The Survey of London
The Survey of London provides essential reading for anyone wishing to find out about the capital’s built environment. It is
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How the United States took more than 1.5 billion acres from native Americans
Between 1776 and 1887, the US seized over 1.5 billion acres from America’s indigenous people by treaty and executive order.
Read MoreGlobal Fishing Watch
Global Fishing Watch enables anyone with an Internet connection to see fishing activity anywhere in the ocean in near real-time.
Read MoreThe police practice of keeping digital record activities of ordinary citizens
Law enforcement agencies have for decades used what’s known as field interview or contact cards to document everything from sketchy
Read MoreStar Mapper: A visualisation based on data from the European Space Agency’s Hipparcos star mapper
The visualisation tour is divided into five sections: Apparent Magnitude, Absolute Magnitude, Hertzsprung-Russell, Motion, and Explore. Apparent Magnitude The apparent
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Jail incarceration rate per 100,000 U.S. county residents
In 2014, the nationwide jail incarceration rate of 326 per 100,000 county residents exceeded the highest county rates registered in
Read MoreMap of gay marriage in U.S.
This data includes only married couples who have filed jointly on their tax return, which 97.5 percent of married couples
Read MoreGrowth of Adult Immigrant Population (1990 – 2014)
Increase in the immigrant share of adult population (1990 – 2014) Via cis.org
Read MoreMapping the World’s Facebook friendships
Rankings between countries are based on the number of Facebook friendships between countries and the total number of Facebook friendships
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North Dakota: Oil Boom and Bust
What’s next for North Dakota? Public data reveals dwindling economic opportunity for the state despite recent record levels of oil
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