What do small farming communities in New Jersey, Texas, California, and Wisconsin have in common? Is "the community" for high schoolers in Juneau more like "the community" for those in Montpelier or in Honolulu? Do junior high kids in Chicago see things more like kids in Decatur or in Dallas?

ESRI's U.S. Community Atlas is a project in which teachers and students across the country define the nature of "their community" and post descriptions and maps about it. These presentations are combined on the Web server and can be searched by characteristic and explored for similarities and differences.

• Learn more about Community Atlas and grant program
• See Model Projects from each year
• Download the Community Atlas instruction pages and model projects. [ZIP]
• Explore all projects
• Submit or edit your project

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