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Mapping and GIS Lessons for Poets, Historians, and Scientists: Data
CS-X Module created by Emily Fairey, Brooklyn College OER Developer
Introduction: Cartography and GIS
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Activity: Playing with Historic Maps
Lesson 1: Google Earth
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Google Earth Installation
Google Earth Basics
Google Earth Activity 1
Google Earth Activity 2
Lesson 2: ARCGIS and StoryMaps
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ARCGIS Basics
ARCGIS Activity 1
ARCGIS Activity 2
Further Resources
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Historic Maps
Data
Tools
History of NYC and Brooklyn: Datasets and Resources
NYC Open Data
NYC Department of Buildings: Building Profiles
NYC Municipal Archive
NYC: Municipal Archive: Brooklyn Tax Photos
(Collections of Photographs of all Brooklyn Buildings from 1940 and 1980)
NYC Maps and Atlases
(From 1811-Present)
Other Datasets
Sample data sets
from Tableau Public
data.world
is a platform where the world’s problem solvers can find and use a vast array of high-quality open data.
World Bank Open Data
Open data site finder
(Tableau Public viz)
Kaggle Open Datasets
find open datasets on everything from government, health, and science to popular games and dating trends.
Global Health Data Exchange
the world’s most comprehensive catalog of surveys, censuses, vital statistics, and other health-related data.
UNICEF Statistics
World Health Organization Data
The Guardian Data Blog
Data.gov
is the Federal Government’s open data initiative. Hundreds of data sets.
The Pew Research Center
has a number of data sets on different social and technology topics.
Socrata
is an open data repository with data, mostly from government sources.
US Dept. of Agriculture
US Census Bureau
USAspending.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
US Dept. of Education College Scorecard Data
NASA's Open Data Portal
Canada Open Data
Data.gov.uk
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