Research Guides: Data and Digital Humanities Software: Geospatial Analysis

Mapping Databases at WM Libraries

Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
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Use Social Explorer to visualize and interact with data, create maps, charts, reports and downloads. Explore hundreds of thousands of built-in data indicators related to demography, economy, health, politics, environment, crime and more. Social Explorer is designed to provide quick and easy access to historical census data and demographic information from 1790 to the present.
PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
A data and mapping tool with access to demographic, income & spending, housing, quality of life, economy, education, and health indicators. Users can create maps of up to five layers, export trend charts with key benchmarks, download data for use in visualization tools, generate on-the-fly reports, and upload their own data for comparisons.
SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
SimplyAnalytics is a web-based mapping, analytics and data visualization program providing over 75,000 data variables. Access includes data from the year 2000, 2010, Current Estimates, Five Year Projections, the American Community Survey, Decennial Census, County and ZIP Code Business Patterns Survey and the Consumer Expenditure Data (CEX) and the Claritas PRIZM data module.

Palladio
Visualize complex historical data with ease.
QGIS
QGIS is an open-source geographic information systems program. The Center for Geospatial Analysis recommends downloading the Long-Term Release (LTR) for stability and provides recommendations on resources to learn QGIS. **QGIS is available on all campus public computing labs.
Knight Lab
Best known for their innovative suite of open-source, adaptable, and lightweight tools for media makers. The most popular, TimelineJS, has been used by more than 250,000 people to tell stories seen hundreds of millions of times, and is available in more than sixty languages. We also develop prototypes of tools for reporting, data management, research, and storytelling, often in connection with Northwestern classes.
Nodegoat
Nodegoat is a web-based research environment for the humanities that allows for data modeling, data creation and exploration, and data publication.
Felt
Felt is the world's first collaborative mapping tool built for anyone to make a beautiful map in minutes. Available with free and paid subscription

ArcGIS Pro (Licensed through Center for Geospatial Analysis)
ArcGIS Pro is a full-featured professional desktop GIS application from Esri. With ArcGIS Pro, you can explore, visualize, and analyze data; create 2D maps and 3D scenes; and share your work to ArcGIS Online or your ArcGIS Enterprise portal. The sections below introduce the sign-in process, the start page, ArcGIS Pro projects, and the user interface. **The Center for Geospatial Analysis at WM provides access to ArcGIS.