Category: Mapping
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Update: I had scheduled this post for next week, but apparently, Data.gov.uk launched today. The site isn't loading for me right now though. I guess they weren't prepared for…
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I'm admittedly not very good with historical precedent, but I think we can all agree it's important to know about the work those have done before us. It makes…
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Unless you live under a rock inside a cave in the remotest area in the world, you know a huge quake struck Haiti on Tuesday, and much lies in…
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Some movies are popular everywhere. Others are popular only in certain regions. The New York Times, in a nice team effort, maps rental popularity by zip code for large…
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The Known Universe from the American Museum of Natural History shows a view of the universe, starting from the Himalayas and quickly moving out to the edge where all…
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It was World AIDS Day last week and UNAIDS published the latest estimates on the number of people around the world who are living with HIV. Xaquin G.V. provides…
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I'm no doubt still under massive food coma at this time, but in case you've regained consciousness or don't live in the US, check out this collection of maps…
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Food-wise, Thanksgiving is different across the country. In some places you're going to get a lot of chitterlings and collard greens, while in others, turkey and mashed potatoes. Personally,…
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Verizon has been running these ads lately that compare their 3G coverage to that of AT&T's. In the ads a Verizon customer walks along on a speedy phone, and…
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There are about a million ways to make a choropleth map. You know, the maps that color regions by some metric. The problem is that a lot of solutions…
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Like it or not, Google Maps mashups continue to be a Web favorite. It's just so easy to use. Stick a few lines of javascript in your web page,…
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the most recent unemployment numbers last week. Things aren't looking good for the unemployed, I'm afraid. I showed my younger sister the maps.…
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Andy Woodruff from Cartogrammar uses average color in Flickr photos to map the colors that people take the most pictures of. The above for example, shows the common colors…
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You know the Roomba from iRobot? It's the robot vacuum cleaner that is supposed to do the work on its own so that you don't have to. I've seen…
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What would a freshman English class be without Of MIce and Men? No George or Lenny? People in Appomattox, Virginia seem to think it'd be just fine. The National…
Data.gov.uk Gearing Up For Launch, er, Does Launch
The Very First Thematic Maps
Buy a Print. Support Distaster Relief in Haiti. Please.
The Geography of Netflix Rentals
The Universe as We Know It
The Geography of AIDS Around the World
Can You Guess What These Maps Show?
What’s Cooking on Thanksgiving, Mapped and Ranked
Battle of the Coverage Maps: Verizon vs. AT&T
Make Thematic Maps With Cartographer.js
Unemployment, 2004 to Present – The Country is Bleeding
Using Flickr as a Paintbrush
This Would Be Perfect for a Roomba Commercial
You Are Not Allowed to Read this Book