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Related Projects

MyWorld
 Download MyWorld software for Windows or Mac OSX here
Read more about MyWorld here
Social Explorer
 See and experiment with Social Explorer here
Teaching & Learning with GIS
 Read about our research project using GIS for middle school science and social studies here
Great Migration Assignment
 Our inquiry assignment using historical documents and census data maps, currently being used in UIC history courses, can be seen here
Teaching History with Technology
 Explore a comprehensive list of online resource links here
Inquirium, LLC
 Read more about the software developers for this grant here



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Resources

Other GIS Websites and Software
 ESRI has tons of resources related to data mapping. They are the "mothership."
ArcExplorer is another free GIS software for the classroom, similar to MyWorld.

Commercial GIS Software -- Mapinfo, Geolytics, etc.
Online Maps

Interactive Maps

Create-A-Map: Customize your own map of the world or a region.
National Atlas of the US:  A nice site to make maps of agriculture, biology, environment, people, climate, and other data.
MapQuest:  Customizable maps of anywhere in the US, including aerial photos. 
ECAI Clearinghouse Search. A GIS viewer which linkes together hundreds of digital projects created by libraries, museums and scholars worldwide. 
New York City "Social Explorer" site - historical census data, ethnicity.

Static Maps
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection.  Over 10,000 maps of the Americas, focusing on the 18th and 19th centuries.
 Electronic Map Library:  Very cool GIS maps with 1990 and (some) 2000 census data using colored dots.  Maps for many cities, including Chicago.
Great Migration pilot project historical census maps.

Historical and Contemporary Census Data

NHGIS (National Historical Geographic Information System)
Census 2000 web site:  Lots of great stuff, including American Fact Finder:  Best place to download census data and make queries, with easy-to-use maps.
Statistical Abstract of the United States:  Tons of reports from census data.
Historical census database:  look at census data going back to 1790.
Chicago Community Area demographics:  By census tract or community area.

Info on US Census Enumeration

IPUMS (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series)
   Enumeration Questions and Forms
   Enumeration Instructions

International Country Data
Infonation:  Compare international data on countries.
The CIA World Factbook: Maps and data for countries around the world.


Science Sites
Near-Real-Time Earthquake Bulletin:  USGS site with 20 most recent large earthquakes from around the world: date, time, latitude & longitude, magnitude, depth, and name of place, and linked to a map of the location.  Also you can link to current earthquake maps by region of the world.

USGS (US Geological Survey)
NIPC (Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission)

CIESE (Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education) has a number of science projects using various kinds of "real time" data, including (among others):

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Data Sources

Census Data
 Geostat Center: Historical Census Browser.
Geolytics: Census CD - Neighborhood Change Database, 1970-2000