Data · Research · Visualization

Complex questions.
Clear answers.

Independent data analysis, research, and visualization for organizations working to understand a complicated world.

Analysis Evidence synthesis Geospatial
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What We Do

From questions to understanding

Every engagement begins with a real question. We provide the analytical methods, research skills, and geospatial tools to pursue it rigorously and communicate what we find.

Data Analysis & Visualization

Rigorous analytical workflows, exploratory statistics, and visualizations that translate complex patterns into findings decision-makers can act on.

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Research & Evidence Synthesis

Structured evidence reviews, research briefs, and contextual analysis that situate data findings within the broader body of knowledge on a topic.

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Geospatial & Place-Based Analysis

GIS methods, spatial analysis, and cartographic work that connect data to geography — mapping distributions, relationships, and patterns across place.

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Selected Work

Independent analytical projects

Applied work exploring real questions with public data, geospatial methods, and interactive visualization.

Interactive map of Vermont towns classified by flood risk and FEMA mitigation funding alignment

Geospatial · Policy · Independent Project

Floodlines

Vermont flood risk and federal hazard-mitigation funding — examining whether FEMA dollars reach the communities that need them most.

PythonGeoPandasLeafletD3.jsCensus
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Line chart showing sharp drop in Washington DC Airbnb listings in Q2 2024

Market Analysis · Policy · Independent Project

Capital Crashpad

Washington DC's short-term rental market — investigating a sudden contraction in listings and what platform governance can do that city law cannot.

PythonPostgreSQLLeafletJavaScript
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Three line charts comparing cumulative walking distance through Middle-earth across two independent timelines

Geospatial · Visualization · Independent Project

Walk to Mordor

5,196 miles of real walking mapped onto three journeys through Middle-earth — a study in temporal modeling, custom geospatial rendering, and two parallel timelines.

PythonLeafletGeoJSONData storytelling
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About the Practice

Two kinds of knowledge

Analytical skill tells you what the data shows. Subject-matter understanding tells you what it means.

Glorious Morning Consulting is built on both. The practice combines rigorous analytical and programming methods with genuine engagement in the subjects being analyzed — environmental policy, public finance, place, community, housing, and the policy questions that cut across all of them.

The result is work that doesn't just produce accurate findings, but explains why they matter and what they imply for the question at hand.

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