Nature highlights the research of R. Brent Tully et al, which defines a…
Maps
Intuitive to look at spatial patterns and great for distributing geographic data.
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Cosmic map shows Milky Way at the edge of a supercluster
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Segregated schools, still
The map above by MetroTrends shows the percent of white kids who attended…
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Louisiana is drowning
Louisiana is quickly losing much of its coast to the Gulf of Mexico.…
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Introvert’s heart mapped
Cartoonist Gemma Correll mapped the introvert’s heart, from recluse corner to the town…
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Mapping plastic in the ocean
In research efforts to understand marine debris, Andres Cozar Cabañas et al recently…
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Everywhere Jonny Cash went, man
Johnny Cash says he went to a lot of places in his song,…
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Talking Ferguson on Twitter and localness
For trending topics, Twitter likes to show an animated map of how a…
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Map of military surplus distribution
With the situation in Ferguson, the New York Times mapped the distribution of…
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Interactive documentary takes you through space and orbits
Impressive work in A Spacecraft for All:
This Chrome Experiment follows the unlikely… -
Where the poor live, a decade comparison
To better understand race and poverty, MetroTrends maps where people live whose income…
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Mapping the spread of drought, nationally →
Although California has perhaps had it the worst, drought also affects other states,…
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Cultural history via where notable people died
A group of researchers used where “notable individuals” were born and place of…
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Explorations of People Movements
A new data source gave rise to a different set of visualization projects. We see people.
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Misery index based on perceived temperature →
Late last year, Cameron Beccario made a wind map for earth, inspired by…
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Flights around Ukraine →
The New York Times is covering Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 with a series…
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Geologic map of Mars
The USGS released a more detailed geologic map of Mars, not just renderings…
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Test your geographic knowledge in Google map game
Smarty Pins is a simple, fun map game by Google. You get a…
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Real-time lightning map
Blitzortung is a community of volunteers who install inexpensive lightning sensors and transmit…