{"id":389,"date":"2026-08-26T07:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T11:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communitygeography.kent.edu\/?page_id=389"},"modified":"2026-08-26T07:58:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T11:58:39","slug":"resources-for-fine-scale-maps-in-a-big-data-world","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/communitygeography.kent.edu\/index.php\/resources-for-fine-scale-maps-in-a-big-data-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for “Fine-scale maps in a big data world”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

See: S. Koopman (2024). Will the real people’s geography please stand up? Community, public, and participatory geographies in conversation. Geography Compass<\/em>, e12745. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/gec3.12745<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

J. Shannon et al. (2020). Community geography: Toward a disciplinary framework. Progress in Human Geography<\/em>, 45<\/em>(5), 1147-1168. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0309132520961468<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

See lit on small area estimates e.g. A.J. Tatem et al., Advances in small area population estimation in the absence of national census data, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.<\/em> 123 (35) e2413993123, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2413993123<\/a> (2026).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Park Serve. Trust for Public Land. https:\/\/parkserve.tpl.org\/mapping\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

J. Herries 2022. Supermarket Access Map. ESRI. https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=f7ad35029b94407ea45fae3e17773d0a#overview<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chen, S., Bento, A.I. County, district and community-level measles transmission in the United States in 2013\u22122025. Nat Med<\/em> (2026). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41591-026-04561-w<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also see this tool: https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/interactive\/2025\/measles-vaccine-schools-outbreaks-public-health\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New ideas in election mapping, e.g. K. Field 2021. Dasymetric dot density poster of the 2020 US Presidential election. https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=2d739563a49f4fa3998549f6d87e0937#overview<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Detailed Election 2024 Map: https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/us\/elections\/2024-election-map-precinct-results.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Detailed Election Open Data: https:\/\/github.com\/nytimes\/presidential-precinct-map-2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For methodology, see: S. Baltz et al. American election results at the precinct level.\u00a0Sci Data<\/em>\u00a09, 651 (2022). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41597-022-01745-0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

J. Mapes. 2024. Using big data to study small places: Small\u2010 town voting patterns in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.<\/strong> Growth and Change<\/em>, e12730. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/grow.12730<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

J. Mapes. 2023. Maps of precinct-level election results reveal Portage County voting patterns. The<\/em> Portager. Nov. 13.<\/em> https:\/\/theportager.com\/maps-of-precinct-level-election-results-reveal-portage-county-voting-patterns<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

J. Mapes. 2024. Analysis: Precinct-level election results reflect the county\u2019s political differences.\u201d Maps and election analysis in The<\/em> Portager<\/em>. Dec. 6. https:\/\/theportager.com\/analysis-precinct-level-election-results-reflect-the-countys-political-differences\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

J. Mapes. 2025. A critical assessment of the role of mapping in Ohio Safe Routes to School travel plans. Applied Geography.<\/em> 180: 103670. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.apgeog.2025.103670<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More than half of U.S. kids are now driven to school in private vehicles.
See: K. Hurley. 2024. How School Drop-off Became a Nightmare. The Atlantic.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Towards Safer Routes to School StoryMap: https:\/\/arcg.is\/1mKXy92<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renewing Inequality: https:\/\/dsl.richmond.edu\/panorama\/renewal\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A True Neighborhood”: Urban Renewal in The Flats, Warren StoryMap: https:\/\/arcg.is\/19H10y1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full count census data is available (through 1950)! But restricted. https:\/\/usa.ipums.org\/usa\/full_count\/restricted_full_count.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

J. Mapes, N. Abdoo*, M. Chapman*, L. Forrest*, B. Foutty*, D. Gullatte*, E. May*, R. Prizzi*, M. Radachy*, D. Sherry*, and J. Swanberg.* Mapping The Flats: Enriching urban renewal history through community geography. In review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AAG support for public and engaged scholarship, including rubric for tenure, promotion, dissertations & thesis https:\/\/www.aag.org\/program\/public-and-engaged-scholarship-in-geography<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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