New! 2020 Mato Ohitika Analytics LLC Research Statement

Tuesday October 13, 2020

Mato Ohitika Analytics LLC Invited to Speak at a Panel Discussion at the Academic Data Science Alliance (ADSA) Annual Meeting, October 15, 2020

Dr. Robertson has been invited to speak at the ADSA Annual meeting panel this Thursday to discuss his work on Data Sovereignty, Data Science, and Education issues facing tribal nations.

From Data Sovereignty to Data Science: Implications for American Indian Self-Determination

Lea Shanley, University of Wisconsin-Madison; James Rattling Leaf Sr., University of Colorado-Boulder and Principal, Rattling Leaf Consulting LLC in Black Hawk, South Dakota.

American Indian Tribes have long been concerned about ownership, control, and access to data about their lands, resources, communities, and families. The development of sophisticated technologies for data collection and analysis, such as high-resolution remote sensing, GIS and machine learning, have heightened these concerns.

Tribal concerns about the potential misuse of data include, but are not limited to: infringement on individual and group privacy; misappropriation of intellectual property and its use for commercial gain; misinterpretation or discrediting of cultural practices; abrogation of treaty rights; and the impact on the Federal-Tribal Trust relationship.

Protecting tribal data from potential misuse, while at the same time ensuring access for tribes and their members, will require a creative combination of technical, legal, policy, and organizational research and solutions. Several initiatives have begun to tackle these issues head on, including the development of the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance, the launch of IEEE P2890: Recommended Practice for Provenance of Indigenous Peoples Data, the international growth of the Indigenous Data Sovereignty networks including the Global Indigenous Data Alliance, and the rise of Indigenous biological and data repositories (or “biobanks”) such as the Native BioData Consortium. Tribal governments also will strengthen their sovereignty by building capacity to understand and use these emerging technologies to their own advantage. Data science is the new frontier in Self-Determination.

Additional panelists: Joseph Robertson, Mato Ohitika Analytics LLC, Krystal Tsosie, Vanderbilt University and co-Founder, Native BioData Consortium; Randall Akee, Associate Professor, University of California-Los Angeles.

Link to the ADSA Meeting: ADSA Annual Meeting

Current Covid-19 Updates

Last updated September 28, 2020

The Covid-19 Space Time Cube Project (ongoing) (updated 9/26/20)

Mato Ohitika Analytics LLC began an analysis of Covid-19 in the early weeks of March 2020 to try and understand the Coronavirus Pandemic in real time. As the pandemic has spread across the globe, we have learned much in a few short months.

Dr. Robertson's work in developing this STC has allowed for continued research and development in other aspects such as contact tracing, time series forecasting to name a few.

Mato Ohitika Analytics LLC is committed to provide communities with data that works for them.

2020 Space Time Cube Chronology

This work was primarily an exploratory process of mapping using the STC coding schemes to generate data for Mato Ohitika's Citizen Science Intiative. These maps have provided a wealth of time series information, however we continue to evolve, other information must be examined.

Thus, Mato Ohitika Analytics  LLC has constructed a STC for states using data from the Covid-19 Tracking Project. This has many uses such as providing support for time series forecasting and contact tracing apllications.

Current US State Level Analysis:

September 26, 2020: First two-week Time Series for South Dakota.

The US County Level STC Construction Analysis:

April 10, 2002: Phase I: A Preliminary Analysis of the Covid-19 Pandemic

April 21, 2020: Phase II: A Look at Where the Covid-19 Data is and What it Means

April 23, 2020: Phase III: Building a Working Space Time Cube

May 05, 2020: Phase IV: Emerging Hot Spot and Trends Mapping Preview

The US County Level Map Series: (Depreciated, these maps series are closed for further updates for now)

May 07, 2020: Phase V: The Maps Series Meta

                                 Phase V: The Maps Series I US Countywide (Confirmed Cases)

                                 Phase V: The Maps Series II US County Level(Confirmed Cases)