In the Very Expensive Maps podcast, cartographer Evan Applegate interviews other cartographers about…
Maps
Intuitive to look at spatial patterns and great for distributing geographic data.
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Very Expensive Maps
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Declining groundwater
The New York Times analyzed water levels across the country since 1920. In…
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Looking for the best pizza for different styles in different places
Locating the best pizza depends on where you are and what kind of…
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Apple’s global suppliers
Most of Apple’s suppliers and manufacturing happen outside the United States and in…
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Cultural Midwest, not technically
The U.S. Census Bureau defines the Midwest as the region of twelve states…
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Map of Lahaina buildings destroyed in wildfire
Most of the Maui town Lahaina was destroyed by wildfire. The Wall Street…
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Racing amateurs against Tour de France cyclists
It takes strength and dedication to race in the Tour de France. It’s…
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John Snow’s cholera map, an animated version
Sarah Bell made an animated version of John Snow’s classic map from 1854.…
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Increasing alcohol-related deaths
Alcohol consumption, based on ethanol volume estimates, has been rising over the past…
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A race to find the best route to the Jersey Shore
To find the fastest route from Philadelphia to the Jersey Shore, The Philadelphia…
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A year of flight paths, for someone with an unlimited pass
United Airlines sold a lifetime unlimited pass in 1990 for $290,000. Tom Stuker…
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Map of electric grid required for cleaner energy
To power the United States with more clean energy, you might think it’s…
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Crochet lake map
Andrew Hahn crocheted a map of Lake Mendota in Wisconsin. Each stitch represents…
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Using gaps in location data to track illegal fishing
Speaking of non-location in the seas, researchers at the University of California at…
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Fake location signals from oil tankers avoiding oversight
The New York Times tracked oil tankers faking their location as they ignore…
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Smoke from Canada wildfires over the U.S.
Wildfires in one area means smoke and pollution travels to surrounding areas, even…
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Map of donut federations
In a fun one by Alyssa Fowers, for The Washington Post’s Department of…
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A guessing game for place and time
Add another geolocation guessing game that I am terrible at. TimeGuessr shows you…