In the UK my latest map book is now for sale. All other markets will come soon. All maps were beautifully illustrated by
@MargaridaEstevs
. Grab a copy here (or better yet grab it from you local bookshop):
A female GPS-tracked falcon flew from South Africa to Finland. In 42 days she flew over 10,000 km. That's 230 km per day. What have you achieved in the last 42 days? Source:
I love Finland. I love their obsession with personal space too. Never have I seen such a hilarious visualisation of how much the Finns love their personal space! It's a real life data visualisation! Source:
Outstanding animated globe shows a year worth of earthquakes by depth (July 2017 to July 2018). In the interactive online version you can click on each individual
#earthquake
to learn more. Epic
#dataviz
! Source:
A female GPS-tracked falcon flew from South Africa to Finland. In 42 days she flew over 10,000 km. That's 230 km per day. What have you achieved in the last 42 days? Source:
I’m writing and speaking on
#gentrification
a lot these days. This sign in a pub cracked me up. It’s a great reminder that when you buy a house you become part of an existing local urban ecosystem - not the almighty ruler over that ecosystem.
This amazing little tool simply draws all streets in any city you want. As examples here are the town I grew up in (20k residents) and the city I live in (5M residents). Have a play with it. The exported screenshots make great desktop backgrounds. Source:
Alcohol death rates in Europe. Apparently very low in cultures where drunkenness is frowned upon and where alcohol is only consumed in company of others and served alongside meals. Spain and Italy for example. Source:
One of the big demographic stories this year was the world’s population reaching the 8 billion milestone. Here is where the 8 billion of us live. Source:
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Animated map shows human migration throughout history. Nice touch to have the map display relief data. I like how at 9 seconds humans hit the Himalayas and wisely decided to head eastwards. Source:
Hours of daylight as a function of day of the year and latitude. Took me a second to read this chart. Totally worth the second of effort. A marvellous animation. Source:
Sure, GoogleMaps is cool but not half as cool as ORBIS. The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World allows you to check travel times during Roman times. You can choose your mode of travel too! Source:
Average number of usual weekly hours of work in main job according to
@EU_Eurostat
. The Germans work among the shortest hours but are secretly convinced they work the most 😉
Alcohol death rates in Europe. Apparently very low in cultures where drunkenness is frowned upon and where alcohol is only consumed in company of others and served alongside meals. Spain and Italy for example. Source:
"Geological Time". This educational illustration shows the periods of geological time. Complete with dinosaur fossils and a toilet seat, topped off with a modern day settling with a petrol station. Line artwork drawn in pencil. Source: …
I was sent this map without a source but I thought it was impressive nonetheless. It shows the SeaWorld parking lot in yellow. The green dot is where Orcas spend their lives.
How much do US Republican and US Democratic voters trust various media organizations? The Republican skepticism regarding the Weather Channel is hard to stomach for a data guy like me…
Today I learned from
@guyverhofstadt
that the original euro bank notes from 2002 featured fictional (!) bridges to avoid conflict between EU members. In 2012 the Dutch town of Spijkenisse claimed all bridges for the Netherlands by building replicas of ALL on a single waterway.
German cave diver Nick Vollmar who joined the Thailand cave rescue mission: “If we could cooperate globally in every aspect like we did here, almost all of our problems could be solved.” Over the last few weeks we saw globalism at its very best.
Argentina's official map is a great example of how nations use maps to remind their citizens and the rest of the world about their territorial claims. Source:
A young female Arctic Fox walked (!) from Norway to Canada in 2018. That's a marathon every day for 76 days. The journey was over 3500 kilometers. Source:
Since we live on a planet of oceans it makes sense to create a projection centered around Antarctica to emphasize the role of the oceans. Of all map projections this one probably hurts my brain the most...
This one is for all the linguists and language nerds out there! Evolution of the word “hundred” in Indo-European languages. How cool is this!? Source: …
I love this picture! The contents of a single firetruck spread out. Including six fire fighters. I consider this a map of the contents of the firetruck. Source:
Animation shows the distribution of annual average temperature anomalies due to global warming from 1850 until today. Well animated climate data. Source:
I love this exaggerated relief map of Italy because it emphasizes the role of the Po Valley so beautifully. It's Italy's most important industrial and agricultural area and an important reason Northern Italy is much richer than Southern Italy. Source:
Share of the population in select countries who think their empire made their colonies better off. Germans view their own (relatively small) colonial past waaaaay more critically than the British. Source:
This World
#History
Timeline shows the main superpowers and dynasties over the last 5000 years. Gorgeous piece of work. These type of charts really help to understand who ruled at the same time on the other side of the globe. Love it! Source:
The usual time of eating dinner in Europe. I remember traveling to Spain as a young kid and my German 6pm meal had to wait until 10pm. It was weird. Source:
Bicycle parking at, of all places, the Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix. Urban planning that preferences cycling even works for the most hardened petrol heads.
This poster shows 220 minimalist maps of metro systems around the globe (sorted alphabetically by country and city). The Asian mega cities jump out at you! Source:
I am not getting sick of sharing this data. Growing up in Germany I fell for the myth that Germans are hard workers. Nobody in fact works as much and as hard as Germans. I have failed to find any data that backs that up. Just a national myth at this stage. HT
@landgeist
#Map
divides
#Europe
into 28 equally populated areas. Some argue this would fix power imbalances. I argue Bavaria feels like it’s own state already 🤣 Source:
Animated map shows 87 days of combat in Normandy. British units marked in orange, Canadian in red, US in units and Axis in black. Source:
#WWII
#military
#history