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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 Maps and Geospatial Data in general Finding maps/data produced by the Federal Govt Finding maps/data produced by the Federal Govt Data Data International maps/data International maps/data Demos Demos Agenda

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

4 { Id like to find a map of school districts in Idaho Id like to find a map of school districts in Idaho Id need a map of housing affordability in Los Angeles Id 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 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 Is there a map that shows the increase in the use of cell phones from 1980-1990 It doesnt always exist

6 { Other places to find data 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 Atlases are rich sources for a variety of data Digital Ag Atlas of Myanmar Atlas of World Languages in Danger Dont forget the atlas

8 { Visualizations Visualizations Gapminder Openheat Map Many Eyes Visual.ly Govt (and NGO) Data Outside the Govt

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

10 { Questions? maplibrarian@psu.edu

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

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


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