GeoTech

US data

This NYTimes map allows you to explore immigration in the United States over time. It also allows you to choose a country and view data relating to that countries immigrants in the United States.

Do you like some of the New York Times maps and graphics? If so, you can view some of the projects here. Also, at the bottom of the page is MapShaper, which looks like it could be very useful for simplifying shapefiles for KML use.

Here are some Time/Map animations. It appears that there may be open source software from TimeMap, but that requires some further investigation.

Google has pulled together a good collection of data for the US and the world.

Where I look for mortgage related data.

Great source for mortgage related data and maps...extensive.

Looking for ways to use that handheld GPS? Here is a nice article focusing on GPS and all the different activities and resources that have developed around the device. This is one of the best summaries that I have seen in a while, highlighting resources that can provide hours of outdoor entertainment. Go explore!

Are you looking for foreign languages of the world that are in danger of extinction? UNESCO has done an extensive job of mapping and categorizing the world's languages with the aim of cultural preservation.

This is an interface for doing global or US comparisons of different indicators. Military spending, IKEA, Number of Gold Medals, Crops, Energy, are just some of the indicators that can be mapped.

The Spatial History Project at Stanford University, a part of the Bill Lane Center for the Study of the North American West, is made possible by the generous funding of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Insight, analysis, and research about location-based technologies including mapping and geohacking. "Mapping and location data are driving some of the most intriguing new web applications. Geohacker alpha geeks are building wickedly clever mashups. Established companies are integrating location data into all manner of workaday applications. And the location industry is growing into the Web 2.0 era. We're tracking it, and showcasing the most significant work at Where 2.0."

Esri Maps for Office is a powerful add-in for Microsoft Office that brings the capabilities of Esri's ArcGIS Online mapping platform to Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint users. With Esri Maps for Office, you can easily create interactive maps of your organization's data, enabling you to see patterns that graphs and charts cannot reveal. Any of the interactive maps you create can be embedded in PowerPoint, so you can make your presentations even more impactful. And by leveraging ArcGIS Online, you can quickly and securely share your interactive maps in web pages, blogs, and mobile apps as well as with ArcGIS users.

Share geographic data and maps with the world

This webpage is from the folks behind geocommons finder and maker. I like this economy dashboard because it is simple and it appears to have up-to-date information (as of March 2009). The other nice aspect about geocommons in general is the access to the tabular data, and also to shapefile format for use in GIS.