Maps

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

Maps of racial population change

Maps / census, race, Washington Post

Using their peaks and valleys metaphor, The Washington Post shows the shift in…
Where America is expanding in developed areas

Maps / development, housing, USGS, Washington Post

Zach Levitt and Jess Eng for The Washington Post mapped newly developed areas…
Map of drying reservoirs in the west

Maps / California, drought, Washington Post, water

To show water levels in California’s drying reservoirs, The Washington Post used upside…
Tree canopy and income

Maps / income, New York Times, trees

Ian Leahy and Yaryna Serkez for NYT Opinion look at income and tree…
Average color of geographic areas

Maps / color, Erin Davis, R, satellite imagery

Based on satellite imagery, Erin Davis found the average color of places around…
Mail slowdown

Maps / slowdown, USPS, Washington Post

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy proposed new standards for first-class mail, which would slow…
Delaying motherhood

Maps / birth rate, children, motherhood, New York Times

The New York Times mapped birth rates, which are down almost everywhere, especially…
Drought in the Western United States

Maps / climate change, drought, Nadja Popovich, New York Times

In what’s become a recurring theme almost every year, the western United States…
Where wind and solar needs to grow by 2050

Maps / energy, New York Times, Veronica Penney

Based on estimates from Princeton University’s Net-Zero America Project, Veronica Penney for The…
Official LEGO world map set

Maps / LEGO, world

We’ve seen maps made out of LEGO bricks before, but LEGO is about…
Map shows you where a raindrop ends up

Maps / rain, Sam Learner, water

River Runner is a fun interactive map by Sam Learner. Click anywhere in…
Four types of people who prevent full vaccination

Maps / coronavirus, New York Times, vaccination

The United States vaccination rate was rolling for a while there, but it…
Watercolor Maptiles by Stamen are now part of the Smithsonian’s permanent collection

Maps / Cooper Hewitt, Stamen, watercolor

In 2012, Stamen Design released watercolor map tiles based on OpenStreetMap data. It…
Climate normals mapped over time

Maps / climate, NOAA, normal

Every decade the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases climate normals to provide…
Map of people moving during pandemic

Maps / coronavirus, migration, USPS, Wall Street Journal

It was only a matter of time before someone showed dots moving across…
Maps of land required to get to net-zero emissions

Maps / Bloomberg, carbon, Dave Merrill, energy, land

Princeton University’s Net-Zero America project analyzes and models the infrastructure required to get…
Melting glaciers

Maps / climate change, glaciers, Guardian, Niko Kommenda

Niko Kommenda for The Guardian used small multiples to show 90 of the…
States that gained and lost seats with 2020 count

Maps / census, government, representation

The Census Bureau announced their state population totals, so we can see who…

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