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Intermittent wanderings exploring elements of geography and cartography. |
Click here to see an interesting breakdown of some predictions for outcomes of the 2018 midterm elections. I don't know how often it will be updated or what new/revised content will appear, but it currently has an interesting map visualization. The map converts congressional districts (I think) to hexagons for the continental United States, and depicts potential outcomes of political party dominance in each district.
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This is an interesting visualization from NASA that highlights aerosols around the planet... airborne particulates or gases that are often considered atmospheric pollution of one kind or another. The color ramps selected for this visualization make a vivid map product. In another visualization, NASA provides a look at a smoky atmosphere across the Northwest region.
The ocean floor used to only be known via "sounding" or dropping a weighted line down into the water to get a depth reading. As technology improved and SONAR became more and more available, depth sounding became a little bit more efficient and a lot more accurate. This article discusses an effort to use multibeam SONAR to improve knowledge of an important fault line along the coast of Southeast Alaska.
These are a category of presenting spatial information that is combined with various forms of multimedia (in general). At its heart, the "story map" as seen across the Internet is really just a a web page with mapping presentations or functionality... but everything these days needs a brand name or catch-phrase, so there they are. Click here for an article on story maps in general, and then click here to explore ESRI's story maps. For a specific example of a story map, here is an interactive map of wildfires; view it by clicking here.
Another interesting aspect of the monolithic nature of "social media" and mass producers of geographic representation is the influence that a company like Google has with its so-called mapping products. Imagine that someone sitting in a cubicle somewhere decides to change the spelling of your neighborhood, or better yet, change its local name completely in a globally-accessed database that caters to all manner of folk... Click Here to read more.
Here is an OPB story about a cartographer and a completely stellar map that he produced and published a few years ago. If you are at all interested in the geography of the United States, his map is worth finding, buying, and displaying. It seems that a second edition is in the works, so you may want to wait for that one... or just get them both. Click here for more information.
Click here to visit an on-line archive of digital maps and related stories and articles by The New York Times. Even if you don't agree with the editorial stances taken by the newspaper, their graphics division creates interesting visualizations that combine graphic design, cartography, and multimedia.
Wildfire season is definitely here this summer, and California usually gets a few when the conditions are right. Generally warm temperatures, dry conditions, and wind patterns can fuel explosive fires that ravage the natural and built environment. This article from the Washington Post details the Carr fire. Click here to read and view the visualizations created for the story. A follow-up story on California wildfires can be found here.
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