From Nextgov.com: Data.gov’s next big thing: Mashing up federal stats with maps

With new tools, anyone will be able to diagram official statistics from across the federal government to discover interesting correlations or suspicious trends .

Data.gov, the federal government's clearinghouse of downloadable information, plans to release new gadgets that will enable the public to easily create mashups of maps and statistics, according to officials working on the enhancements.

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