Presenting research results in a visually attractive manner is almost as important as research itself. Those who are involved in decision making processes in policy or practice have quite different skillsets than those who conduct research, and therefore, informative research results often do not reach target audiences. Visual aids are always useful to attract attentions.
Today, I came across a wonderful website which potentially enables researchers working in the development sector to combine their research results with super cool topographic presentations which can be downloaded not only in the excel format, but also in the shapefile format, which is compatible with GIS software. This superb website is a result of a joint initiative of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and the WorldBank.
It's too unfortunate that they don't have country datasets for India. I really wish they publish the Indian maps soon!
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Over the years, we've been inundated with the statistics and the pictures of poverty around the world-so much so that many people in both the North and South have come to accept it as an unfortunate but unalterable state of affairs. The truth, however, is that things have changed in recent years. The world today is more prosperous than it ever has been. The technological advances we have seen in recent years have created encouraging new opportunities to improve economies and reduce hunger.
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