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Mashup And Map Demographic Statistics With DataMasher



Take one of DataMasher’s 90-odd datasets (demographic, economic, energy, health, etc. data by US state), add/subtract/multiple/divide it by another dataset, and plot the results as a choropleth map (plus get the results in tabular form):

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Mashups are posted publicly for comment and ratings. Results may be significant, or be totally devoid of meaning; YMMV. DataMasher makes no claims as to the statistical validity of any of the maps created. You can also select and plot individual datasets by themselves. There’s a short video on how the process currently works, and DataMasher promises more datasets and capabilities are coming.

Via Lifehacker.

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4 Responses to “Mashup And Map Demographic Statistics With DataMasher”


  1. 1 Nate

    I am wondering if you still have a copy of a program that you posted on the site a while back called “Micropath GeoCode”? I can’t find it anywhere on the web and would really love to see what it can do. Please let me know.

  2. 2 Leszek Pawlowicz

    I do still have a copy. But since the program’s original authors appear to have withdrawn it from free public availability, I don’t feel it’s appropriate for me to distribute it. If you search the “geocoding” category on this blog, you’re likely to find other applications that do something similar.

  3. 3 Nate

    What did you use the program for? Did it work well? I am looking to find a program that will reverse geocode very large batches of points into addresses (like 5000-10000) and the quicker the better of course :) And even better would be a program where I could select an area (like a square mile) of residential neighborhoods on google maps and then press a button and it would spit out all of the addresses within the selected area. Would that program be suitable for that use or do you by any chance know where I could find something that could do that? Thanks in advance :)

  4. 4 Leszek Pawlowicz

    I did a little bit of sample geocoding to test it out, but not much more than that. You should find some reverse geocoding programs with a search on this blog that should do much of what you want. I don’t know of any programs/sites that will let you select an area, and come back with a list of addresses.

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