HomeArea.com has created a series of interactive maps to explore the population of the United States and how that population has changed over time. These maps visualize the population density of the United States today and how the population center of the country has shifted during its short history.3D Population Density of the US is an interactive...
Wednesday, 8 August 2018
Tuesday, 7 August 2018
The Extreme Heat Forecast Map
About two hours after posting yesterday's Map Mania post on extreme heat maps I discovered that the National Weather Service actually has an interactive map which forecasts potential heat risks for the next seven days. This new weather forecast map provides a quick overview of the potential heat risk for the upcoming week.The NWS HeatRisk map...
How far can you travel on a Dublin bus?
Dublin is currently planning a major overhaul of its bus network. This will involve a more efficient network which connects more locations and which will carry more passengers. Of course the new network also carries the danger of upsetting existing customers, who are familiar with the current routes and services.What better way to show the benefits...
Monday, 6 August 2018
Extreme Heat Kills
Extreme heat is a killer and this summer has yet again been a season of extreme temperatures. From 1975 to 2004 an estimated extra 1,300 deaths occurred annually, on average, during periods of extreme summer heat. This is a figure that is likely to significantly rise as we experience more and more days of extreme heat.Last year the New York Times created...
How far can you get in 30 minutes?
Oalley is an interactive map that can tell you how far you can travel within a given time. For example it can visualize on a map everywhere that you can travel to in 30 minutes by car, train or bike (France only) from your current location.If you enter a location into Oalley, a method of transport and a period of time you can view an isochrone map...
The Street Names of Paris
Le Figaro has been researching the history of street names in Paris. In particular it has examined how many Parisian roads were named for people and which historical periods those people are from. It then colored those roads on a map of Paris to show which historical period is most commemorated in Paris' roads.In What Paris Street Names Reveal the...
Saturday, 4 August 2018
Korea is #4 country that imports EU beer the most
Article: There's a lot of European beer around... Turns out that Korea is the 4th country that imports EU beer the mostSource: Yeonhap via NaverRanking of countries that import EU beer the most1) USA2) China3) Canada4) Korea5) Russia6) Switzerland7) Australia8) Taiwan-1. [+1507,...
The Shark Tracking Map
You can now explore the movements of 45 sharks off the east coast of America on Oceana's interactive Global Fishing Watch map. Millions of sharks are caught and killed every year by fishing boats. By overlaying the shark tracks on top of the Global Fishing Watch map users can view where these sharks have intersected with nearby commercial fishing vessels.Global...
Friday, 3 August 2018
Staff at Wanna One's fansign criticized for her rude actions
She takes the fan's phone and looks through itShe takes the fan's gift out of Jihun's hands and gives it back to the fan-Pann: Going too far at Wanna One's Shinhan Bank fansign1. [+191, -2] I'm not a fan but I was so pissed off so I watched the whole video and she smiled at...
Mapping the Global Refugee Crisis
Refugee Flow uses an interactive 3d globe to visualize the current migration crisis across the world. The site uses a number of different datasets and interactive visualizations to explore different aspects of the crisis that force millions of people to flee from their homes.Refugee Crisis is divided into two main sections; Armed Conflicts and Migration...
