Maps

Intuitive to look at spatial patterns and great for distributing geographic data.

Interactive shows map projections with a face

We’ve seen faces as map projections before, but this is 63 projections on…

Boeing draws a plane in the sky with flight path

In a test flight, Boeing took the thing where you draw using your…

Flow of goods between states

Using data from the Freight Analysis Framework, Chris Canipe for Axios mapped the…

Google Trends eclipse interest

I feel like the large-volume coverage of the upcoming eclipse doesn’t quite match…

Satellite view of the upcoming eclipse’s path

In case you didn’t hear, a solar eclipse is on the way that…

How many people might lose health insurance

The Urban Institute estimated how many people in each state gained health insurance…

Shazam music recognition maps

Shazam is a service with an app that lets you point your phone…

Detailed satellite view of iceberg break

Using the thermal signature, NASA provides a detailed view of the break: The…

Every solar eclipse in your lifetime

The continental United States gets a total solar eclipse on August 21, so…

Test how well you can draw the states

Chris Wilson for Time has a fun piece up that tests how well…

Parts of America that most resemble the future

The Census Bureau released estimates for demographic breakdowns for each county — in…

Moving ice

Ice in Antartica is in constant (very slow) motion, and as ocean waters…

xkcd: Words in every state map

xkcd reading my mind somehow as usual. Not all state word maps are…

Comparing Google Maps and Apple Maps Over a Year

Google collects much of their own data to construct their maps, whereas Apple…

Melting glaciers

Glaciers at Glacier National Park in Montana are melting. Using data from the…

Medieval fantasy city generator

Game developer Oleg Dolya made a medieval fantasy city generator. Select the size…

Satellites from the ground

There is a 16-by-16 mile grid of big X’s in the Sonoran Desert…

Chernoff emoji

Lazaro Gamio for Axios used Chernoff Faces that look like emojis. This visualization…