The Traveling Salesman Problem is a popular puzzle that asks for the shortest…
Maps
Intuitive to look at spatial patterns and great for distributing geographic data.
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Algorithms for the Traveling Salesman Problem visualized
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Global shipping in a narrated interactive map
We’ve seen maps for global shipping routes before, but this project — Ship…
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Slavery in the United States, by decade
Mapping slavery from a historical perspective is a challenge, because many old maps…
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School district spending per student
NPR is running a series on spending and school districts and all its…
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Every Kobe Bryant shot charted
In celebration of Kobe Bryant’s final game, the Los Angeles Times charted all…
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US surveillance flight paths for the FBI and Homeland Security
Peter Aldhous and Charles Seife dug into flight path data, specifically looking for…
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Flyover Country app tells you about the ground beneath as you fly
Before your next flight, road trip, or hike, download the Flyover Country app…
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Changing river path seen through satellite images
Sedimentary geologist Zoltan Sylvester downloaded Landsat data using Earth Explorer and strung together…
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Coastline across the ocean, from where you’re standing
A couple of years ago, Eric Odenheimer wondered: If you stand on the…
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Regional news coverage around the world
Popular news topics change depending on where you are, as what’s important to…
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Send map tiles to 3-D printer
Mapzen, which offers a vector tile service, made Tile Exporter, so that you…
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Hurricane simulations show severe flooding in Houston
In 2008, Hurricane Ike blew just past the Houston Ship Channel, “home to…
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Cell reception on the subway, mapped
Daniel Goddemeyer and Dominikus Baur grew interested in cell reception while on the…
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Wind prediction and potential power
As we use up current energy resources, it grows more important to look…
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Satellite time-lapse of Earth
Charlie Loyd, who works with satellite imagery at Mapbox, put together a 12-second…
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Atlas of United States history
In a collaboration between the Digital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond…
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All known planets outside our solar system
Jan Willem Tulp, in collaboration with Visualized, shows all known exoplanets (currently 1,942…
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Tour of a million stars
The Online Star Register takes you through a delightful view of a million…