Big Data: Large-Scale Historical Infrastructure from the Minnesota Population Center.

The Minnesota Population Center (MPC) provides aggregate data and microdata that have been integrated and harmonized to maximize crosstemporal and cross-spatial comparability. All MPC data products are distributed free of charge through an interactive Web interface that enables users to limit the da...

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Publicado en:Historical Methods Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 61 - 69
Autores principales: Sobek, Matthew, Cleveland, Lara, Flood, Sarah, Kelly Hall, Patricia, King, MiriamL., Ruggles, Steven, Schroeder, Matthew
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr-Jun2011
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Sumario:The Minnesota Population Center (MPC) provides aggregate data and microdata that have been integrated and harmonized to maximize crosstemporal and cross-spatial comparability. All MPC data products are distributed free of charge through an interactive Web interface that enables users to limit the data and metadata being analyzed to samples and variables of interest to their research. In this article, the authors describe the integrated databases available from the MPC, report on recent additions and enhancements to these data sets, and summarize new online tools and resources that help users to analyze the data over time. They conclude with a description of the MPC's newest and largest infrastructure project to date: a global population and environment data network.