ThisWeKnow is the featured site from today’s Netted email and looks like a great resource for local bloggers. (Netted is a daily email that features an interesting and usually very useful website each day).
ThisWeKnow is a website that takes all kinds of data from government sources and lets you search by location – city or zip code. The front page also offers a nice set of lists about different topics such as which city has the least toxins or is the most nomadic.
Our mission is to present the information the U.S. government collects about every community. By publishing this data in an easy to understand and consistent manner, we seek to empower citizens to act on what’s known.
ThisWeKnow can be a great resource for local bloggers looking for some fun facts about their cities or could be a great place to find some information to compare cities. These lists of cities can be a great starting point for discussions about what makes your different from others.
Here are some of the facts I learned about Pittsburgh from a search on ThisWeKnow:
- There are 33 Factories (within 7 mi.)
- There are 74,930 Home Owners and 68,809 Renters (in this town)
- 43% of people Relocated in the past 15 years (in this town)
- 17 Bills have been introduced about this location by 8 Members of Congresssince 1993
