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- Seattle.gov - My Neighborhood Map
- The City of Seattle provides a mapping interface to its services, incidents and crimes. The Statistics tab provides information on crime including breakdowns for homicide, robbery, assault, rape, violent crimes total, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, burglary, property crimes total, and total major crime. In 2008, the Seattle Police Department changed their method of reporting from census tracts to patrol "beats". This change does not provide the ability to compare data for previous years. the Police reports tab provides mapped icons based on police reports taken by officers when responding to incidents around the city. The time for an incident to show on the map is 12 hours after the report has been processed. However, the time for a report related to the event to be made available online can take 2-3 business days...
Added: 8 July 2010;
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- Seattle Offers Crime Map with Links to Police Reports
- By Andy Opsahl, Features Editor. Government Technology, July 2, 2010. "Several cities offer online maps showing where various types of crimes have been committed. However, the map recently deployed by Seattle is one of the few to offer links to redacted police reports..."
Added: 8 July 2010;
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- 2010 Federal Election Viewer!
- NuMaps. "NuMaps has just launched a free DemographicDrapes™ viewer for the 2010 Federal Election. The 'My Electorate' application allows anyone to drill down into any individual Electorate to examine Census 2006 statistics within census Collection district areas (approximately 250 households). Any electoral office can decide on which messages should be delivered where in their electorate. Such geo-targeted message delivery may make the difference between winning and losing..."
Added: 29 June 2010;
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- Pinellas County, Fla., Unveils 24/7 Crime Mapping Tool
- By Russell Nichols, Staff Writer. Government Technology, June 23, 2010. "In Pinellas County, Fla., now it only takes one click for residents to find details about crime in the area. In June, the Sheriff's Office and Business Technology Services (BTS) unveiled the Crime Viewer website, a mapping program designed to provide citizens with a 24/7 snapshot of local crime..."
Added: 24 June 2010;
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- Are cancer maps a good idea?
- By Robin Hicks. FutureGov, 21 June 2010. "The New York State Department of Health recently launched a series of 'cancer maps' which allow users to view incidences of cancer in a given geographical area. These maps, which are freely available online, are not without controversy. Could the idea work in Asia? The maps, which include raw data on diagnosis rates and certain types of cancer, allow users to overlay data such as chemical storage and hazardous waste facilities and commercial pesticide sellers by inputting an address or ZIP code..."
Added: 23 June 2010;
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- Mapping the Response to BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
- NOAA. "The dynamic nature of the BP oil spill has been a challenge for a range of communities – from hotel operators to fishermen to local community leaders. We know the American people have questions about how the federal government is responding to this crisis, and we are committed to providing the answers with clarity and transparency. The site you're viewing right now is a symbol of that commitment. GeoPlatform.gov/gulfresponse is a new online tool that provides you with near-real time information about the response effort. Developed by NOAA with the EPA, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Interior, the site offers you a 'one-stop shop' for spill response information..."
Added: 17 June 2010;
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- NOAA interactive map tracks Gulf oil spill
- Online mapping tool allows public to follow closures, spill trajectory, By Alice Lipowicz. Federal Computer Week, June 16, 2010. "The public can now track Deepwater Horizon-BP oil spill recovery data online via a near-real-time interactive map at a new Web site created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration..."
Added: 17 June 2010;
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- Verkiezingskaart.nl
- Provides the results of the Dutch parliamentary elections June 9, 2010 overlayed on a Google map. Also available are the provisional allocation of seats, results by municipality, and the ability to search by city name. Results of previous elections are also provided.
Added: 10 June 2010;
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- The Dutch Election on Google Maps
- Posted by Keir Clarke. Google Maps Mania, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. "The 2010 Dutch general election will be held on Wednesday, 9 June 2010. Verkiezingskaart will be displaying all the results as they are announced on Google Maps..."
Added: 10 June 2010;
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- Denmark's Rail and Buses on Google Maps
- Posted by Keir Clarke. Google Maps Mania, Wednesday, May 26, 2010. "Denmark has become the first European country to have it's whole rail and bus network made available on Google Maps..."
Added: 1 June 2010;
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- Create Your Own Google Map
- Posted by Keir Clarke. Google Maps Mania, Thursday, May 27, 2010. "Maptrot is another Google Maps creation tool that makes it very easy for anyone to create their own Google Map. Maps created in Maptrot can be viewed on the Maptrot website or can be embedded in your own website of blog..."
Added: 1 June 2010;
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- Real-Time Transit Tracking with GLONASS and Google Maps
- Andrei's Blog, May 28, 2010. "Public transportation is very popular in Russia, but there is one huge problem: it isn’t very reliable. More accurately, you never for sure whether or when your bus is going to show up. This week the city of Novosibirsk rolled out a city-wide transit tracking system which solves that exact problem. From now on, anyone can check the location of city's buses, trolleys and route taxis in real time..."
Added: 1 June 2010;
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- Gloucestershire launches digital drainage map
- Gloucestershire CC is collecting and storing data on the location and condition of the county's drainage systems in a bid to beat floods. Kable, Wednesday 26 May 2010. "The collected data will be recorded on a "specially designed" digital system, the council has said. Gloucestershire believes the use of such a system is a first in England..."
Added: 27 May 2010;
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- New York State - Environmental Facilities and Cancer Map
- Department of Health. "The Environmental Facilities and Cancer Map shows the number of people diagnosed with cancer (cancer counts) for the years 2003-2007 in small geographic areas of New York State. Locations of certain environmental facilities can also be viewed..."
Added: 25 May 2010;
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- New York Creates Online Cancer Data Map
- By Karen Wilkinson, Staff Writer. Government Technology, May 21, 2010. "In what may be the first of its kind nationally, New York recently unveiled a comprehensive, interactive, statewide cancer data map that shows diagnosis rates and potentially hazardous sites nearby. Launched May 3, and created by the New York State Department of Health, the map allows users to view how many people in a given geographic area have been diagnosed with cancer..."
Added: 25 May 2010;
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