Most Common Flag Colors
14 Mar 2010Used a python script to analyze the colors of the the world’s flags. Not to be confused with this earlier post which weighed it’s colors by population.
Solar Eclipse Map 2001-25
14 Mar 2010Nicely mapped.
Tufte Kills Kittens
In: Humor
14 Mar 2010Hilarious. I love third generation internet memes.(via)
Top 100 Websites
In: Culture
14 Mar 2010Other tabs on the graphic list the “internet rich” and map the growth of the internet since 1999. Thanks to Megan Fowler for the heads up!
Understand Health Reform
In: Interactive Politics
12 Mar 2010A nice interactive tool from the AP that explains the health reform bills, including a “you” filter that explains what provisions will affect you based on your age and current insurance.
Mortgages Still in Trouble
12 Mar 2010
1870 Census Maps
10 Mar 201054 maps and charts. The level of detail and sophistication is pretty damn impressive for the period. (again from Radical Cartography — can you tell I’m digging through that site? Love it.)
Map Projections
10 Mar 2010A lot of people are familiar with the distortions of the standard Mercator projection, but Radical Cartography has a pretty comprehensive annotated library for browsing if you’re into that sort of thing.
Food Maps
In: Food Global Economy Maps
10 Mar 2010Cool maps of farming, via Sociological images and F.A.D (check them out for some discussion), originally from Radical Cartography.
And a cool historical map of global cropland use: 
Global Arms Trade
10 Mar 2010Interesting.
Thanks to Tim for passing it on!
Water use in Edmonton during the Olympic gold medal Hockey Game.
Google Public Data Explorer
In: Employment Global Economy Graphic Design (general) Innovative Maps Reference Science
9 Mar 2010
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