This dataset graphically tracks Foreign Direct Investment in the United States. The dataset covers many types of investment, including manufacturing, trade, and financial aspects. This data covers 2005 figures, and shows which markets are heavily invested in by foreign nations. This data was collected from the Bureau of Economic Analysis : http://www.bea.gov/scb/pdf/2007/07%20July/0707_dip_article.pdf and credit is given to Marilyn Ibarra and Jennifer Koncz. The authors of : Direct Investment Positions for 2006 Country and Industry Detail The data was accessed on October 1, 2007. Statistics are quoted in the Millions.

This dataset displays the locations of the top public high schools in the USA in 2005 according to Newsweek. The location of the high schools were determined by finding the lat/lon of the city and state of the high school. Public schools are ranked according to a ratio devised by Jay Mathews: the number of Advanced Placement, Intl. Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2004 divided by the number of graduating seniors. All of the schools on the list have an index of at least 1.000; they are in the top 5 percent of public schools measured this way. If you have 2004 data showing that your school should be on this list, please contact Mathews at challenge@washpost.com. Note: Subs. Lunch % is the percentage of students receiving federally subsidized meals. E and E % stands for equity and excellence percentage: the portion of all graduating seniors at a school that had at least one passing grade on one AP or IB test.

This dataset explores the cash received for school lunches by state from the national school lunch program for the years 2003- 2007. Payments to State agencies are based on per meal rates which are adjusted annually to offset changes in food prices. Administrative costs are not included. Department of Defense activity represents children of armed forces personnel attending schools overseas. Cash payments include the costs of snacks served under the National School Lunch Program as well as lunches. Data are subject to revision.

This dataset tracks annual american indian student percentage from 2013 to 2023 for New Century International Middle School vs. North Carolina and Cumberland County Schools

Note: CoP, WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel; US IMGs, citizens of the US who graduated from non-US medical schools; non-US IMGs, foreign nationals who graduated from non-US medical schools.Data sources: Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates [27–30].Numbers and percentages of US and non-US citizens who graduated from international medical schools in the National Residency Match Program after the 2010 launch of the CoP.

This dataset provides information about 2007 Endowment figures across Colleges and Universities in the World (mainly in the United States). The Study was conducted by NACUBO. Results are also listed for 2006 and percentage change has also been listed between the two years. Locations are mapped by the lat/lon coordinates of the institution. More information on the study can be found at http://www.nacubo.org/ The National Endowment Study is the largest and longest running annual survey studying the endowment holdings of higher education institutions and their foundations. Information is collected and calculated on behalf of NACUBO by TIAA-CREF. Seven hundred and eighty-five (785) institutions in the United States and Canada participated in the 2007 NES, which is the largest number in the 35-year history of the study and the seventh consecutive year of record-breaking participation since NACUBO began its partnership with TIAA-CREF in 2000. NACUBO, (National Association of College and University Business Officers) founded in 1962, is a nonprofit professional organization representing chief administrative and financial officers at more than 2,100 colleges and universities across the country. NACUBOs mission is to promote sound management and financial practices at colleges and universities. Data was accessed on 1/23/2008 http://www.nacubo.org/Images/All%20Institutions%20Listed%20by%20FY%202007%20Market%20Value%20of%20Endowment%20Assets_2007%20NES.pdf

This dataset explores Full-time-equivalent (FTE) fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and state - Selected years, 1980 through 2005 NOTE: Data through 1990 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. (See Guide to Sources for details.) SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" 1980 survey; and 1990 through 2005 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90), and Spring 2001 through Spring 2006. (This table was prepared August 2006.) http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d06/tables/dt06_206.asp Accessed on 12 November 2007

This dataset explores Residence and migration of all freshmen students in degree-granting institutions, by state: Fall 2004 NOTE: Includes all first-time postsecondary students enrolled at reporting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2005. (This table was prepared September 2005.) http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d06/tables/dt06_207.asp Accessed on 12 November 2007

A joint venture involving the National Atlas programs in Canada (Natural Resources Canada), Mexico (Instituto Nacional de Estadstica Geografa e Informtica), and the United States (U.S. Geological Survey), as well as the North American Commission for Environmental Co-operation, has led to the release (June 2004) of several new products: an updated paper map of North America, and its associated geospatial data sets and their metadata. These data sets are available online from each of the partner countries both for visualization and download. The North American Atlas data are standardized geospatial data sets at 1:10,000,000 scale. A variety of basic data layers (e.g. roads, railroads, populated places, political boundaries, hydrography, bathymetry, sea ice and glaciers) have been integrated so that their relative positions are correct. This collection of data sets forms a base with which other North American thematic data may be integrated. Any data outside of Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America included in the North American Atlas data sets is strictly to complete the context of the data. The North American Atlas - Railroads data set shows the railroads of North America at 1:10,000,000 scale. The railroads selected for this data set are either rail links between major centres of population or major resource railways. There is no classification of rail lines. This data set was produced using digital files supplied by Natural Resources Canada, Instituto Nacional de Estadstica Geografa e Informtica, and the U.S. Geological Survey.

This dataset explores Office of Trade and Industry Information (OTII), Manufacturing and Services, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce statistics on the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Total all merchandise exports from Alaska. This dataset was accessed through the trade stat express - State export data website.

USDA publishes weekly reports on the meat and poultry imports from country of origin. Of the 250 or so countries, US imports come from less than 40 countries. Total imports amount is a nearly 31.9 Metric tons, much of it coming from just a handful of countries such as Canada, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicargua. The dataset for this map was published on 14th May, 2007. Source: USDA Market News Portal.

This dataset explores NCAA men's division two basketball by placing a point at every school that participates, as of 2008. Source: NCAA website

This dataset lists point data for all schools involved with NCAA division I women's college basketball.

This dataset displays the amount of loans received by each country from a foreign bank. This data is available on a quarterly level timescale, with data available for 200+ countries worldwide. This data is directly available at: http://devdata.worldbank.org/sdmx/jedh/jedh_dbase.html access date November 26, 2007.

This dataset explores Percentage of eighth-grade public school students and average scores in NAEP writing by race and state, USA, 2007 Notes: Not available. The state/jurisdiction did not participate. # Rounds to zero. Reporting standards not met. Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate. NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacifi c Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Results are not shown for students whose race/ethnicity was unclassified Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 Writing Assessment.

This dataset shows all NCAA men's basketball programs as of March 2008. This data was compiled from the NCAA website.

This Dataset shows the Alexa Top 100 International Websites, and provides metrics on the volume of traffic that these sites were able to handle. The Alexa top 100 lists the 100 most visited websites in the world and measures various statistical information. I have looked up the Headquarters, either through alexa, or a Whois Lookup to get street address with i was then able to geocode. I was only able to successfully geocode 85 of the top 100 sites throughout the world. Source of Data was Alexa.com, Source URL: http://www.alexa.com/site/ds/top_sites?ts_mode=global&lang=none Data was from October 12, 2007. Alexa is updated daily so to get more up to date information visit their site directly. they don't have maps though.

DESCRIPTION Enclosed are data from CIESIN's Global subnational rates of child underweight status database. Further documentation for these data is available in the enclosed catalog and on the CIESIN Poverty Mapping web site at: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/povmap This is the beta release of this product. See the Poverty Mapping home page for additional information on the product. CITATION We recommend the following for citing the database: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University; 2005 Global subnational rates of child underweight status [dataset]. CIESIN, Palisades, NY, USA. Available at: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/povmap/ds_global.html

This dataset explores the number of non-resident arrivals to the United States in 2007 by month. The counts provide a look at the number of people coming into the country by month from the two bordering neighbors - Mexico and Canada. * ARRIVALS TO INTERIOR ONLY (SEE INTRODUCTION). ** Year end total from Banco de Mexico (includes to Interior *** Preliminary Canadian arrivals to the U.S. subject to future revisions based upon Statistics Canada's survey.

This dataset shows airports in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The data were derived from an extract of The Public- Use Airports database of the National Transportation Atlas Databases-2001 (NTAD-2001), published by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Department of Transportation. This dataset was released in October 2001 and was found on-line at the National Atlas, www.nationalatlas.gov in Shape file format. This point data is intended for use within the United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This data may be used for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. Metadata: http://www.nationalatlas.gov/metadata/airprtx020.faq.html Online: www.nationalatlas.gov