April 11th, 2014
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Zoom centerforinvestigativereporting: “ How we mapped the U.S.-Mexico border fence CIR journalists spent more than three years trying to obtain accurate, detailed mapping data showing the location of the border fence system. The result: We now have what...

centerforinvestigativereporting:

How we mapped the U.S.-Mexico border fence

CIR journalists spent more than three years trying to obtain accurate, detailed mapping data showing the location of the border fence system. 

The result: We now have what is – as far as we know – the most complete and detailed map of the border fence that is publicly available.

Our Senior News Applications Developer Michael Corey explains how we did it.

Reblogged from Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting
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