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Big data

Social media, crisis mapping and the new frontier in disaster response

October 26, 2013 by kdiver

During a crisis the large amounts of crowd-sourced data produced can be overwhelming to analyze. Read more.

Categories Big data, GIS in the news

Death Toll Comparison Visualization

October 26, 2013October 26, 2013 by kdiver

An interesting infographic illustrating human death tolls of significant events worldwide through time.

Categories Big data, Map gallery

Where’s George mapping of currency tracking

October 14, 2013October 14, 2013 by kdiver

Using the Where’s George site that tracks dollar bills, a theoretical physicist maps more realistic, “effective” state boundaries. Read more at the original post and at the NPR Krulwich Wonders blog.

Categories Big data, GIS in the news, Map gallery, Social Sciences

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