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If you are wonder where exactly the federal stimulus dollars are being spent, we recommend you check out Recovery.gov, which is the federal government’s official site for tracking stimulus spending. The site was actually relaunched yesterday and offers new data that lets site visitors see where the money is going by navigating through a series of maps. USGIF member ESRI played a key role in creating the new maps, which roll up data from all 50 states to show where federal contracts, grants and loans are going and who’s receiving the money. Users can drill down to see spending for their own state, county or locality.

Jack Dangermond, founder and CEO of ESRI told Computerworld that it “Will open people’s eyes to the power of mapping as a way to communicate government policy. The vision is that people will be able to see their government’s decisions and the consequences of those decisions.”

Here’s an image of what the mapping feature looks like on the site:

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