Data jam

:Not to be confused with the website datajam.com which was started along with packetjam.com as a speed testing site.

A data jam is a technically oriented workshop exercise where people solve problems using data sets. The events can produce visual data, analytics and applications.{{cite web|url=http://codeforjc.org/PATHDataJam/|title=Path Data Jam|work=Code for JC|publisher=St Peters University|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412180311/http://codeforjc.org/PATHDataJam/|archive-date=12 April 2015|url-status=dead}}

Examples include the Hudson Data Jam, hosted by Cary Institute of Environmental Systems, in which students are asked to tell a story based on raw data collected from the watershed of the Hudson River{{cite web|url=http://www.caryinstitute.org/students/hudson-data-jam-competition/data-jam-data-sets|title=2015 Hudson Data Jam Competition|publisher=Cary Institute|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-date=6 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406055431/http://www.caryinstitute.org/students/hudson-data-jam-competition/data-jam-data-sets|url-status=dead}} and the Capitol Code, a data jam based on the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State.{{cite web|url=http://capitolcode.mn.gov/2014/01/announcing-capitol-code-an-open-data-jam/|title=Capitol Code : An Open Data Jam|publisher=Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State|access-date=8 April 2015}}