The 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
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Interactive maps
Star 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
Read MorePerseid meteor shower
This shower peaks in mid-August, when Earth intersects the dust cloud left by comet Swift-Tuttle. On Earth, meteors are called
Read MorePercentage of households that are food in secure
– In 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated that 14 percent of U.S. households were classified as food insecure,
Read MoreVisualizing transport for London accidents data
This interactive visualisation aims to display traffic accident information as kept by Transport for London for the year 2015. The
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