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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.
For stuff we use Glide.js .
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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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