Category Archives: Maps

NYC subway data visualization

Is this art or science? Props to the amazing and multi-talented Chris Whong for this beautiful NYC subway turnstile-data animation.

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Trans-Asian Railway Map

Click on the map for a larger version. Props to kapom for the pointer.

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Spanish language map of the Americas

Props to Homesanto (via reddit) for the pointer.

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The Kingdom of Physics

Props to kottke for the pointer. More info about this strange map via Quantum Pontiff.

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The geometry of airports

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From Pakistan to the Kamchatka Peninsula

Alternate title: “The longest straight line you can sail.” Props to Ambamja for the pointer.

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World wind map

Check out the full version here.

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Agricultural map of Cuba (circa 1949)

Click on the map for a larger version. Hat tip to BrotherSeamus!

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Los Angeles Bay (circa 3014 A.D.)?

Major props to Jeffrey Linn for creating this series of future sea rise maps. Also, check out his whimsical website spatialities.com.

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Arctic Ocean Umbrella

Order yours here!

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