Creating maps in Social Explorer and PolicyMap Online
Social Explorer and PolicyMap are two tools provided by the library that allow you to build interactive maps without a need for GIS or coding expertise. Learn how to create and compare maps based on historical and present-day data in Social Explorer and to create layered maps with a variety of data in PolicyMap. These tools will help you build compelling visualizations but also easily access underlying data spreadsheets for further analysis. In this workshop, we'll cover: Creating accounts in Social Explorer and PolicyMap to easily save your work Comparing trends over time with Social Explorer's Swipe Maps feature Creating multi-layered maps using a variety of data sources in PolicyMap Exporting and sharing maps and data from both tools No previous experience necessary.
- Date:
- Monday, March 15, 2021
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Campus:
- Virtual Workshop
- Categories:
- Spatial and GIS
- Online:
- This is a virtual event. A URL to participate will be sent via a reminder email 24 hours before the event.
Online Workshop Information:
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