FCC and GeoIQ Launch IssueMap
Simple Online Service Unlocks Public Data for Communities and Decision-Makers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and FortiusOne today announced the launch of IssueMap, an online mapping site that enables citizens to quickly map data they care about and easily share it through social networks. IssueMap is as simple as “copy, paste, map.” Users can go from a spreadsheet to a shareable map in less than 60 seconds. http://issuemap.org
The FCC and FortiusOne share a commitment to making public data sets more usable and valuable for all citizens. The Open Government Directive of 2009 brought about the release of massive amounts of tabular government data. Without a simple way to visualize and add context to this data, it has remained largely untapped by the public. IssueMap’s intuitive mapping interface enables citizens and decision-makers alike to engage with this data for better understanding of the issues impacting their communities. Also see a tutorial here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D3RkrYOAOM
