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Maps and Geospatial Information from the Federal Government

Maps and Geospatial Information from the Federal Government. Marcy Bidney, Penn State University. Maps and Geospatial Data in general Finding maps/data produced by the Federal Gov’t Data International maps/data Demos. Agenda. Maps today are not just about finding your way.

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Maps and Geospatial Information from the Federal Government

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  1. Maps and Geospatial Information from the Federal Government Marcy Bidney, Penn State University

  2. Maps and Geospatial Data in general • Finding maps/data produced by the Federal Gov’t • Data • International maps/data • Demos Agenda

  3. Maps today are not just about finding your way Map as visualization Map as analysis Map as teacher What is a map?

  4. I’d like to find a map of school districts in Idaho • I’d need a map of housing affordability in Los Angeles Department of Education Department of Housing and Urban Development Geospatial Platform Data.gov Agency Approach?

  5. I need a map showing population change by county in NJ from 1980-1990 • Is there a map that shows the increase in the use of cell phones from 1980-1990 It doesn’t always exist

  6. Other places to find data State geospatial portal ESRI Natural Earth Data Data.gov World Resources Institute Diva-GIS Data

  7. Atlases are rich sources for a variety of data Digital Ag Atlas of Myanmar Atlas of World Languages in Danger Don’t forget the atlas

  8. Visualizations Gapminder Openheat Map Many Eyes Visual.ly Gov’t (and NGO) Data Outside the Gov’t

  9. Africa • Liberia • Kenya • Botswana • Afghanistan • Information Management Services • European Union • GMES • My Ocean • India • Census of India • UK • Ordinance Survey International

  10. Questions? maplibrarian@psu.edu

  11. http://tinyurl.com/grs-eval10 Evaluation

  12. December 16: PubMed, PubMed Central, and Medlineplus - What's the difference?with Lea Leininger, UNCG • January 5: Creative Commons with Rosalind Tedford, Wake Forest University • Spring: International organizations and more! • Brought to you by the North Carolina Library Association’s Government Resources Section. Join us! http://www.nclaonline.org/government-resources Upcoming Accidental Librarian Webinars

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