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Maps
Intuitive to look at spatial patterns and great for distributing geographic data.
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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…
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Don’t let the maps fool you
Maps are fun to look at and get easier to make every day,…
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Animated map shows Trans-Atlantic slave trade
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database provides records for thousands of voyages between the…
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Same-sex marriage legalized in all states
The Supreme Court legalized gay marriage today. NPR shows before and after the…
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Refugee migration mapped globally
According to estimates recently released by the United Nations, about 14 million left…
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Excel heat map hack
John Nelson from IDV Solutions explains how he uses a Microsoft Excel hack…
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Super Mario Bros. was designed on graph paper
Leading up to the release of Super Mario Maker, which lets you create…
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Quick reference guide to thematic cartography
Mapping data is so much about subtleties. The little things add up to…
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Growth of Las Vegas metro and skyline
Western cities are growing but water supplies are decreasing. That’s not good. ProPublica,…
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Chess piece moving patterns
Million Base is a database of 2.2 million chess games. Steve Tung visualized…
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From European cities, how long it takes to travel elsewhere
After seeing an isochrone map drawn by Francis Galton, Peter Kerpedjiev was curious…
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Homicide Monitor shows distribution of violence worldwide
It’s difficult to grasp the severity of homicide around the world. Homicide Monitor…
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How far Frodo and Sam walked compared to real geography
If you read the books or watched the movies, you get the sense…
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Satellite time-lapse shows changes on the ground
Since the 1970s, NASA has used satellites to take pictures of the Earth’s…
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Animated history of US county boundaries
Here’s a straightforward animation that shows US county boundaries change between 1629 and…