Geography: GIS & Visualization

Dictionary of terminology

A treasure trove of GIS resources and how-tos.

PCC Geography instructor Christina Friedel's website, which contains many resources related to GIS.

Includes videos and other instructional resources to help people explore and integrate geospatial data within their own research.

List of many popular data visualization tools with details about how they work.

Guide from Duke University the provides information about types of visualizations, tools, advice, and tutorials for designing visualization.

Tutorial from UC Berkeley

This project investigates spatial patterns of residential segregation in Nineteenth Century American cities, exploring issues of wealth, occupation and race.

This racial dot map is an American snapshot; it provides an accessible visualization of geographic distribution, population density, and racial diversity of the American people in every neighborhood in the entire country.

Mapping Inequality updates the study of New Deal America, the federal government, housing, and inequality for the twenty-first century. It offers unprecedented online access to the national collection of "security maps" and area descriptions produced between 1935 and 1940 by one of the New Deal's most important agencies, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation or HOLC (pronounced "holk").

From simple maps to complex analyses, NatureServe is your one-stop access to the data on the status and location of species and ecosystems, customized tools that support data use and analysis, and scientific and technical expertise needed to conduct biodiversity and land-use assessments and planning that guide conservation action.