Topic: Data
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Urban App of the Day: Compare Global Cities on the iPad
See how places compare based on population, household income, and GPD.
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Maps
Happy 200th Birthday to a Mapmaker Who Changed the World
John Snow mapped out cases of cholera during an infamous 1854 outbreak in London.
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Providence Wins Mayors Challenge Prize for Early Childhood Project
The $9 million Bloomberg Philanthropies contest also awards innovations from Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia and Santa Monica.
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Maps
Mapping Data-Dense Cities as if They Were Mountains
Contour lines borrowed from natural terrain can tell us much about life in the city.
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Wanted: An App That Calculates Wait Times Straight to Your Airport Gate
A group of entrepreneurs are working on technology that could vastly improve the universally terrible experience of airports.
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Videos
A Day in The Life of 3 Million London Commuters, in 1 Minute
Oyster-card data reveals both stark patterns in commuting behavior and land use.
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Wikipedia Nearby Is Basically a List of Interesting Things Near You
The fruits of Wikimedia's new GeoData extension.
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Charts
The Wildly Different Age Demographics of U.S. Cities
And other lessons learned from a vast new data tool from the Urban Institute.
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Charts
The Motley Roots of Data Visualization in 19th Century Census Charts
A Handsome Atlas celebrates Uncle Sam’s data chops by reproducing three Statistical Atlases from the late 1800s.
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Which Comes First, Contactless Transit Fares or Widespread Adoption of Contactless Credit Cards?
The London Tube is adding the technology, but U.S. rail systems see it as a long way off.
