In: Interactive Maps
17 Nov 2020I’m studying for my FAA drone pilot test and came across this very cool site with zoomable versions of aeronautic maps for the whole world, with various weather and navigation overlays – you can even plan and file flight plans. I know the technology behind this is pretty simple nowadays, but it still impresses the shit out of me.
In: Maps
14 Jan 2020In: Maps
17 Nov 2016Three very nice articles analyzing voting patterns:
Razor thin margins in important swing states:
What counties swung to the other party:
And an elegant but slightly hard to understand look at urban/rural differences:
Well, actually all maps lie, in some ways or another. This is a nice article about what is wrong with election maps, and some weird maps that try to make them lie less.
An interested analysis, but not too surprising if you are already aware of DC income distributions. (via WashingtonPost blog article)
Strava has created a global heat map of running and biking data (77,688,848 rides and 19,660,163 runs).
In: Maps
30 Apr 2014Amazingly detailed map of highways. Done in Illustrator, apparently. Part of me is not sure why you would do it, however.
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