Cartography
| November 21, 2011 Thanksgiving Maps and GeographyCartographyWant to know where your Thanksgiving food comes from? Linda Zellmer, Government Information & Data Services Librarian at Western Illinois University, has created a series of choropleth maps showing production by state of common food items found on the table at Thanksgiving for the years 1997, 2002, and 2007. Produce (such a sweet potato, green ... read more November 18, 2011 City Centers, Google Maps StyleMapsWhere is the center of a city? One might say, “where Google Maps” says it is. German artist Aram Bartholl has been temporarily placing six meter tall wooden sculptures around cities marking the location Google Maps declares is that city’s center. The intent? Bartholl explains, “Transferred to physical space the map marker questions the relation of the ... read more November 8, 2011 Visualizing Data: World Obesity Rates, NY Marathon Route Census AnalysisMapsThe World Health Organization (WHO) has put out a mapping application showing the global prevalence of obesity for males and females over twenty years of age. WHO defines obesity as those individuals with a Body Mass Index (BMI) that is 30 or higher. According to WHO’s factsheet on obesity, in 2008 it was estimated: 1.5 billion ... read more October 29, 2011 7 Billion: Statistics and Map of the World’s PopulationMapsDepending on which source you reference, the world has either just passed or will shortly pass the 7 billion mark in terms of the total global human population. The Population Reference Bureau has already proclaimed that the world contains 7 billion people and provides a World Population Data sheet supporting the numbers. While the overall ... read more October 28, 2011Maps of Thailand FloodingMapsEsri has released another map showing social media content from Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and Ushaidi relating to the Thailand floods. The recent flooding in Thailand has affected more than a third of the country and displaced more than 100,000 people. The flooding is the result of three months of monsoon rains that have created the ... read more October 10, 2011 American MapmakingMapsAmericanMapmaking.com is a virtual exhibit of American maps from the late 18th century. Created by antique map dealer, Boston Rare Maps, the virtual tour is styled after the Harvard Maps Collection exhibit is entitled “Toward a National Cartography: American Mapmaking, 1782-1800″ and seeks to explore the evolution of cartography after the American Revolution. The virtual ... read more October 4, 2011 Create a Local State of ChaosMapsCreated by insurance company, State Farm, this fun application mixes Google’s aerial and Street View imagery with the unfortunate and destructive visit by a menacing robot. Type in a name (optional) and the address you want “destroyed” and after about a minute of processing time, the short movie starts. The blockbuster style movie starts with an ... read more October 1, 2011 White House’s Cartographic BlunderMapsPress credentials for President Obama’s trip to Seattle, San Jose, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Denver contain an embarrassing geography error on them as highlighted in this post from CNN. The map on the press credentials highlighting the states on the tour has Wyoming highlighted along with California and Washington. The problem? President’s Obama’s tour ... read more  Times Atlas Greenland Map ErrorAtlasesWhen the thirteenth edition of the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World was recently released including changes to the depiction of ice cover in Greenland based on its interpretation of data from US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). A brouhaha ensued over those changes to the map of Greenland, which HarperCollins, the publisher of the ... read more September 22, 2011 Census Map ToolData, MapsThe Wall Street Journal has made a free online census mapping application available to the public. To use the tool you have to sign in with either an existing Twitter or Facebook account. That takes you to an additional sign up page (according to the site the initial login via Twitter or Facebook is to reduce strain ... read more |
