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<Title>PolicyMap now available to UMBC</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">UMBC now has a subscription to PolicyMap, a GIS tool that allows users to create maps, tables, and reports from a variety of datasets ranging from demographics, income, health, education, more. Maps can be created as single sheets or with multiple layers from the zip code / block level to worldwide.<div><br></div><div>Users can create individual accounts to save, share, and print work. A suite of <a href="https://umbc-policymap-com.proxy-bc.researchport.umd.edu/support/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">tutorials </a>is available to help both new and experienced users work with the tool effectively.</div><div><br></div><div>Feedback is appreciated and any problems should be reported promptly to Library staff. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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