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Declan Butler links to a great report from Columbia University’s Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) on an important set of new GIS data related to poverty. From the blog: "Most of the data are also available as shapefiles [...] But what’s really interesting are the within country studies, providing exceptional data on several variables. [...] I’ve made a few quick exports of the global maps to Google Earth [...]" From the project's mission: "The Global Poverty Mapping Project seeks to enhance current understanding of the global distribution of poverty and the geographic and biophysical conditions of where the poor live. Additionally, the project aims to assist policy makers, development agencies, and the poor themselves in designing interventions to reduce poverty."
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