing repeated entries
• Checking as much as possible for bias in the data

Questions to ask your self in this step:

1. What data errors or inaccuracies might get in my way of getting the best possible answer to the problem I am trying to solve?
2. How can I clean my data so the information I have is more consistent?

Analyze

You will want to think analytically about your data. At this stage, you might sort and format your data to make it easier to:

• Perform calculations
• Combine data from multiple sources
• Create tables with your results

Questions to ask yourself in this step:

1. What story is my data telling me?
2. How will my data help me solve this problem?
3. What type of person is most likely to use it?

Share

Everyone shares their results differently so be sure to summarize your results with clear and enticing visuals of your analysis using data viz tools like graphs or dashboards. This is your chance to show the stakeholders you have solved their problem and how you got there. Sharing will certainly help your team:

• Make better decisions
• Make more informed decisions
• Lead to stronger outcomes
• Successfully communicate your findings

Questions to ask yourself in this step:

1. How can I make what I present to the stakeholders engaging and easy to understand?
2. What would help me understand this if I were the listener?

Act

Now it's time to act on your data. You will take everything you have learned and put it to use. This could mean providing your stakeholders with recommendations based on your findings so they can make data-driven decisions.

Questions to ask yourself in this step:

1. How can I use the feedback I received during the share phase to actually meet the stakeholder's needs and expectations?

ATLAS.ti is software for the qualitative analysis of large bodies of textual, graphical, audio and video data.

Looker Studio

Self-service business intelligence with unmatched flexibility for smarter business decisions. (Formerly known as Data Studio)

SQL is a domain-specific language used in programming and designed for managing data held in a relational database management system, or for stream processing in a relational data stream management system.

What is BigQuery?

BigQuery is a fully managed enterprise data warehouse that helps you manage and analyze your data with built-in features like machine learning, geospatial analysis, and business intelligence. BigQuery's serverless architecture lets you use SQL queries to answer your organization's biggest questions with zero infrastructure management. BigQuery's scalable, distributed analysis engine lets you query terabytes in seconds and petabytes in minutes.

QGIS

QGIS is a user friendly Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS) licensed under the GNU General Public License. QGIS is an official project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). It runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, Windows and Android and supports numerous vector, raster, and database formats and functionalities.

Google Earth Pro is a 3D interactive globe and mapping program that can be used to aid planning, analysis and decision making

Google

These resources are provided by the organization that created and maintains Google Earth.

Academic Library and University Tutorials

These guides have been produced by librarians and university professors to help users get started with Google Earth Pro

Other Resources

OpenStreetMap 

• OpenStreetMap is a free, user-created, open-source map of the world, edited by registered users at all skill levels.
• OpenStreetMap Wiki has tutorials, event calendars, software for diverse abilities, and news and updates.
• LearnOSM provides tutorials and workshops  for simple to advanced OSM contributors.
• Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT-OSM) supports open-source mapping for humanitarian outreach. 
• HOTOSM maintains a Humanitarian Tasking Manager for needful mapping projects around the world.
• OpenStreetMap USA Tasking Manager identifies mapping needs in the Continental United States.
• OpenStreetMap Foundation is OSM's sponsoring agency setting forth by-laws, participation, and data downloads.