Maps

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

What happened to Japantown in San Francisco when residents were forced out by executive order

Maps / census, Japantown, racism, San Francisco Chronicle

In 1942, Franklin Delano Roosevelt mandated that those of Japanese descent be sent…
People movements during the eclipse

Maps / eclipse, New York Times, people

As you might expect, the path of totality brought increased activities as people…
Airbnb occupancy along the eclipse path

Maps / Airbnb, AirDNA, eclipse

Maybe you heard there’s a total eclipse happening today. AirDNA mapped Airbnb occupancy…
Mapping NBA basketball shots

Maps / Alasdair Rae, basketball, QGIS

Alasdair Rae outlines the basics of visualizing basketball shot data with QGIS, an…
Using satellite imagery to tell stories

Maps / Nightingale, Robert Simmon, satellite imagery, storytelling

Satellite imagery on its own can be limited in what it can say…
Mile-by-mile map along the path of totality

Maps / eclipse, satellite imagery, Washington Post

On April 8, 2024, the moon is going to completely block the sun…
Maps in the wild

Maps / decor, New York Times

For the New York Times, Eve Kahn describes the use of maps outside…
Mapping the crops with the most potential in a changing climate

Maps / agriculture, climate, food, Stamen

The climate is changing, which means some crops will fair better or worse…
Where to see the total eclipse

Maps / Bloomberg, eclipse

There’s a total eclipse (a real one, not of the heart) happening on…
Rock map of Scotland

Maps / geology, Harry Young, physical, Scotland

Harry Jefferies shared his grandfather’s 30-year project:
My grandpa who is 85 started…
Algorithmic road trip to visit a street named after each day of the year

Maps / algorithm, Ben Ashforth, OpenStreetMap, road trip

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Ben Ashforth set out to visit a street named after…
Map of most common domesticated animals

Maps / animals, domestic, John Johnson

Based on data from the USDA Census of Agriculture, this map by John…
Local wanderlust

Maps / Guardian, local, travel

Alastair Humphreys, using a 20 by 20 kilometer map of where he lives,…
World railway map

Maps / transit, transportation, Zhaoxu Sui

Usually you see a railway map from a local perspective, because it’s meant…
Cost of a Big Mac at every McDonald’s in the United States

Maps / Big Mac, cost, McDonald's

A map, by Pantry & Larder, shows the cost of a Big Mac…
Shifting bird populations

Maps / birds, eBird, population, Washington Post

Using data from the crowdsourced database eBird, Harry Stevens mapped the shifts in…
Oceans that all the rivers drain

Maps / drainage, Grasshopper Geography, ocean, rivers

Rivers drain into oceans. Grasshopper Geography color-coded the rivers in the world by…
Where restaurants serve Asian cuisines in the U.S.

Maps / Asian, Pew Research, restaurant

You can find Asian restaurants in most places in the United States, but…

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