Maps Archive:
Global Debt Map
11 Apr 2010Countries re-sized in proportion to government debt. (via)
UK Swing
8 Apr 2010Lots of people appear to be concerned with the potential “swing” in the upcoming UK elections.
BBC’s interactive “Swingometer”: 
Opinion polls (with nice interactive features): 
I don’t know who copied who, but the Guardian also has it’s own “swingometer” (move the dot on the little pie chart on the right to adjust swing amount) and interactive poll-chart. 
Tweeking DC’s Metro Map
In: Maps
7 Apr 2010Designer Cameron Booth takes a crack at improving the iconic Washington DC Metro Map. It also shows where the new Silver Line to Dulles airport will be constructed. The comments are worth a read if you’re a graphic designer.
AP Economic Stress Map (March ‘10 update)
6 Apr 2010The map displays unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcy, or a composite “stress index”, by county. Easy to miss: in the upper right you can change the scale of the mapping (rates, m-t-m, y-t-y). To look at data over time, click on the “monthly rates” option and a historical slider will appear at the bottom. Double click on a region to zoom in; click & hold to move around, point at a county for popup detail.
G20 Interest Rates
6 Apr 2010
NY Cabs – Where to Find One
5 Apr 2010Interactive map of cab pickups in NYC Jan-Mar, 2009, based on millions of taxi trips. Apparently they also used the data to create a phone app. (via FlowingData).
Housing Booms and Busts
31 Mar 2010Although this NY FED article is primarily focused on explaining Upstate NY’s immunity from the boom/bust cycle, it includes some interesting analysis of nation wide trends. (via The Big Picture).
US Unemployment (updated 3/26/10)
28 Mar 2010
Sea Ice in Retreat?
In: Environment/weather Interactive Maps Science Source: NYT
25 Mar 2010I really liked the below NYT feature until I realized it was from 2007.
Looking around, I found this quicktime movie that shows 1979-2009:
So 2007 was a bad year, but now it’s rebounding? Well, not really.
So is it melting or not? I recommend watching the below:
China: International Investment (2004-08)
23 Mar 2010View FDI and exports (% and volume) to China.
Banks at Risk
23 Mar 2010The site has a good methodological explanation of how they came up with the list.
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