Web-based mapping application that lets users create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data. PLEASE NOTE: Users may "sign in as guest," or register for an individual account if they would like to save their work.
Allows users to:
-Access thousands of demographic, business, and marketing data variables.
-Develop interactive thematic maps and export high-resolution images to word processing or presentation software.
-Select, sort, and compare data across multiple locations and build custom reports that can be exported to a spreadsheet for additional functionality.
-Explore historical census data to understand how regions change over time and use estimates and projections to analyze current and future trends.
-Make informed personal and business-related decisions by asking questions like “what are the social and demographic characteristics of my neighborhood?” and “where should I locate my retail store?”
Access to data maps, profile reports, demographic data, and data elements and variables. Includes interactive tools that allow users to create and share maps, presentations and tables, or compare and analyze data. Includes access to current and historical demographic data.
GIS, or Geographic Information Systems, is a way to organize, analyze, store, manage, and view spatial data. GIS Services for the IUB Libraries are based out of the Herman B Wells Library. The Map and Spatial Data Librarian offers one-on-one assistance with finding and managing data, GIS applications, and classroom instruction.
For more information, research assistance, or a classroom instruction request, email theward@indiana.edu.
Indiana University is home to the largest map collection in the state of Indiana. Collection geographic strengths are Indiana, Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the African continent. More information about this vast collection can be found on the map collection homepage and the Map Collections Research Guide. Links to online resources for scanned print maps can be found under the "Online Map Collections" tab to the left.