Projects to Finish
A collection of maps, and map-inspired stuff you can buy.
Geocoded tweets map homophobia, racism, and prejudice against people with disabilities. via Floating Sheep
Binge drinking varies from one in ten adults (10.9 percent) at the low end of the spectrum to more than one in four (25.6 percent) at the high end. There is something of a binge drinking belt across the north of the country, running westward from New England, Pennsylvania and Ohio to Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and Montana. Alaska ranks high too, suggesting that long, cold winters might play a role, though tropical Hawaii is in the top tier as well.
This interactive map, made with Google Fusion Tables, shows recent riot locations in greater London as red points. The colors represent “indices of deprivation” by “lower super output areas,” which appear similar to blocks or tracts in the U.S. Census. Deeper reds represent higher poverty, while blues represent more income.
Data via the Guardian: Riots | Deprivation
I now own this tshirt by Oaklandish. The boyfriend complains that its not a factually accurate map. I don’t mind as much and think its pretty awesome anyway.
In light of recent events in Japan, here is an interactive map that shows where nuclear power plants in relation to the most active fault lines.
Mapping the Nation’s Well-being, courtesy of the New York Times. Its an interesting map, but what I find even more interesting are the questions that they used to gather their data. For instance, the “learning” metric is evaluated based on the question, “did you learn or do something interesting yesterday?” And where is the happiest place? The rust belt.
Pretty awesome video about some of the ways that GIS is saving the world. This is part of the Geospatial Revolution program produced for PBS by Penn State. Hooray for maps!
A globe that doubles as a BBQ. Insert global warming joke here.
“This figure shows the strongest 80% of links, as measured by total talk time, between areas within Britain. The opacity of each link is proportional to the total call time between two areas and the different colours represent regions identified using network modularity optimisation analysis.”
A pretty interesting display of neighborhoods and the relationships they create. Via.
