Gallup surveyed Americans about their well-being across various factors. National Geographic gets into…
Maps
Intuitive to look at spatial patterns and great for distributing geographic data.
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Mapping happiness
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Map of Santa Rosa fires
Using both satellite images and ground surveys, The New York Times maps the…
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US electricity sources map
This interactive map from CarbonBrief shows how America generates electricity. Each circle represents…
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Darkness mapped in Puerto Rico
Three weeks in, much of Puerto Rico is still without power. Denise Lu…
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Grid map variations
Grid maps are a useful way to show state-level data, as they give…
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LEGO world map
Check out this five-foot long LEGO world map.
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Time map shows locations based on how long it takes to get there
With the premise that we often search for locations based on how long…
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Thermal structure of Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria touched down in Puerto Rico. This visualization by Joshua Stevens at…
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Aviation tracker with depth
I’ve grown bored of maps that show commuter traffic, but for whatever reason,…
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Tour of Saturn through Cassini, the satellite that crashes on Friday
About two decades ago, the Cassini satellite headed towards Saturn and has been…
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Landsat satellite imagery browser
Downloading and viewing satellite imagery is a bit of a process. There are…
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Mortgages in terms of years of working life
Buying a house is often confusing and complex, compounded by a dollar sign…
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Thirty years of floods
Based on data from the Dartmouth Flood Observatory, Lazaro Gamio for Axios mapped…
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Harvey rainfall map
In case you didn’t hear, Houston is getting some rain due to Hurricane…
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Flights passing through the shadow of the sun
Here’s a neat one by John Muyskens for The Washington Post. Using data…
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Sunsquatch, the only eclipse map you need
It’s solar eclipse time. There have been a lot of maps leading up…
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How far you can drive out of the city in one hour
Using anonymized cell phone data from Here Technologies, Sahil Chinoy for The Washington…
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Where North Korea can reach with its missiles
Troy Griggs and Karen Yourish for The New York Times mapped the estimated…