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Practical Community Learning Project (PCLP)
Resource guide to support the Program in Practical Policy Engagement Program.
Getting Started
AI and Workplace Privacy
State and Local Policy
Data on local businesses and services
Books and Articles on Policy Studies
Housing Data
Finding Data and Statistics
Criminal Justice
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United States Government Information
Sources for IGO and NGO information
News
Resources from Kresge Business Library
Education Policy
Environmental Policy
Health Policy
Data Visualization
Foundations, Grants and Nonprofits
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Learn Data Visualization and Mapping
Citing your Sources with Zotero
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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Mapping Tools
Learning GIS
Geospatial Data
U.S. Census and Demographic Information
GIS, Map and Statistics : China
GIS, Map and Statistics : Korea
GIS, Map and Statistics : Japan
United States: Make Maps with Data
Social Explorer
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Provides easy access to demographic information about the United States, from 1790 to present. Create maps and reports.
PolicyMap
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An online data and mapping tool for the United States, used to understand communities.
data.census.gov
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Replaces American Factfinder and is the primary data portal for the U.S. Census Bureau.Includes population, housing and economic census data from ongoing surveys including American Community Survey.
Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) on the map
SimplyAnalytics
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Allows you to create thematic maps and reports using demographic, business and marketing data. Log in required for access.
Make Maps with Country-Level Data
Landscan
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Provides worldwide gridded population data available each year from 2000 to 2015.
ILOSTAT MAP
The interactive tools for mapping ILOSTAT's key indicators.
World Bank's Projects and Operations
The World Bank Group’s full project portfolio map
Data Visualization Tools Where You Add the Data
Raw Graphs
An open source data visualization tool.
Carto
Online tool that allows you to create a map from your own data.
PolicyMap
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An online data and mapping tool for the United States, used to understand communities.