Based on data from NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), Villanova University…
Maps
Intuitive to look at spatial patterns and great for distributing geographic data.
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Map of magnetic fields in the Milky Way
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Historical cicada maps
It’s been over 200 years since the cicadas of Brood XIII and Brood…
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Welcome to the future of data reporting, in musical format
The TikTok account Globetrots combines Google Earth and text-to-speech to show top-ten lists…
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xkcd: Alphabetical cartogram
A deeply insightful map from xkcd.
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Map of NHL player birth places
Reddit user ChangsManagement mapped where NHL hockey players were born, based on data…
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What happened to Japantown in San Francisco when residents were forced out by executive order
In 1942, Franklin Delano Roosevelt mandated that those of Japanese descent be sent…
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People movements during the eclipse
As you might expect, the path of totality brought increased activities as people…
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Airbnb occupancy along the eclipse path
Maybe you heard there’s a total eclipse happening today. AirDNA mapped Airbnb occupancy…
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Mapping NBA basketball shots
Alasdair Rae outlines the basics of visualizing basketball shot data with QGIS, an…
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Using satellite imagery to tell stories
Satellite imagery on its own can be limited in what it can say…
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Mile-by-mile map along the path of totality
On April 8, 2024, the moon is going to completely block the sun…
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Maps in the wild
For the New York Times, Eve Kahn describes the use of maps outside…
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Mapping the crops with the most potential in a changing climate
The climate is changing, which means some crops will fair better or worse…
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Where to see the total eclipse
There’s a total eclipse (a real one, not of the heart) happening on…
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Rock map of Scotland
Harry Jefferies shared his grandfather’s 30-year project:
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Algorithmic road trip to visit a street named after each day of the year
Ben Ashforth set out to visit a street named after a day of…
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Map of most common domesticated animals
Based on data from the USDA Census of Agriculture, this map by John…
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Local wanderlust
Alastair Humphreys, using a 20 by 20 kilometer map of where he lives,…