Thursday, September 11, 2008

why i chose the links i chose

The US census geography home page (and the census home page in general) is a great place to find data that can be used to create maps.

The USGS (or United States Geological Survey) is a great place to find relevant information and mapping resources. You can order maps of pretty much any region.

Strange Maps is a cool blog. It has maps from both the present and past of unusual statistics. My favorite, although less unusual than many of the maps on the page, is the percentage of obese people by state map. Looks like Mississippi needs to hit the gym.

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