National Incident Based Reporting System The Federal Bureau of Investigation collects crime data via the National Incident Based Reporting System(NIBRS). New Hampshire is one of 15 states that submit all statewide data via the NIBRS. The most recent data available for download is from 2018. The data became available on September 30, 2019. Each year…
Mapping the Presidential Election Maps are a great way to visualize results of all types of data and voting is one example everyone can relate with. Voting data can also be mapped at the parcel level to included all registered voters by type (republican, democrat, undecided) as well as unregistered voters. “Nobody will ever deprive…
What are graticules? Graticules are lines showing parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude for the earth. Graticules are used to show location in geographic coordinates (degrees of latitude and longitude). The latitude/longitude grid is based on a sphere and is familiar to most people. Lines of latitude go around the world parallel to the…
Horizontal Coordinate Systems There are two kinds of horizontal coordinate systems; one is called a Geographic Coordinate System and the other is a Projected Coordinate System. The Geographic Coordinate System is based on the globe, coordinates are given in latitude and longitude. Latitude and longitude are usually given in degrees, but can be in other…