Maps are great tools for visualizing our world, both physically and culturally. In honor of last Wednesday’s international GIS Day, one of my friends in the map/GIS community came up with these great maps of where our Thanksgiving food comes from, using GIS and USDA data sets. She’s made comparison maps for three different years to see how production patterns have changed over time. 2007 Dinner Poster.
I’m not surprised that Oregon is a big green bean state, but who knew Wisconsin grew more? Hmmmm…green beans. Is it Thursday yet? Take a look and have fun with maps!

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