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Mappy Halloween!

To get in the Halloween spirit, I created a layer package of data from the 2007 US Census of Agriculture about pumpkins, and shared it on ArcGIS Online [ view layer package here (181 KB) ]. You can explore where pumpkins are grown using this data and Read More...
Posted Friday, October 30, 2009 2:12 AM by tbaker | 1 Comments

Mapping Independence Day Place Names in the USA

This being the time for Independence Day in the USA, wouldn’t it be interesting to use GIS to investigate if place names having “Independence Day” origins have a spatial pattern? Ask your students what names come to mind when they think of Independence Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 02, 2009 8:09 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Where from does your Thanksgiving Dinner come?

Which state produces the most cranberries? Do potatoes and sweet potatoes come from the same places? Find the answer to these questions and more with a series of maps created by Linda Zellmer, Librarian at Western Illinois University. Based on the Census Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:44 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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Where does your Thanksgiving Dinner come from?

Linda Zellmer at Indiana University has created a series of maps showing where several foods eaten for Thanksgiving are produced. A poster showing all the maps together is also available. Visit www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=1954 . - Angela Lee Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2007 2:21 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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