Sample map from MetroPhilaMapper, powered by KaleidocadeTM.
Temple University’s MetroPhilaMapper, powered by KaleidocadeTM, provides the public with a powerful tool for learning about and analyzing regional demographic and quality-of-living data. This month’s puzzle will take you on an exploration of the application. Be the first to send in all three correct answers and receive a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble!
Open the MetroPhilaMapper application. Either log in annonymously or register for a free account. Click on the ‘Make a Map’ button. Select ‘All Municipalities’ from the drop down menu. In the ‘Category’ drop down menu select ‘Arts & Culture/ Federal and State Funding for Arts and Culture, 2004′. Click on the ‘Add’ button to add this choice to your ‘Project’. Then name your project and click the ‘Save’ button to proceed.
1. MetroPhilaMapper enables users to view results in five ways: map, table, statistics, scatter, rank. Click on the ‘Table’ icon to view the amount of funding various municipalities received in 2004. How much funding did Philadelphia receive? Hint: Use the arrows in the ‘Federal and State Funding’ column to sort the results into descending value.
2. MetroPhilaMapper provides information on the Greater Philadelphia region. Now, click on the ‘Map’ tab. Click the arrows next to ‘Search’ (first link in the map legend area on the left of the map) to access the address search function. Enter “Downingtown, PA” into the search box and click ‘Find’. What is the range of funding that Downingtown received in 2004? Hint: The colors on the map correspond to the map legend visible under the ‘Search’ function.
3. Since the range of any indicator can be quite large, MetroPhilaMapper provides some additional statistics. Click on the ‘Statistics’ tab. What is the mean for ‘Federal and State Funding for Arts and Culture, 2004′?
Send your answers to info@azavea.com. Be the first to send in all three correct answers and receive a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble! The winner will be announced in our next newsletter.
The winning caption from the last newsletter’s PhillyHistory.org mystery photo puzzle was sent in by Nikki Cross, City Planner for Philadelphia City Planning Commission. Winning Entry: “Philadelphia scientists test an early protype of an underwater breathing apparatus. Their big secret? A common garden hose.”
