Shaded Relief – A Great Mapping Resource

I love maps. As the old joke goes: "geology rocks, but geographers know where it's at!" While researching mapping sites, tips, and resources, I found this great mapping resource site by cartographer Tom Patterson. If you make maps, if you...

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Impressive visualization of US & UK bombing raids during WW2

A friend of mine showed me this amazing animated visualization and I had to pass it along. It points out the location of every bombing raid by the RAF or the US Army Air Forces during the second world...

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Amazing Data/Map Mashup – Old NYC

Old NYC: Mapping images from the NY Public Library is an amazing site. Historical photos from the New York Public Library are geolocated to a map of NYC. Interested to see Times Square throughout time? Times Square! For someone who...

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Digital Ephemera for Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Another Wednes­day has rolled around, so here’s my weekly col­lec­tion of inter­est­ing dig­i­tal ephemera I’ve found pok­ing around the vast Inter­net waste­land. Think of me as your guide through the eclec­tic dig­i­tal desert… Today's Menu Art & Design Motion Graphics & Video Marketing Social Media Something Cool Something...

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A Map of the Underworld according Virgil’s Aeneid Rendered as a Subway Map

Design Something Everyday 11/365: In honor of my love of maps, information graphics and Virgil, I decided to imagine Aeneas journey as if it were a subway map. So enjoy. Don't forget your subway token's for Charon! I have always...

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