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FlowingData Forums » Tag: mapping - Recent Posts http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Strength in Numbers en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:10:26 +0000 Local mapping - smaller than county level http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/local-mapping-smaller-than-county-level#post-2502 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:14:55 +0000 frankc 2502@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ You could try find some shapefiles (e.g. <a href="http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/tr2000.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/tr2000.html</a> scroll down for shapefile format). These can be converted into interactive choropleth maps with software such as StatPlanet - or see <a href="http://andywoodruff.com/blog/simple-shapefile-drawing-in-actionscript-3/" rel="nofollow">http://andywoodruff.com/blog/simple-shapefile-drawing-in-actionscript-3/</a> for an example of how to program it yourself. Parsons Journal for Information Mapping Opportunity http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/parsons-journal-for-information-mapping-opportunity#post-2499 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:46:55 +0000 Katie4PJIM 2499@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ PJIM: Call for Submissions Abstracts due: February 13th, 2012 Full submissions due: March 19th 2012 The Parsons Journal for Information Mapping (PJIM) is calling for papers and projects for publication in the Spring Issue – The 2nd Issue of Volume IV. PJIM is an academic journal and online forum designed to share knowledge about information mapping and its related disciplines (information design, data/knowledge visualization, taxonomies, data analytics, informatics, information systems, and graphic interface design). PJIM is published quarterly by the Parsons Institute for Information Mapping and focuses on both the theoretical and practical aspects of information visualization. With each issue, the Journal aims to present novel ideas and approaches that advance the field of Knowledge Visualization through visual, engineering, and cognitive methods. We are interested in publishing original essays, academic manuscripts, interactive and non-interactive projects, and project documentation that address representation, processing, and communication of information. PJIM encourages interdisciplinary thinking and approaches. We are open to submissions regarding, but not limited to, the following disciplines: • Visual analysis and interpretation, • Social, political, or economic discourse surrounding information, distribution and use, • Cognition, thinking, and learning, • Visual and perceptual literacy, • Historical uses of information and imagery, and Semiotics PJIM accepts submissions in the following styles: • Traditional academic manuscripts that share empirical, methodological, and/or applied findings; • Research-based academic essays with proper citations; • Research –and/or interview – based articles; and • Interactive and non-interactive projects, accompanied by project documentations. PJIM does not accept “advertorials” or case studies of companies or commercial products. Abstract Submissions Must Include the Following Information • Authors (all): name, highest degree, mailing address, phone, fax, e-mail, and institutional affiliation as appropriate • Biography (all authors): a brief, 25-50 word biography • Title: title of your submission • Keywords: a list of 5-10 keywords • Abstract: description of the proposed, full submission, maximum of 250 words • Format: description of the format of the final submission and what PJIM should expect to receive from you • Technologies: description of project tools if applicable (e.g. URL, images, graphics, illustrations, etc.) All manuscripts and essays must be submitted and formatted in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format. For more information and submission guidelines, visit <a href="http://piim.newschool.edu/journal/submissions" rel="nofollow">http://piim.newschool.edu/journal/submissions</a> About The Parsons Institute for Information Mapping The Parsons Institute for Information Mapping (PIIM) is a Research, Development, and Professional Services facility within The New School, located in New York City. PIIM’s mission is to advance the field of Knowledge Visualization through academic and commercial pursuits. PIIM researchers and staff disseminate their expertise in information categorization, knowledge representation, information taxonomy development, information logic and raking/scoring, knowledge visualization, and Graphic User Interface (GUI) and User Experience Design (UXD) by developing powerful tools and methods for decision makers and analysts. PIIM’s work seeks to increase decision maker and analyst cognition of complex data sets via efficient experiences and visualizations. In both its own research and its engagements with government agencies, corporations and other organizations, PIIM pushes the boundaries of information, engineering and visual design to develop new ways of thinking about information – and to build and deliver corresponding real world solutions. For more information, visit <a href="http://piim.newschool.edu" rel="nofollow">http://piim.newschool.edu</a> Local mapping - smaller than county level http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/local-mapping-smaller-than-county-level#post-2487 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:04:28 +0000 mclarknc 2487@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Thanks, Nathan - I'll take a look at them. Local mapping - smaller than county level http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/local-mapping-smaller-than-county-level#post-2486 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:36:06 +0000 nathany 2486@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ I haven't mapped by tract, but the NYT Census maps might be of interest: <a href="http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer" rel="nofollow">http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer</a> Local mapping - smaller than county level http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/local-mapping-smaller-than-county-level#post-2485 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:55:22 +0000 mclarknc 2485@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Hi - I'm new here. I'm a freelance software developer beginning to work in data visualization and data analysis. I'm beginning a project for my local public library. Simply, we want to map active library users to figure out where our patrons are (and where they aren't). I'm looking for some ideas on how to approach this. My initial thought is to use census tract maps. I thought about Google Maps, but clusters of markers don't appeal to me as much as a choropleth-style map showing relative density of patrons in the local area. Has anyone used census tract maps for choropleth mapping? Any suggestions on how to get started? Thanks in advance, Michael How to plot Figure 3-27 from Visualize This http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/how-to-plot-figure-3-27-from-visualize-this#post-2321 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:30:09 +0000 aaford 2321@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ thanks guys, i will take a look at this again tonight. I really think i need to go back at start at the basics and go through a couple demos again. i went through an example from a different source that had this type of visual on the individual counties of the state of Oregon using shapefiles to outline each county. So then i started looking for shapefils for US states and i think i got off on a tangent. thanks again, i hope this helps. How to plot Figure 3-27 from Visualize This http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/how-to-plot-figure-3-27-from-visualize-this#post-2319 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:44:28 +0000 nathany 2319@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Thanks, Tyson. More generally speaking, for that particular map, I used the map() function in R using the "state" database. How to plot Figure 3-27 from Visualize This http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/how-to-plot-figure-3-27-from-visualize-this#post-2318 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:25:16 +0000 tyson 2318@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <a href="http://blog.revolutionanalytics.com/2009/11/choropleth-challenge-result.html" rel="nofollow">http://blog.revolutionanalytics.com/2009/11/choropleth-challenge-result.html</a> How to plot Figure 3-27 from Visualize This http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/how-to-plot-figure-3-27-from-visualize-this#post-2317 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:20:22 +0000 aaford 2317@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Hello, Can you please help with some of the basics for plotting this using R? I am just getting started, and really enjoyed your book. when it came to this particular visual, the steps for this later in chapter 8 were directed on Python instead of R. I hope to explore that software later, but i would really like it if you could possibly point me in the right direct using R. regards, Gus Ford Cartogram http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/distortion-map#post-2244 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:42:54 +0000 rvall 2244@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Hi 00travis, You could use this free software <a href="http://scapetoad.choros.ch/index.php" rel="nofollow">ScapeToad</a>. It takes an ESRI Shapefile with the map and the data and outputs a shapefile or a svg file. It takes a while computing, but the results are great. If you have ArcGis there are scripts that generate cartograms too, but I haven't tried them. Ramon Cartogram http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/distortion-map#post-2243 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:17:07 +0000 00travis 2243@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Hi: I am wondering if anyone has built a cartogram? This would mean that geographical regions on a map would display either smaller or larger relative to the data. If so, what tool(s) did you use? Thanks! Embedding dynamic image overlays http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/embedding-dynamic-image-overlays#post-2163 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:01:24 +0000 pongo 2163@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Gang, I am curious if anyone has a suggestion for ways to represent some cool visualizations that have shown up post-Tsunami (at least this is when I have first seen them). See: <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm</a> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html</a> This is (I believe) a flash-based approach to before-after images. I really like it. I typically toggle between or fade in/fade out for such before-after comparisons. But this approach to "dynamic peeling back" images is much more powerful in most situations. If anyone has a suggestion for how to do this in PowerPoint in such an elegant manner, I would love to hear it. Note: while I could just toggle out of PowerPoint and into a browser, I do not like to rely on such approaches as I like to make sure I can run everything independent of internet connection speed, etc. Any ideas are welcome. Thanks for suggestions. Parsons Journal for Information Mapping Call for Papers and Projects http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/parsons-journal-for-information-mapping-call-for-papers-and-projects-1#post-2160 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:18:48 +0000 Katie4PJIM 2160@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ PJIM – Launching our new, interactive platform – submit your abstract today Abstracts due: May 16th 2011 Full submissions due: June 20th 2011 Already in our third year, The Parsons Journal for Information Mapping (PJIM) has published ground-breaking works from a truly international set of contributors. In every article and issue our contributors present their research, explorations, and implementations of innovative information design. Our contributors form an elite group of experts from a wide range of professional disciplines and academic institutions. With this coming issue – published April 18th – we are launching our brand new, interactive publishing platform. The platform is an archive of all past and present issues, allows our contributors and readers to interact online, supports advanced searching and filtering, and provides an array of options to read and share every article we publish. Our new web portal is designed to support our contributors' needs to publicize their work, gain international recognition, and interact and share ideas with our broad subscriber base. We are currently accepting new abstract submissions for our upcoming issue and looking for works focused on information design, data/knowledge visualization, taxonomies, data analytics, informatics, information systems, and graphic user interface design. If you are looking to leverage PJIM's interactive publishing platform and publicize your ground-breaking work to an international audience please submit your abstract today. To submit your work, please visit <a href="http://piim.newschool.edu/journal/submissions" rel="nofollow">http://piim.newschool.edu/journal/submissions</a>. PJIM is a quarterly publication of The Parsons Institute for Information Mapping – a research, development, and profession services facility in New York, NY. For more information please visit us at <a href="http://piim.newschool.edu" rel="nofollow">http://piim.newschool.edu</a> Parsons Journal for Information Mapping Call for Papers and Projects http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/parsons-journal-for-information-mapping-call-for-papers-and-projects#post-1942 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:14:31 +0000 Katie4PJIM 1942@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Abstracts due: November 15, 2010 Full submissions due: December 13, 2010 The Parsons Journal for Information Mapping (PJIM) is calling for papers and projects for publication in the January 2011 Issue – the first Issue in Volume 3 of the Journal. PJIM is an academic journal and online forum designed to share knowledge about information mapping and its related disciplines (information design, data/knowledge visualization, taxonomies, data analytics, informatics, information systems, and graphic interface design). PJIM is published quarterly by the Parsons Institute for Information Mapping and focuses on both the theoretical and practical aspects of information visualization. With each issue, the Journal aims to present novel ideas and approaches that advance the field of Knowledge Visualization through visual, engineering, and cognitive methods. We are interested in publishing original essays, academic manuscripts, interactive and non-interactive projects, and project documentation that address representation, processing, and communication of information. PJIM encourages interdisciplinary thinking and approaches. We are open to submissions regarding, but not limited to, the following disciplines: • Visual analysis and interpretation, • Social, political, or economic discourse surrounding information, distribution and use, • Cognition, thinking, and learning, • Visual and perceptual literacy, • Historical uses of information and imagery, and Semiotics PJIM accepts submissions in the following styles: • Traditional academic manuscripts that share empirical, methodological, and/or applied findings; • Research-based academic essays with proper citations; • Research –and/or interview – based articles; and • Interactive and non-interactive projects, accompanied by project documentations. PJIM does not accept “advertorials” or case studies of companies or commercial products. Abstract Submissions Must Include the Following Information • Authors (all): name, highest degree, mailing address, phone, fax, e-mail, and institutional affiliation as appropriate • Biography (all authors): a brief, 25-50 word biography • Title: title of your submission • Keywords: a list of 5-10 keywords • Abstract: description of the proposed, full submission, maximum of 250 words • Format: description of the format of the final submission and what PJIM should expect to receive from you • Technologies: description of project tools if applicable (e.g. URL, images, graphics, illustrations, etc.) All manuscripts and essays must be submitted and formatted in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format. For more information and submission guidelines, visit <a href="http://piim.newschool.edu/journal/submissions" rel="nofollow">http://piim.newschool.edu/journal/submissions</a> About The Parsons Institute for Information Mapping The Parsons Institute for Information Mapping (PIIM) is a Research, Development, and Professional Services facility within The New School, located in New York City. PIIM’s mission is to advance the field of Knowledge Visualization through academic and commercial pursuits. PIIM researchers and staff disseminate their expertise in information categorization, knowledge representation, information taxonomy development, information logic and raking/scoring, knowledge visualization, and Graphic User Interface (GUI) and User Experience Design (UXD) by developing powerful tools and methods for decision makers and analysts. PIIM’s work seeks to increase decision maker and analyst cognition of complex data sets via efficient experiences and visualizations. In both its own research and its engagements with government agencies, corporations and other organizations, PIIM pushes the boundaries of information, engineering and visual design to develop new ways of thinking about information – and to build and deliver corresponding real world solutions. For more information, visit <a href="http://piim.newschool.edu" rel="nofollow">http://piim.newschool.edu</a> Social network Mapping http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/social-network-mapping#post-1937 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 23:01:32 +0000 nathany 1937@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ this could be a good place to start: <a href="http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/large-network-layout-and-visualization" rel="nofollow">http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/large-network-layout-and-visualization</a> Social network Mapping http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/social-network-mapping#post-1925 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:45:03 +0000 Henky 1925@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Hey everyone! My name is Henk. I'm from Holland and i've been searching the net forever to find a programm. But I have almost lost all hope of something like it exsisting!:) So I hope one of you can point me in the right direction! I want to create a social network graph/map. I don't have any programming skills whatsoever. Im looking for a program that lets you input names of friends and the weight of the relationship they have with one another. Than it would be awesome if I could update this data every month and see a evolving/moving graph or map of how my friends grow closer or apart from one another! Does any programm like this exist?? Hope to hear from you all:D Greetz from Holland, Henk PJIM Calling for Papers & Projects for Publication http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/pjim-calling-for-papers-projects-for-publication-2#post-1725 Tue, 11 May 2010 12:43:44 +0000 Katie4PJIM 1725@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Abstracts due: May 17, 2010 Full submissions due: June 21, 2010 The Parsons Journal for Information Mapping (PJIM) is calling for papers and projects for publication in the April 2010 issue. PJIM is an academic journal and online forum designed to share knowledge about information mapping and its related disciplines (information design, data/knowledge visualization, taxonomies, data analytics, informatics, information systems, and graphic interface design). PJIM is published quarterly by the Parsons Institute for Information Mapping and focuses on both the theoretical and practical aspects of information visualization. With each issue, the Journal aims to present novel ideas and approaches that advance the field of Knowledge Visualization through visual, engineering, and cognitive methods. We are interested in publishing original essays, academic manuscripts, interactive and non-interactive projects, and project documentation that address representation, processing, and communication of information. PJIM encourages interdisciplinary thinking and approaches. We are open to submissions regarding, but not limited to, the following disciplines: Visual analysis and interpretation, Social, political, or economic discourse surrounding information, distribution and use, Cognition, thinking, and learning, Visual and perceptual literacy, Historical uses of information and imagery, and Semiotics PJIM accepts submissions in the following styles: Traditional academic manuscripts that share empirical, methodological, and/or applied findings; Research-based academic essays with proper citations; Research and/or interview based articles; and Interactive and non-interactive projects, accompanied by project documentations. PJIM does not accept advertorials or case studies of companies or commercial products. Abstract Submissions Must Include the Following Information Authors (all): name, highest degree, mailing address, phone, fax, e-mail, and institutional affiliation as appropriate Biography (all authors): a brief, 25-50 word biography Title: title of your submission Keywords: a list of 5-10 keywords Abstract: description of the proposed, full submission, maximum of 250 words Format: description of the format of the final submission and what PJIM should expect to receive from you Technologies: description of project tools if applicable (e.g. URL, images, graphics, illustrations, etc.) All manuscripts and essays must be submitted and formatted in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format. For more information and submission guidelines, visit <a href="http://piim.newschool.edu/journal/submissions" rel="nofollow">http://piim.newschool.edu/journal/submissions</a> About The Parsons Institute for Information Mapping The Parsons Institute for Information Mapping (PIIM) is a Research, Development, and Professional Services facility within The New School, located in New York City. PIIM's mission is to advance the field of Knowledge Visualization through academic and commercial pursuits. PIIM researchers and staff disseminate their expertise in information categorization, knowledge representation, information taxonomy development, information logic and raking/scoring, knowledge visualization, and Graphic User Interface (GUI) and User Experience Design (UXD) by developing powerful tools and methods for decision makers and analysts. PIIM's work seeks to increase decision maker and analyst cognition of complex data sets via efficient experiences and visualizations. In both its own research and its engagements with government agencies, corporations and other organizations, PIIM pushes the boundaries of information, engineering and visual design to develop new ways of thinking about information and to build and deliver corresponding real world solutions. For more information, visit <a href="http://piim.newschool.edu" rel="nofollow">http://piim.newschool.edu</a> MapPoint GIS? http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/mappoint-gis#post-1678 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:34:09 +0000 Bobmcconn 1678@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ For a US county map like you displayed, a good (albeit not free) mapping package is Golden Software's Mapview. It's not a true GIS either (though it has adopted a few basic GIS functions) but is an excellent thematic mapping package for Windows. I tried MapPoint in an early release an gave it up. <a href="http://www.goldensoftware.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.goldensoftware.com/</a> I've used it since Ver 2. (I also like their Grapher and Surfer programs; i used Grapher, mostly, to do most of the statistical graphics for textbook on reproductive epidemiology by Allen Wilcox that came out recently. A few graphs were also done in psi-plot; another little known and relatively inexpensive stat/graphics package). If you really want a GIS - most cost a fair bit - whether it's ArcView or Idrisi. There are some public domain ones (eg Grass). The CDC does have a free package, EpiInfo which has a GIS component. <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/EpiInfo/maps.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.cdc.gov/EpiInfo/maps.htm</a> since epi-map uses the arcview shp file format there is virtually no limit to the number of basemaps you can find. Go to pages 29-32 to get a rough idea of what you can do with Epi-Map <a href="http://www.epiinformatics.com/DownloadFiles/IntroToEpiInfo.PDF" rel="nofollow">http://www.epiinformatics.com/DownloadFiles/IntroToEpiInfo.PDF</a> Data analysis on elections and targeting for the DNC http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/data-analysis-on-elections-and-targeting-for-the-dnc#post-1618 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:18:50 +0000 dc321 1618@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Dear Friend, The Democratic National Committee (DNC) seeks Elections Analysts, a Modeling Analyst and a Lead Modeling Analyst to work in the Targeting Department at the DNC in Washington, DC. We are looking for bright, hard-working people with experience in areas such as data, statistics, analytics, mapping and programming to work in a fun, competitive environment for the 2010 elections and beyond. You must be team-oriented, creative, able to work accurately under pressure and prepared to relocate to Washington, DC. Competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience. Please visit our Website at <a href="http://my.barackobama.com/targetingjobs" rel="nofollow">http://my.barackobama.com/targetingjobs</a> to apply. When applying, please mention where you saw this ad. Posting Date: March 10, 2010 Department: Targeting Department Position: Elections Analyst The Democratic National Committee seeks Election Analysts to join its Targeting Department. Election Analysts will work with the DNC Targeting team to develop election strategy through quantitative analysis of local, state and national data. Elections Analysts will construct databases, analyze voter and election data and communicate strategies and solutions to election staff. Requirements: * Four-year college degree or graduate degree in statistics, economics, computer science, mathematics, or related field * Demonstrated analytical creativity, problem-solving abilities, and experience with communication via data analysis (using Excel, Access, SQL, etc.) * Familiarity with principles of political targeting, politics and/or political campaigning * Demonstrated interest in Democratic and/or progressive causes – including experience with political campaign(s), government or public interest groups * Capacity to work in a fast-paced and team-oriented environment Software: Strong MS Excel skills and experience with several of the following programs: * Database interface and/or programming (VoteBuilder, Catalist, SQL, MS Access, etc.) * Statistics (SPSS, Stata, R, SAS, etc.) * Mapping (ArcGIS or other) * Other programming (VBA, Python, PHP) Experience: Should have at least 3 years of academic or professional experience with statistical analysis, campaign data management, consulting or another analytical position Apply To: <a href="http://my.barackobama.com/targetingjobs" rel="nofollow">http://my.barackobama.com/targetingjobs</a> Posting Date: March 10, 2010 Department: Targeting Department Position: Lead Modeling Analyst The Democratic National Committee seeks a Lead Modeling Analyst to join the Targeting Department. The Lead Modeling Analyst will conduct statistical analysis and build a variety of national and state-specific predictive models for the 2010 elections and beyond. Requirements: * Four-year college degree or graduate degree in statistics, economics, computer science, mathematics, or related field. Higher degrees (Masters / PhD) strongly considered * Capacity to design and build advanced regression models and other sophisticated statistical models * Ability to conduct causal inference and be able to design experiments and/or use statistical techniques to identify causal effects. Must be able to design tests and conduct analysis to demonstrate causality, not merely correlation * Strong statistical skills - including the ability to diagnose and correct errors in inference, analysis of missing or flawed data and experimental design * Familiarity with principles of political targeting, politics and/or political campaigning * Demonstrated interest in Democratic and/or progressive causes – including experience with political campaign(s), government or public interest groups * Capacity to work in a fast-paced and team-oriented environment Software: * Mastery of one or more statistical software packages (SPSS, Stata, R, SAS, etc.) * Some database programming, especially SQL * Familiarity with MS Access and strong MS Excel skills also desired * Familiarity with ArcGIS or other GIS, Python, PHP, VBA or other programming would be an asset Experience: Must have at least 5 years of academic or professional experience with statistical modeling and analysis. Candidates with experience in marketing analytics or similar discipline(s) strongly encouraged to apply Apply To: <a href="http://my.barackobama.com/targetingjobs" rel="nofollow">http://my.barackobama.com/targetingjobs</a> Posting Date: March 10, 2010 Department: Targeting Department Position: Modeling Analyst The Democratic National Committee seeks a Modeling Analyst to work with a Lead Modeling Analyst and the rest of the Targeting Department. The Modeling Analyst will assist in statistical analysis of new and existing data, constructing and analyzing models and designing, implementing and analyzing controlled experiments. Requirements: * Four-year college degree or graduate degree in statistics, economics, computer science, mathematics, or related field * Familiarity with regression modeling, sampling/bias analysis, and other statistical methods * Familiarity with principles of political targeting, politics, and/or political campaigning * Demonstrated interest in Democratic and/or progressive causes – including experience with political campaign(s), government or public interest groups * Capacity to work in a fast-paced and team-oriented environment Software: * Experience with one or more statistical software packages (SPSS, Stata, R, SAS, etc.) * Some database programming, especially SQL * Familiarity with MS Access and strong MS Excel skills also desired * Familiarity with ArcGIS or other GIS, Python, PHP, VBA or other programming would be an asset Experience: Should have at least 2 years of academic or professional experience with statistical analysis. Candidates with experience in marketing analytics or academic research strongly encouraged to apply Apply To: <a href="http://my.barackobama.com/targetingjobs" rel="nofollow">http://my.barackobama.com/targetingjobs</a> MapPoint GIS? http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/mappoint-gis#post-1294 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:39:50 +0000 mikev 1294@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Hello, I am wondering if anyone has any experience with MapPoint software. MapPoint is the only approved software at my office for GIS, but from what I've gathered on the interweb, mappoint's GIS capabilities are pretty limited. The software is being ordered anyway, but I'm just wondering what to expect. At minimum I would like to create maps like this one for select states: <a href="http://flowingdata.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-a-us-county-thematic-map-using-free-tools/" rel="nofollow">http://flowingdata.com/2009/11/12/how-to-make-a-us-county-thematic-map-using-free-tools/</a> Thanks.