Category Archives: Data Tools

Visualizing Foreign Trade Data

Posted on July 15, 2011 by briana

Tweet Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau added interactive graphs to the U.S. international trade data released each month. For example, these two graphs help you better understand international trade in petroleum. The first graph shows the effect of prices on … Continue reading →

Posted in Data Tools, Economy, Energy, Export | Tagged imports, interactive graph, international trade data, petroleum, trade deficit, visualization | 2 Comments

International Data Base: June 2011

Posted on June 27, 2011 by briana

Tweet Written by: Daniel Goodkind, Loraine West and Dave Zaslow, US Census Bureau If you were asked on a quiz show, you might know that the two countries with the largest populations in the world are China and India. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Data Tools, Population | Tagged China, India, International Data Base, Japan, population, Russia | 1 Comment

Mapping the 2010 Census

Posted on June 27, 2011 by briana

Tweet The Census Bureau recently released a series of new maps illustrating 2010 Census data for each state. The 2010 Census Profile maps showcase population and housing data for each state in the United States, the District of Columbia, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Data Tools, Population | Tagged District of Columbia, housing occupancy, map, population density, Puerto Rico, race, united states | Leave a comment

Visualizing Data with OnTheMap for Emergency Management

Posted on June 6, 2011 by briana

Tweet The Census Bureau released OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 2.0 today, the beginning of the 2011 hurricane season. Version 2.0 adds floods and wildfires to hurricanes which was released last year. OnTheMap for Emergency Management is a public data tool … Continue reading →

Posted in Data Tools, Geography | Tagged data tools, geography, mapping | 1 Comment

Census Innovation is “OnTheMap”

Posted on February 16, 2011 by briana

Tweet State and local officials increasingly need detailed local information about their economies to make informed decisions – and yet are frustrated by the lack of timely local data. The Census Bureau’s LED/state partnership works to fill critical data gaps … Continue reading →