Maps
Intuitive to look at spatial patterns and great for distributing geographic data.
Country-wide housing shortage
Emily Badger and Eve Washington for NYT’s The Upshot show how the housing…
Where there is more livestock than people in the United States
The United States Department of Agriculture provides annual inventory data on livestock, crops,…
Increased distance to the nearest clinic
With Roe vs. Wade in place, there were areas in the United States…
Mapping the boundaries of history
While geographic boundaries can often seem like a semi-static thing, they’ve changed a…
Shifting flight paths for wealthy Russians
For The New York Times, Pablo Robles, Anton Troianovski, and Agnes Chang mapped…
Possible lead exposure around small airports
Thousands of smaller airplanes are still allowed to use leaded fuel, which can…
Map of closest airports everywhere
This fun interactive map by William B. Davis shows you the ten closest…
Interest levels for political issues mapped
To estimate public interest in the many political issues across the United States,…
Map of clinics at risk of closure
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, over 200 clinics would potentially have to…
Beef and the rainforest
People like beef. To raise more cattle, companies need more land. Sometimes to…
State policy if Roe v. Wade were overturned
If Roe v. Wade were overturned, abortion policies would change in many states.…
How much rent increased where you live
Rent increased pretty much everywhere in the United States over the past year.…
Wildfires and floods, a geographic before and after
In 2021, a large portion of North America was stuck in a heat…
Tonga shockwave around the world
Earlier this year, an underwater volcano erupted in the island nation of Tonga.…
When people eat dinner in Europe
This map by @loverofgeography shows the usual dinner times for countries in Europe.…