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City + Regional Planning Research

For additional support, reach out to Girmaye Misgna, our Mapping + Geospatial Data librarian. For Philadelphia-specific GIS, mapping, or data, see the Philadelphia Maps and Geographic Information and the Philadelphia Statistics guides.

U.S. Mapping

PolicyMap
Create your own U.S. demographic maps, tables, reports and analysis.
Social Explorer
Analyze U.S. demography through the use of interactive maps and data reports.
SimplyAnalytics
Create maps and reports using U.S. demographic, business, and marketing data.
Census Bureau Interactive Maps
Work with their maps about business, public health, and census data.

GIS + Mapping

Mapping + GIS
Guide created by Girmaye Misgna.
Online Mapping Tools
Guide created by Lauris Olson.
Quantum GIS
Guide created by Lauris Olson.

GIS + Data

Data + GIS
Guide created by Girmaye Misgna and Lauris Olson.
International GIS Data
Guide created by Lauris Olson.
U.S. Census Data + Mapping Files
National Historical GIS provides access to data and GIS-compatible files, 1790-present.
Data Management Best Practices
Information on DMPs, file organization, storage and more.

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