You my have noticed some changes to the front page of GeoCommons. If you are a regular user, the most obvious change will have been the uploading functionality and workflow which includes the addition of GeoJoin. You can still Geocode your own data by using our open-source geocoder to display your spreadsheet [...]

Here at GeoCommons we are trying to spread information to the public using maps as a way to better understand data. Maps are intuitive to read, and generally simple to understand, making them a great way to disseminate information. Blogs are also a great way to spread data quickly and easily, so i’ve built this [...]

The New York Times article Challenge to Health Bill: Selling Reform suggests that difficult choices about booming healthcare costs might be fought out according to lobbying, state and local interests in Congress. As the Times attempts to frame President Obama’s press conference on healthcare tonight, they point out that the fee-for-services business model, which [...]

With the passing of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett this past week, we wanted to pay tribute the best way we knew how; with a map. This map shows an index of Google searches for the late celebrities, the higher the number the more searches from that state. Interestingly enough, Searches for Michael Jackson seem [...]