Maps
Intuitive to look at spatial patterns and great for distributing geographic data.
Tracking wildfires in the west
Wildfires continue to burn in the western United States. The New York Times…
Diversity within the Asian population
Robert Gebeloff, Denise Lu and Miriam Jordan for The New York Times looked…
Shift in white population vs. people of color
The New York Times go with the angled arrows to show the shifts…
Maps of racial population change
Using their peaks and valleys metaphor, The Washington Post shows the shift in…
Where America is expanding in developed areas
Zach Levitt and Jess Eng for The Washington Post mapped newly developed areas…
Map of drying reservoirs in the west
To show water levels in California’s drying reservoirs, The Washington Post used upside…
Average color of geographic areas
Based on satellite imagery, Erin Davis found the average color of places around…
Mail slowdown
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy proposed new standards for first-class mail, which would slow…
Delaying motherhood
The New York Times mapped birth rates, which are down almost everywhere, especially…
Drought in the Western United States
In what’s become a recurring theme almost every year, the western United States…
Where wind and solar needs to grow by 2050
Based on estimates from Princeton University’s Net-Zero America Project, Veronica Penney for The…
Map shows you where a raindrop ends up
River Runner is a fun interactive map by Sam Learner. Click anywhere in…
Four types of people who prevent full vaccination
The United States vaccination rate was rolling for a while there, but it…
Watercolor Maptiles by Stamen are now part of the Smithsonian’s permanent collection
In 2012, Stamen Design released watercolor map tiles based on OpenStreetMap data. It…
Climate normals mapped over time
Every decade the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases climate normals to provide…
