United States - Vivid Maps

Highway networks are often compared to the human circulatory system, an analogy that works on many levels. The hierarchical structure

Cartograms Nature Size comparison maps Slider

September 26, 2016 Alex

How far could you theoretically see from the top of Mount Everest?

How far could you theoretically see from the top of Mount Everest in a perfectly clear weather, with perfect vision

Crime maps Mapping Health Mexico Subway Video Voronoi maps

September 25, 2016 Alex

Percentage of people 18-60 who have ever smoked pot by U.S. State

Interactive maps Real estate

September 25, 2016 Alex

The Displacement Alert Project Map of New York City

The Displacement Alert Project Map (Dap.Map) is a building-by-building, web-based interactive map for New York City designed to show where

Mapping Stereotypes Population Transport

September 23, 2016 Alex

How commuters get to Manhattan

Related posts: – New York’s Subway Deserts – New York City boroughs journey to work-driving ca alone vs. walk/public transportation

Old maps

September 23, 2016 Alex

NYC real property inventory report (1934)

“Graphic presentation of data” from the 1934 Real Property Inventory Report, published by LaGuardia’s Committee on City Planning, depicting the

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September 23, 2016 Alex

Uninsured rate by U.S. State (2008 – 2014)

Population without health insurance coverage. Via census.gov Related posts: – Percentage of Americans in 2015 who do not have health insurance

Economic maps

September 22, 2016 Alex

Share of foreign investment from the U.S. in different countries

During 2015, outward United States net foreign direct investment reached $345.1 billion, an amount that was not only 21.6 percent

Ethnic maps Historical Maps

September 22, 2016 Alex

Maps of Native American Tribes in the United States

Estimates of the number of American Indians have been made since the European discovery of the continent. Various authorities estimate that there were approximately 1,000,000 native inhabitants within the continental United States when Columbus reached the New World. They coexisted as some 500 tribes, varying in size from a few dozen to several thousand, speaking more than 300 languages.