Datamasher maps US state-level statistics from the US census and other sources. An example is their map of fast-food restaurants versus obesity rates (above). Sometimes these are revealing, sometimes not, and sometimes their statistical reliability may not be good due to sample sizes. Makes a nice map, however.
Rhizalabs’ FluTracker also does a global mapping of [...]
Hidden Landscapes by Chris Thompson
Geographical Methodology as Spatialization and Topology (Part of “Theorizing Place: Interdisciplinary Trajectories” A Panel Discussion at the Canadian Association of Geographers Meeting, Carleton University, May 27, 2009):
This presentation focuses on the virtuality of place, an object of study which resists specification in material or topographic terms. In effect, place exceeds [...]
Global Map of Male Circumcision Prevalence at Country Level
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Douglas Wilson
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How could one avoid being just a technical end-user and late-adopter of Geographical Information Systems – that’s geodata or spatial data in other lingo : Does anyone have truly theoretical and methodological innovations in areas such as GIS for visualization of local and of community issues, locative and mobile media applications, [...]
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