As you know, the world wasn’t always how you know it today. Land…
Maps
Intuitive to look at spatial patterns and great for distributing geographic data.
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History of the world in 100 seconds, according to Wikipedia
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Japan satellite photos show before and after
The New York Times has a set of sobering satellite photos of Japan.…
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Chinese provinces compared to countries
It’s easy to forget just how big some countries are. For example, China:…
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Japanese quake and predicted tsunami wave heights
The New York Times maps the reach of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan.…
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Animation: North and South Poles melting away
Adrian Meyer and Karl Rege of Zurich University of Applied Sciences visualize the…
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Watching the growth of Costco warehouses
Costco is one of the best stores ever. It’s got everything you need…
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Well-being of the nation mapped
Analyzing Facebook and Twitter updates to gauge happiness is all the rage these…
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Countdown to the end of Internet Explorer 6
If you’ve ever designed for the Web, you know what a pain it…
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Global Android activations mapped and animated
iPhone gets all the glory, but there are plenty of Android phones activated…
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True size of Vatican City
We saw the true size of Africa, relative to the world’s largest countries,…
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Who drinks the most around the world?
What and how much people drink depends a lot on what country you’re…
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Components of the global water cycle
NASA briefly explains the water cycle:
Water regulates climate, predominately storing heat during… -
England crime map comparisons
After a sluggish launch by police.uk to unleash local crime data, the Guardian…
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National Broadband Map shows how connected your community is
To encourage the integration of broadband and information technology into local economies, the…
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City traffic visualized as blood vessels
Pedro Cruz puts a twist on the traditional map approach to visualize traffic…
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Adults with college degrees, over time
The Chronicle of Higher Education lets you explore the percentage of adults with…
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What your state is the worst at – United States of shame
In a survey of rankings from a variety of sources, Pleated Jeans maps…
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Map: United States of surnames
Mina Liu and Oliver Uberti for National Geographic examine the most common surnames…