A quick script for squares and hexagons that outputs to SVG.
Maps
Intuitive to look at spatial patterns and great for distributing geographic data.
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Make grid maps in Python →
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Nuclear detonations from 1945 to present
There have been over 2,000 nuclear detonations since 1945. Orbital Mechanics mapped each…
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Mapped: Solar energy and savings if you got panels
Punch in your address. See how much you could save, based on a variety of data sources.
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Disappearing Arctic reflected in National Geographic maps
In the most recent update to their atlas coming in September, National Geographic…
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Possible float routes for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went down a year ago, and with recently found…
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Exploding nation of poverty
Poverty is on the rise. Justin Palmer mapped it for major cities in…
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United States electricity map
The Washington Post mapped power plants in the United States by type and…
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Million dollar blocks and the cost of incarceration
Incarceration costs a lot of money. We know this, sort of. But how…
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Map of literary road trips
Ever wanted to follow in the footsteps of a famous writer or literary…
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Hand-drawn map boundaries
You’ve probably seen those “maps” where people from other countries draw the United…
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Swear maps
Linguist Jack Grieve posted a bunch of maps that show swearing geographically, based…
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3-D paper model of a shrinking sea
The Aral Sea in Uzbekistan, formerly one of the largest lakes in the…
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Earth time-lapse from 22,000 miles out
Japan has a new weather satellite in stationary orbit, Himawari-8, that takes a…
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Map of just the time zones
Kind of fun. Branden Rishel mapped just the time zones. No borders or…
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How we created an interactive map of Europe with 100k+ areas →
A lot of boundary areas, but still loads quickly.
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Make a map poster of anywhere
Map posters are easy to come by for major cities. But if you…
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Pluto reflectance map: Whale and the Donut
Using images taken by New Horizons between June 27 and July 3, this…
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A more realistic perspective of country sizes
Most of us have seen the True Size of Africa graphic that squishes…