Maps
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Maps
A Terrifying, Fascinating Timelapse of 30 Years of Human Impact on Earth
A new interactive project from Google, NASA and the US Geological Survey.
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Why Historical Maps Still Matter So Much, Even Today
Mega-collector David Rumsey explains how maps are an "archive of information."
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Everybody Already Hates the Google Maps Redesign
And they aren't even coming out until next week.
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This Cutting-Edge Map Tool Turns Anyone Into a Cartographer
OpenStreetMap debuts a new map editor that will close the gap between grassroots mapping and its giant industry rivals.
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Your Rush-Hour Commute as an Animated Cartoon
A playful take on serious transit data.
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Delicious Map of the Day: A Pizza Map of All the Pizza Places in Atlanta
Sarah Lawrence, a design student, also created a cake map of the city's bakeries.
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Where Working Households Are Struggling the Most to Pay Their Rent
More than a quarter of America's working renter households now spend a majority of their income on rent.
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Telling the Story of Inequality on Public Transit, With Maps
A mash-up of poverty rates and transit quality from San Francisco.
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Does Having Lots of Local Governments Help or Hurt Economic Development?
The number of local governments per capita is negatively correlated with key measures of state economic performance.
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Map of the Day: The Geography of Unmarried Mothers
Flagstaff, Arizona, had the highest share of new mothers that were unmarried and Cheyenne, Wyoming, had the lowest.
