Maps

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

Very Expensive Maps

In the Very Expensive Maps podcast, cartographer Evan Applegate interviews other cartographers about…

Declining groundwater

The New York Times analyzed water levels across the country since 1920. In…

Looking for the best pizza for different styles in different places

Locating the best pizza depends on where you are and what kind of…

Apple’s global suppliers

Most of Apple’s suppliers and manufacturing happen outside the United States and in…

Cultural Midwest, not technically

The U.S. Census Bureau defines the Midwest as the region of twelve states…

Map of Lahaina buildings destroyed in wildfire

Most of the Maui town Lahaina was destroyed by wildfire. The Wall Street…

Racing amateurs against Tour de France cyclists

It takes strength and dedication to race in the Tour de France. It’s…

John Snow’s cholera map, an animated version

Sarah Bell made an animated version of John Snow’s classic map from 1854.…

Increasing alcohol-related deaths

Alcohol consumption, based on ethanol volume estimates, has been rising over the past…

A race to find the best route to the Jersey Shore

To find the fastest route from Philadelphia to the Jersey Shore, The Philadelphia…

A year of flight paths, for someone with an unlimited pass

United Airlines sold a lifetime unlimited pass in 1990 for $290,000. Tom Stuker…

Map of electric grid required for cleaner energy

To power the United States with more clean energy, you might think it’s…

Crochet lake map

Andrew Hahn crocheted a map of Lake Mendota in Wisconsin. Each stitch represents…

Using gaps in location data to track illegal fishing

Speaking of non-location in the seas, researchers at the University of California at…

Fake location signals from oil tankers avoiding oversight

The New York Times tracked oil tankers faking their location as they ignore…

Smoke from Canada wildfires over the U.S.

Wildfires in one area means smoke and pollution travels to surrounding areas, even…

Map of donut federations

In a fun one by Alyssa Fowers, for The Washington Post’s Department of…

A guessing game for place and time

Add another geolocation guessing game that I am terrible at. TimeGuessr shows you…