Maps

Intuitive to look at spatial patterns and great for distributing geographic data.

Chinese provinces compared to countries

It’s easy to forget just how big some countries are. For example, China:…

Japanese quake and predicted tsunami wave heights

The New York Times maps the reach of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan.…

Animation: North and South Poles melting away

Adrian Meyer and Karl Rege of Zurich University of Applied Sciences visualize the…

Watching the growth of Costco warehouses

Costco is one of the best stores ever. It’s got everything you need…

Well-being of the nation mapped

Analyzing Facebook and Twitter updates to gauge happiness is all the rage these…

Countdown to the end of Internet Explorer 6

If you’ve ever designed for the Web, you know what a pain it…

Global Android activations mapped and animated

iPhone gets all the glory, but there are plenty of Android phones activated…

True size of Vatican City

We saw the true size of Africa, relative to the world’s largest countries,…

Who drinks the most around the world?

What and how much people drink depends a lot on what country you’re…

Components of the global water cycle

NASA briefly explains the water cycle: Water regulates climate, predominately storing heat during…

England crime map comparisons

After a sluggish launch by police.uk to unleash local crime data, the Guardian…

National Broadband Map shows how connected your community is

To encourage the integration of broadband and information technology into local economies, the…

City traffic visualized as blood vessels

Pedro Cruz puts a twist on the traditional map approach to visualize traffic…

Adults with college degrees, over time

The Chronicle of Higher Education lets you explore the percentage of adults with…

What your state is the worst at – United States of shame

In a survey of rankings from a variety of sources, Pleated Jeans maps…

Map: United States of surnames

Mina Liu and Oliver Uberti for National Geographic examine the most common surnames…

Map of scientific collaboration between researchers

In the spirit of the well-circulated Facebook friendship map by Paul Butler, research…

Where people swear in the United States

Cartographer Daniel Huffman has a look at swearing in the United States, according…