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    The Topography of Trees

    Standard solid-color blob maps of individual tree species show where a particular tree might be found; this is why they’re useful in field guides. But in order to show the higher-level patterns of...
    www.radicalcartography.net
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    Tracking Energy Demands

    Working with the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) we designed and produced a highly accessible, interactive data tool that allows users to explore how US energy usage and production has changed...
    trackingenergydemandtrends.eiu.com
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  • Medium

    Parts of Berlin

    Comparing the different types of space usage in Berlin, it soon becomes clear: It's a political question how much space the city is willing to use for what purpose. Are forests more important, or...
    partsofberlin.tagesspiegel.de
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  • Medium

    #tagsandthecity

    #tagsandthecity renames subway stations after the Instagram hashtag which is most popular around them. So it draws a picture of how a city is photographed and what is going above each...
    tagsandthecity.net
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  • Medium

    Virunga - A story of hope, resilience and sucessful conservation

    Virunga National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on the border of Uganda and Rwanda. It is Africa’s oldest national park and is also the...
    public.tableau.com
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  • Medium

    The BK BioReactor: Investigating the Unseen Microbiology of the Gowanus Canal

    A collaboration lead by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, with GenSpace, Weill Cornell Medical College and the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, the BK BioReactor is an investigation into the unseen...
    www.bkbioreactor.com
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  • Medium

    3D Map of 2013 Unemployment Rates by County

    This was my final project for a cartography course during my GIS certificate program at Hunter College a couple years ago. I knew I wanted to do a 3D "topographical" map and I had worked with...
    www.facebook.com
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  • Medium

    The Future of Transport - Data Visualisation Dashboard (Transport for New South Wales, Australia)

    Everywhere around the world, governments face challenges planning infrastructure and transport. These challenges include growing and aging populations, safety and the environment. The Future...
    future.transport.nsw.gov.au
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  • Medium

    Lights on & lights out

    As a follow-up to last week’s visualization of Old Light and New Light, I wanted to make a single map, of the whole world, comparing NASA’s new 2016 Earth At Night image to the 2012 version. Using...
    adventuresinmapping.com
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  • Medium

    NSW Migration Mapping

    The New South Wales population is forecast to increase by 2.71 million people before 2036, with a net increase from overseas migration of over 1.37 million people. Working with the NSW Department...
    migration.arup.digital
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  • Medium

    Istanbul Urban Database

    Istanbul Urban Database is an ongoing digital humanities project, digitizing and visualising the historic urban archives of Istanbul.
    www.istanbulurbandatabase.com
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  • Medium

    The goddesses of Venus

    Landmarks on Venus are named after famous women or goddesses. I made a topographic map introducing the woman behind each name. You can find the full-size map here.
    www.behance.net
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  • Medium

    London's Parakeets

    An Interactive Visualisation of the population of this non-native species in and around London, UK
    public.tableau.com
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  • Medium

    5,430 collisions between January 1st, 2017 and September 15th, 2017 in all of Seattle

    Around fall 2016 I decided to wind down my consulting business Studio Ten Four after 8 years and go back to a full-time salaried position. So, began my job search. Resume here. I decided to focus...
    seattlecollisions.timganter.io
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  • Medium

    Fast food England: how many takeaways are near you?

    There are now 56,638 fast food shops in England, occupying more than a quarter of all food outlets. Use our interactive map to get the full picture for your area.
    www.theguardian.com
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  • Medium

    Have you heard, there's a flood

    Himalayan rivers are transboundary in nature, and therefore they do not conform to the laws of one particular country. In the context of disaster management, floods are a transboundary challenge...
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  • Medium

    Houston Hazard Map

    www.mapbox.com
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  • Medium

    Viae Romanae Maiores

    A visualization of the primary roads of the Roman Empire, circa 150 AD, in the style of a subway diagram. Connections between cities are emphasized at the expense of topographical accuracy. The...
    sashat.me
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  • Medium

    The Trade in Plastic Waste

    Plastic is ubiquitous in our everyday lives – so much that we cannot imagine living without it, nor see how dependent we have become on it. Plastic is in almost everything. Plastic production...
    grid-arendal.maps.arcgis.com
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  • Medium

    World Song Map

    An imaginary world map where the continents, countries, cities, oceans, rivers and landmarks are made up from the titles of over 1,000 songs.
    www.wearedorothy.com
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  • Medium

    The Great Decoupling

    The story of energy use, economic growth, and carbon emissions in four charts.
    www.anthropocenemagazine.org
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  • Medium

    London Population Map

    London population map
    cargocollective.com
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  • Medium

    Watch the rising of the Shanghai skyline in 49 seconds

    In 2016, Shanghai Tower, the tallest skyscraper in China opened to the public, which contributed to the completeness of Shanghai skyline. Since the early 1990s, Lujiazui has been developed...
    www.thepaper.cn
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  • Medium

    The Cley Square

    A visualisation of the birds sighted in north Norfolk nature reserves.
    public.tableau.com
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    Fatal Bear and Wolf Attacks in Norway

    www.reddit.com
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  • Medium

    Who migrates to and from NYC?

    The dynamism of migration strengthens NYC and has contributed to the City’s growth in population to an all-time high of 8,537,673 in 2016. These charts show the number of people who moved to or...
    nycplanning.github.io
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  • Medium

    Terrific Scientific Map

    Only 15% of young people aspire to become a scientist. This is part of the wider STEM crisis happening in the UK. Terrific Scientific is the BBC's new science campaign for Primary Schools aimed at...
    www.bbc.co.uk
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  • Medium

    Who are L.A. County's homeless?

    The 2016 count of the homeless population, taken in January, revealed that our county has more than 43,000 people living on the street or in shelters. (Long Beach, Glendale and Pasadena were not...
    www.latimes.com
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  • Medium

    Most congested cities

    This infographic reveals the 20 most congested cities in the world, measured by the increase in travel times compared to the free flow of traffic
    www.raconteur.net
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  • Medium

    A Constellation Guide to the Sixth Mass Extinction

    A Constellation Guide to the Sixth Extinction is a web VR data visualization project on the modern, man-made episode of mass extinction. The visualization incorporates species datas from IUCN...
    www.6constellation.com
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