Maps
Intuitive to look at spatial patterns and great for distributing geographic data.
Geography of incarceration
New York University graduate student Josh Begley grabbed 4,916 satellite images of prisons…
Political allegiance via wireless network SSIDs, mapped
Wireless network SSIDs in residential areas are typically left on default router names…
America Revealed on PBS
I’m not sure how I missed this, but PBS’s America Revealed, which has…
Image compositing in TileMill
TileMill is a tool that makes it easy to create interactive maps. Soon…
Neighborhood boundaries based on social media activity
Researchers at the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University investigate the…
An era of human-affected Earth
Welcome to Anthropocene:
Scientific concepts like the Anthropocene, planetary boundaries and planetary stewardship…
Minecraft server connections
I’ve never played Minecraft, but maybe this map showing live server connections means…
Easter spending patterns in Spain, animated
The MIT SENSEable City Lab, in partnership with BBVA, visualizes spending in Spain…
Eating healthiness mapped over 24 hours
The Eatery app by Massive Health lets people snap pictures of their food…
Live flight tracking site shows crash of circling plane
Live flight tracking site FlightAware shows destinations and current routes. It’s everyday stuff…
Explore the Solar System like your backyard
Game developer Christopher Albeluhn found himself unemployed, so he started to work on…