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Geocoding data and maps are from OpenStreetMap, NaturalEarthData and Wikipedia.
Petition graphs and maps were created using mtChart, QGIS and Highcharts.
To display the signatures of a petition on a map is Leaflet with the plugin Leaflet.Canvas marker Layer used.
Administrational data (population figure, elected representative, Address, Website) is based on the information given in the infoboxes of the respective article in The Free Encyclopedia Wikipedia.
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The petitions for the mirrored petitions of the petitions committees were made using the map Bundesrepublik Deutschland.svg from Escondites ( CC BY-SA 2.0 de ) created.

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