GEsource – World Guide – GIS Application – 2005 European Data
An interactive map of Europe using 2005 CIA World Factbook data.
Good for: Visualizing publicly accessible socioeconomic data about Europe. It’s a little tricky to learn, but some of the visualization tools are excellent for demonstrating the relationships between statistics and mapping.
Geographic coverage: Europe only
Time period: 2005
Documentation: Dataset user guide
Of note: A “worked example” which walks one through the process of using this tool. Could be used as an assignment.