Maps

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

3-D paper model of a shrinking sea

The Aral Sea in Uzbekistan, formerly one of the largest lakes in the…

Earth time-lapse from 22,000 miles out

Japan has a new weather satellite in stationary orbit, Himawari-8, that takes a…

Map of just the time zones

Kind of fun. Branden Rishel mapped just the time zones. No borders or…

Make a map poster of anywhere

Map posters are easy to come by for major cities. But if you…

Pluto reflectance map: Whale and the Donut

Using images taken by New Horizons between June 27 and July 3, this…

A more realistic perspective of country sizes

Most of us have seen the True Size of Africa graphic that squishes…

Don’t let the maps fool you

Maps are fun to look at and get easier to make every day,…

Animated map shows Trans-Atlantic slave trade

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database provides records for thousands of voyages between the…

Same-sex marriage legalized in all states

The Supreme Court legalized gay marriage today. NPR shows before and after the…

Refugee migration mapped globally

According to estimates recently released by the United Nations, about 14 million left…

Excel heat map hack

John Nelson from IDV Solutions explains how he uses a Microsoft Excel hack…

Super Mario Bros. was designed on graph paper

Leading up to the release of Super Mario Maker, which lets you create…

Quick reference guide to thematic cartography

Mapping data is so much about subtleties. The little things add up to…

Growth of Las Vegas metro and skyline

Western cities are growing but water supplies are decreasing. That’s not good. ProPublica,…

Chess piece moving patterns

Million Base is a database of 2.2 million chess games. Steve Tung visualized…

From European cities, how long it takes to travel elsewhere

After seeing an isochrone map drawn by Francis Galton, Peter Kerpedjiev was curious…

Homicide Monitor shows distribution of violence worldwide

It’s difficult to grasp the severity of homicide around the world. Homicide Monitor…

How far Frodo and Sam walked compared to real geography

If you read the books or watched the movies, you get the sense…