The World Bank recently launched a series of its eAtlas mapping tools that have been developed in cooperation with Harper Collins UK. These tools allow users to easily and quickly transform data into customized visual comparisons across time, countries, and regions. The resulting full color maps and graphs can subsequently be exported for sharing, used in presentations, and saved for later use.
These e-atlases include eAtlas of Gender, eAtlas of Global Development,and eAtlas of the Millennium Development Goals.
Features of eAtlas Mapping Tools
Using this eAtlas, one can:
- Map more than 80 World Bank indicators worldwide
- Compare and view two maps simultaneously
- Animate maps to show change over time
- alter map colors, intervals, and more
- View all data in ranking tables and charts alongside maps
- Export maps and data for use in presentations and more
- bookmark, share, export maps or data files, and import data.
Using the World Bank eAtlas of Gender, the users can map and graph dozens of gender indicators over time and across countries.
The users can see how a country fares on several dimensions of well-being and empowerment by clicking on an indicator after a keyword search. When the indicator is selected, a world map appears, showing the latest data for more than 200 economies. User can also upload their own data to map and compare with World Bank data, graph or map two indicators, and dynamically generate maps that “animate” changes in data over time.
eAtlas of Gender
This mapping tool addresses the gender issues and gender progress thematically, contextually, historically, and across countries through statistical mapping and data visualization. Total number of parameters used in this tool is more than 80 that have been organized into several themes.
Themes
Economy and Market: Labor Force and Employment, Vulnerability and Productivity Traps, Wage and Earnings, Impact of Globalization
Human Development: Education, Health
Voice: Political, Social/Cultural, Power
These World Bank eAtlas mapping Tools are free to use. There is even a video available explaining how to use these tools.
More information at this link.
