E316 - Maps Detailing the Contemporary Divisions between the Eastern and Western parts of Germany - Rick Noack - 2014, data gathered between 2009 and 2013. (Bradley St. Laurent)
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E316 - The West-George RR Martin-2012 (Tommy Goodwin)
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E316 - Endangered Languages Project Map, Screenshot from 1/25/23 (Leo Marburg)
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E316 - Media Markets and Voting - Wikipedia, The New York Times, EchoStar Knowledge Base - Data from between 2006 and 2022 (Aidan O'Brien-Olwell)
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E316 Scott Teal – Fifa World Cup Rankings – 2018 (Toby Foehl)
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E316 - Raid Map Layout - 2012 (John Skavlem)
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E316 - Map of the Universe - (Cam Maguire)
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E316 Atomic Attack: How Russia Might Cripple the U.S. (David Cooper-Boyce)
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E316 - Google MyMaps - Key Locations in Sunny San Diego (Joseph Grillo)
E316 - “On the Mode of Communication of Cholera” - John Snow - 1854 (Annie Gustafson)
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E316 - “On the Mode of Communication of Cholera” - John Snow - 1854 (Annie Gustafson)
Q - Can mapping deaths and water pumps provide evidence to support the miasma or germ theory of cholera spread?
L - Plot residences of the recently deceased on the same map as the locations of water pumps.
S - Snow tracked information from hospitals and public records to plot deaths and residences.
E - Inevitable estimation in any hand-drawn map, trust that data is accurate.
D - Hand-drawn–labels roads, water pumps, and deaths (via hash marks) because locations, water sources, and deaths are relevant to answering the question.
I - One and done.
Voronoi diagram of the map, courtesy of John Jungck:
E316 - Composite Map: Henze's Erd-Globus - Adolf Henze - 1891 (Bradley St. Laurent)
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E316 - Composite Map: Henze's Erd-Globus - Adolf Henze - 1891 (Bradley St. Laurent)
Title / Cartographer / Year / Source: Hense's Erd-Globus (Earth Globe), Adolf Henze, 1891, David Rumsey Map Collection
Question: Gather Germany's current knowledge of the World---especially in regard to geopolitical and economic aspects---and present it in globe form.
Logic: to avoid the hassle of projecting a sphere onto a two-dimensional plane, Henze instead chooses to produce a map in globe form. The photo shown here is the globe prior to being glued onto the actual globe. Each strip is called a gore, and the 12 gores connect to create the sphere of the Earth when put together.
System: The data for the map was likely built upon knowledge gathered by German explorers and cartographers over time, and intelligence gathered through working with other nations, as well as information gathered during wars or military expeditions. By this time in history, knowledge of global geography and the like would have been fairly well-known and agreed upon among countries, especially one as influential as Germany.
Estimation: A very interesting thing about this map is in the legend, where Henze denotes “die Zahlen an den Seewegen bezeichnen die Fahrzeit in tagen un stuten,” or "the numbers on the sea routes indicate the journey time in days and hours"." These travel times are surely estimations, for there are hundreds of routes of various distances marked on the map. United States is also longer and shorter than we tend to think of it.
Design: The map is designed with economic and political details in mind. Trade routes are present throughout, as well as “iron railroads" and telegraph lines sprawling across land and seas, respectively. The map was clearly manufactured for Germans involved in trade and politics, as Germany is centered on one gore, while Britain, which we might normally think of as centered due to the Prime Meridian, is split across multiple gores.
Iteration: Surely one of numerous maps produced for the German Empire, especially during this time of expansion.
This map acts as an playful, cartoonish pictorial of 110th to 142nd Street, possibly directed towards tourists. And so, cartoonist E. Simms Campbell draws an illumination to the bustling and mysterious ecosystem of Black Harlem night life. There was most definitely much to be heard of the attractions and vices of Harlem in the 1930s, so this small-scale map dispels some curiosities through explanation.
Could be 1932, or 1933.
Interestingly, I find that the map operates on a sort of insider knowledge (Caribbean accents, the eternal Harlem question, buying reefer, Crab Man, the Harlem Moon, "ask for Clarence") which only urbanites could truly understand. Starred locations are open 24hrs, and some locations are paired with the names of club/restaurant proprietors. Something that attracts me to this map, other than the whimsical illustrations and focus on Black New Yorkers, is the imposed character of the map. Many maps feel like they carry personality, and the inclusivity of this map makes it feel friendly. As this map was published in a periodical on 1/18/1933, I wonder what many Harlem New Yorkers thought of the night club exposure/characterization.
As this map focuses on painting several scenes more than displaying distance, so Campbell likely conducted data collection via field studies/other people's characterizations. Campbell was bon in M.O. but lived in White Plains, NY for many years.
I don't believe the estimations are accurate in connection to distance.
Character and movement is paired with map practical use. Streets are labeled and drawn with people and cars. Locations are accompanied by warnings or welcomes. A compass is added, with synchronized men on it. There are scores of people drawn, each dressed in coats and playfully in action with possible stories implied.
Through this, Elmer Simms Campbell somewhat romanticizes the section of Harlem from 110th Street (Central Park) to 142nd Street and welcomes newcomers in. Anyone confused or lost will not only know where to go, but how to operate in order to assimilate and thrive. To me, this addition makes this far more than a map.
Q. This is a political persuasion map from the PJ Mode collection that shows the United States in 1919. Alaska and Hawaii are not included because they were not states. This map answers a few questions about how enfranchised women would impact the next presidential election.
What is the total number of disenfranchised, but eligible female voters compared to the total number of enfranchised female voters? (popular vote metric)
In which states are women enfranchised? (electoral college metric)
What level of suffrage has been achieved per state? (seven categories)
L. This is a standard political map of the United States. It is based off the way the United States appears in the mercator global map projection but appears a bit more cartoonishly designed. The orientation is due north and there are is no emphasis on particular geographic features (ports, topography, landmarks).
S. The system is where this map gets interesting. In order to answer the questions, the map has the following features:
For each state; the number of voters, year of ratification (if possible), and a category classification of suffrage.
States in white have full suffrage, while states in black have presidential suffrage. Some states allow the right to vote in some elections, but not others (see pin 3).
A total count on the right side of the map places the number of disenfranchised women at 14.5 mil. The number of enfranchised women is listed on the left at 12.5 mil.
A total count of states experiencing suffrage at each category.
E. This map is an estimation of what is at stake for women in the fight to secure voting rights. It also informs the pro-suffrage readers of The Woman Citizen about the status of suffrage in each of the 48 states. Further research could benefit from knowing where this map takes its data from (ie. the US census bureau).
D. It is printed out over two pages of newspaper publication. It is in black and white. There is a cartoonish element to this map's design. Certain features suggests a pro-suffrage tone, such as the phrase ‘count em'!' after listing the number of enfranchised women.
I. This is the third iteration of this map. The publication printed the first one when it began in 1917 and continued to update the map in one issue each year.
E316 - A map of the town of Lexington Middlesex County, Mass : surveyed by order of the town - Henry Francis Walling - 1853 (Cam Maguire)
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E316 - A map of the town of Lexington Middlesex County, Mass : surveyed by order of the town - Henry Francis Walling - 1853 (Cam Maguire)
Question - Where do people live in the town?
Logic - A survey of the town with every resident who owns land listed and where they live within the town.
System - No compass, there is a scale in the bottom right. Primary use was not for exploration/travel but rather government use so a compass was unnecessary.
Estimation - Land is very detailed, (supposedly) every land owner within the town is listed,
Design - Unused area covered by scale, title, and blown up view of the center of town. Lots of attention to detail as many hills and woodland area are listed on the map, layout is very similar to modern Lexington.
Iteration - One and done, some copies could be made. Main purpose was for the town so they wouldn't have needed too many copies produced.
E316 - Great Northern Recreational Map - Joe Scheuerle - 1925 (John Skavlem)
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E316 - Great Northern Recreational Map - Joe Scheuerle - 1925 (John Skavlem)
Why you chose the map- Family trip to glacier national park, I saw many similar historical maps displayed that went into the planning of the park. Still, I thought it was really cool to see how this one showed the finished product and everything it has to offer.
Q- What recreational possibilities does our nation afford in its expanding national park system?
Map created shortly after Woodrow Wilson founded the National Park Service in 1916, which first attractions were taken from federally owned land in the western United States
The government/parks wanted to showcase newly acquired and repurposed land, and these sorts of promotional works did so, aiding in the early growth of the National Park Service.
L- Aligned like a cartoon version of a pictorial map to capture the artistry rather than the technicalities. Many people and animals showed using the park to its fullest extent to drive home the fact that it is a recreational map.
S- Likely repeated observation of the area allowed the artist to ensure the map is at least somewhat accurate. Still, any sort of system used was likely pushed to the wayside to allow for the artistry to shine through because we do not see any evidence of scale.
E- Large amounts of estimation are surely employed. All notable landmarks on the map look similar to their physical counterparts, but estimations are displayed in a more exaggerated manner. Glaciers are pictured very large and labeled to ensure the park lives up to its name. The glaciers pictured on the map are massive compared to their current size; when I went to the park, most glaciers were almost gone due to climate change.
D- Hand-drawn-vibrant colors and cartoons with non-uniform pictorial layout and scale to point out attractions and accessibility before the American consumer. Attractions like golf links and the Many Glacier Hotel are clearly labeled in bold. Both the legend and the train station are used to fill in areas outside the park borders.
I- Certainly many similar copies, but likely one and done.
E316 - Long Island Railroad Real Estate Map of Long Island - LIRR - 1891 (David Cooper-Boyce)
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E316 - Long Island Railroad Real Estate Map of Long Island - LIRR - 1891 (David Cooper-Boyce)
Where are the major transport routes of Long Island? For whom and why was this map made? The map is angled in order to show the island as more horizontal, and this was like done in order to further highlight the island's significance. The map was based on an older map of the island made by J.H. Colton and fitted with the LIRR lines, not unlike other maps previously discussed. While copied en masse for its purpose as essentially advertisement for the railway, the original copy is clearly very highly detailed, with more artwork on the borders of the map to further entice viewers.
E316 - “Whimsical map of Hollywood showing Studios, Homes of the Stars and Points of Interest” - Allied Artists - 1937 (Luke Zanuck)
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E316 - “Whimsical map of Hollywood showing Studios, Homes of the Stars and Points of Interest” - Allied Artists - 1937 (Luke Zanuck)
The question that the map is answering - What are the logistics of Hollywood? Where are the studios, actors, etc?
The logic employed in making the map - Pictorial birds eye view of Hollywood in 1937
The system of collecting the data for the map - Most likely field investigation.
The way that estimation was used - Heavy liberty was taken for the distances between POI’s. I’m also going to assume that every building did not have the same color scheme.
The design - Orange and black ink was used. Little blank space. Functions as a guide to generally point you in the right direction if you wanted to visit an actor’s house. Does well to segregate the living area of Hollywood (Beverly Hills) from the business part.
The iteration - First edition; was published in a magazine.
Question: What is the geology of the globe? Focuses on strata (layers of rock), volcanic activity, predominant mountain ranges, lakes, drainage and deserts.
Logic: Depicts the Earth’s geology pictorially. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as a legend.
System: Exploration (collection of soil samples and observation) and conjecture (Supposed Antarctic Continent)
Estimation: Regions are general, Supposed Antarctic Continent
Design: Pictorial, hand-colored, lithographed.
Iteration: Published as a part of a series, so most likely the only one produced at this time.
E316 - Map of the “Great Republican Valley” - Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad - 1879 (Ella Marx)
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E316 - Map of the “Great Republican Valley” - Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad - 1879 (Ella Marx)
Q - This map answers individuals’ questions: What is out there for me in the North American West?
L - Overview of available land with lots of sign-posting (recognizable names, railroad stops, “this used to be a Kearney reservation, but it's been settled by homesteaders…” etc).
S - Obviously, checkerboarded. Alt. federal/priv.-held lands for 10mi on either side of the railroad; each box represents 1sqmi.
E - Likely lots of estimation used to create this map — it's probably difficult to impose tight, rigid, geometric borders all over a large section of land instead of following the natural contours of the land (like hills, rivers, etc)
D - Map is in black-and-white, w/ printed letters; possbily cheap, printed and reprinted, used as an advertisement
I - Perhaps many of these were made, by different firms
E316 - The Whole Story in a Nutshell! - Yale Publishing Co. - 1888 (Aidan O'Brien-Olwell)
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E316 - The Whole Story in a Nutshell! - Yale Publishing Co. - 1888 (Aidan O'Brien-Olwell)
Q: What are the core political differences between Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland? L: Two contrasting maps of the United States with various regions labeled according to candidate's perceived thoughts about them. S: Ideas taken from party platforms, speeches, legislative records, purportedly associated groups. E: The map itself isn't drawn with full accuracy, candidate positions are inferred from mostly indirect evidence. D: "Broadside" or temporary poster designed for public display, colorful maps with blank space filled by text, portraits in the middle. I: Produced en masse
Q: What information do the Portuguese know about the world
L: Mapped using lines of latitude and longitude, meridians using rhumb lines (line that crosses meridians of longitude at the same angle)
S: sightings, compasses, information from previous exploration missions such as Colombus, Cabral, and de Gama
E: Europe and known world more accurate than newly mapped areas such as Far East Asia, Caribbean, and Brazil,
D: Hand drawn using ink, pigments on vellum (animal skin) Beautifully drawn images of trade centers like Venice and important religious cities like Jerusalem. Areas that are more detailed elsewhere represent where Portugal has explored
I: one and done. Original copy housed at Biblioteca Estense in Modena, Italy.
Q - where are subway stations located in relation to the streets of New York and the subway lines themselves?
L - Bird’s eye view from straight above the city, oriented so NY is perfectly North-South
S - “Based on the Official Map of the City of New York by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment” - all I found were official style guidelines that matched this map, so may be based off a pre-existing map. Otherwise, presumably sighting and compass.
E - Likely estimated distances and specifics of subway lines.
D - overall minimalist feel (few buildings or decoration, mainly streets/labels and ports) with the subway lines in accented, bright colors and circles for each subway stop. Positioned as a subway/elevated lines map that also contains street indices.
Q: Where the “correct” borders of each of the 13 colonies are according to the British.
L: The map very clearly extends the borders of southern states westward in order for the British to appear as if they control more territory than the French.
S. Created by John Mitchell using information from British governors of the colonies.
E. Estimation was very blatantly used in the extension of states like South Carolina past the Mississippi river.
D. This map is not overly decorative and feels pragmatic, so it would seem that this map could be used for anything business or government related.
E316 - Strava Heatmap of Philadelphia Suburbs - Strava - 2023 (Elias Lindgren)
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E316 - Strava Heatmap of Philadelphia Suburbs - Strava - 2023 (Elias Lindgren)
Question - Where have people been running (where might you want to run?)
Logic - Overlays aggregated GPS data from user activities onto a basemap
System - Big Data. .gpx files (w/ timestamps and gps locations) from users all baked together into one object
Estimation - Only has data from Strava users of course, so not a complete map of where people are running, might be subject to some biases on that account.
Design - Heatmap: darker, thicker blue = more running there
Iteration - Continually updated as more user data comes in
Q - What do new NY Congressional, State Senate, and State Assembly districts look like? How do they compare to previous ones? How do different drafts of the same map compare?
L - On top, the user selects whether they're looking for Congressional, State Senate, or Assembly district maps. To the right (not pictured), a dropdown box allows the user to select the specific map proposal (examples include the version passed by the assembly, later declared unconstitutional, and the version supplied by the opposition). The slider on top allows the user to overlay that draft with the current district lines as they stand.
S - The map uses several sources, including: map data from Open Street Maps, current district lines from the census bureau, and proposed district lines from the NYS Redistricting Commission.
E - Very little is estimated. While the line thickness prevents pinpoint accuracy, the user can zoom in to the see the exact city blocks the line divides.
D - The data is overlaid onto Mapbox.
I - The slider function along the top and the dropdown menu to the side allow the user to view several iterations. The website is periodically updated as new proposed maps are released.
NYS Redistricting & You is a project of the CUNY Mapping Service at the CUNY Graduate Center.
E316 - Linguistic Map of Montreal - censusmapper.ca/Patrick Murphy - 2016 (Ella Marx)
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E316 - Linguistic Map of Montreal - censusmapper.ca/Patrick Murphy - 2016 (Ella Marx)
This map represents the proportions of citizens with French — as opposed to English — as their first language throughout different areas of Montreal. However, this map doesn't consider other languages (Spanish, Arabic, etc) that may constitute some Montrealers' first languages.
Question - Who in Montreal speaks French as their primary language?
Logic - Gradient color scale representing different densities of those with French as their first language (not necessarily native French speakers); shows historical remnants of English/Protestant and French/Catholic power in the city
System - Organized into small tracts, each composed of several city blocks in area
Estimation - Probably as accurate as possible, since it's based on census data from 2016
Design - Computer-generated
Iteration - Several cool Canadian maps on this site generated by recent census data
E316 - Guadalajara air quality map: Live air pollution map of Guadalajara (Nicolas Figueroa)
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E316 - Guadalajara air quality map: Live air pollution map of Guadalajara (Nicolas Figueroa)
Q - What is the air quality in various suburbs of Guadalajara, Jalisco?
L - No extra elements exist on the map except for roads, which are not named. If you zoom in further, you can see some smaller roads. Clutter is avoided.
S - There are multiple stations that are collecting air quality reports through Guadalajara.
E - There are few stations, so there are no accurate reports for every city section.
D - Digital; mostly blank map except for outlines of roads; colored dots signify air quality stations and severity of air quality.
I - Multiple iterations; the map is updated every few hours.
Q - Is a schematic diagram a sufficient guide when navigating a ski resort? (Define sufficient: what are a map user’s goals when reading a ski map? To get from place to place, or to properly anticipate the terrain/journey ahead?)
L - Schematic diagram that shows not the geographic locations but the relative positions, difficulty ratings, and connection points of different trails and lifts.
S - Organized under a schematic framework.
E - This map forces linearity onto the map, taking a radical leap away from precision.
D - Design–an attempt to solve a problem–is where this map falls short. Schematic maps strive to omit all details that are not relevant to the key information. Kenneth Field assumed that the key information on a ski map is similar to the key information on London’s tube map – to find the most efficient route from one place to another. This is rarely a ski map user’s goal. A skier values the quality of their journey–length, terrain, orientation to the sun or wind, aesthetic surroundings, etc. Field’s map diverges from a traditional, panoramic ski map by omitting steepness, the orientation of slopes, and visual reference of trees, rocks, and undulation of the slope along the run. Relevant information regarding the journey itself is important for the ski map user experience, and it’s sorely missing from this schematic map.
I - One and done. This map never really caught on in a ski resort context.
Q: “What are the types of trees in NYC, and where are they dispersed?”
The logic: New York City's urban forest provides numerous environmental and social benefits, and street trees compose roughly 25% of that canopy. However, it also reveals many invasive types of trees.
The system of collecting the data: Jill Hubley writes, “The map represents trees surveyed during the last tree census, in 2005. The next tree census is happening this year. I'll update the map when the new data is released. Additionally, in January 2015, I filed a FOIL request for the 1995-1996 tree census data, though have yet to receive it. ”
The way that estimation was used: As Hubley writes, “The data for the map comes from NYC's open data portal, where it can be downloaded by borough. I opened the CSV files in QGIS, reprojected them to web mercator, added geometry columns to the attribute tables, then exported each table to CSV. I built the map using cartodb.js and leaflet.js. Part of the reason for the split was that no one table could exceed 500,000 rows (there are roughly 600,000 trees on the map.) There is also a separate table with the common name of each tree and its corresponding tree code.”
The design: A classic road map, where interstate highways are shown connecting land masses. The backdrop is navy with gray outlines. Boroughs are labeled. The outside NYC and just inside the tristate area. Someone can view the map by using the tooltips and zoom function to identify particular trees, or by using the filter option to see distribution.
The iteration: A necessary map, but I haven't seen it anywhere.
Why I like this map: It fulfills these criteria- “A map is an abstraction that helps us understand (and navigate) physical reality. A piece of art is an abstraction that helps us understand and experience the artist’s point of view. A work of history is an abstraction that helps us understand the reality of what has happened.” It's also cool to see which trees live where I am living.
E316 - Which Countries Are Most Polarized? - Edelman & Visual Capitalist - 2023 (Tom Paper)
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E316 - Which Countries Are Most Polarized? - Edelman & Visual Capitalist - 2023 (Tom Paper)
Q: which countries are politically polarized?
L: surveying about 1,000 people / country in 28 countries…I wonder how they objectively found 1,000 people in each country…I wonder why they only did 28 countries and how they picked those countries.
S: i'm guessing they had some way to survey respondents, by phone or email…curious how they did that…
E: estimation is inherent their choice of about 1,000 people / country…32,000 total
D: i think the design was made by Visual Capitalist, but the survey was completed by Edelman Trust, which is an offshoot of the Edelman public relations company…Design uses circles with flag colors…reddish more to upper right…but not perfectly red to upper right…
I: the survey has been done for at least three years…don't know about the map…
Question: What percentage of adults are worried about the chosen issue ( for example “global warming”)
Logic: The US can be broken down into different size partitions, f.e.x counties, states, and national percentages. Each partition is color coded based on a scale of 0-100% of people who believe in a specific issue.
System: Consensus data and surveying by the Yale Climate Group inform the percentages per each partition.
Estimation: Presumably these percentages are not entirely precise, though they are the best estimates we can make about the overall feelings of people in each partition.
Design: Computer generated
Iteration: One, but widely available on the internet.
Note: Screenshot only shows map of the U.S, but a global map is available on the website.
Question: How has the climate in the U.S. (and the world) changed over time?
Logic: U.S. and global maps divided into regions with similar climate patterns and practices. A gradient scale is used to show the differences between these regions, states, and countries.
System: Climate projections based on historical socioeconomic and climate data. Study known as the World Climate Research Programme’s Sixth Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6).
Estimation: Based on a 2016 study, so relatively recent data. The predictions for the mid century and end of century periods could change.
Design: Digitally generated
Iteration: Most likely updated as frequently as possible with new data.
E316 - Kenya 1980 Shaded Relief Map - Sean Conway - 2021 (Luke Zanuck)
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E316 - Kenya 1980 Shaded Relief Map - Sean Conway - 2021 (Luke Zanuck)
This map is a part of a series of enhanced vintage maps by Sean Conway, an expert in GIS. The point of his project is to enhance old maps to accurately portray elevation data. However, they come off more as pieces of art with their stunning colors and ostensible 3D-ness.
Conway makes the maps by marrying a publicly available vintage map with current-day elevation data. First, he georeferences the vintage maps so the data lines up properly. Then, he uses ArcGIS Pro to impose the elevation data on the map. Finally, he uses Blender to make the map look 3D, and the geographic features of the world hyperrealistic.
Q - How can I navigate and interact with natural terrain, primarily mountains?
L - A digital, 3 dimensional map of the Earth that captures the topography as closely as possible.
S - Uses open source mapping data from a variety of sources and satellite imagery. Also receives qualitative data from users on trail difficulty, characteristics, etc.
E - Trail-specific data is likely estimated using data from the map. Other estimations possibly include the general shape of the mountains and land.
D - The base map corresponds as closely as possible to how the terrain actually looks and displays the trail name in difficulty-accurate color. Essential roads and interest points are included on the map. Different map overlays use colors to visually represent the corresponding theme.
I - The map does not change from what I understand, so it is made/stored once and loaded whenever a user accesses the site. However, every time a user-created Route is added, the map must be modified and in a sense “re-made”.
Q. This map aims to answer the question of how rising sea levels will impact coastal communities in the coming years. This is a question that more broadly addresses climate change.
L. This map uses data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make projections that overlay a common land map. These projections allow users to easily visualize the impacts of climate change.
S. This map serves six different purposes. The main feature is an estimation of land lost as the sea rises in increments of one foot. The second feature allows the user to click on certain coastal cities and provides a unique estimation of how much the sea will rise on a sliding scale ranging from the ‘intermediate low’ worst-case scenario to the ‘high’ worst-case scenario. The third feature is similar to the first, but highlights areas of lower mapping confidence in orange. My main takeaway from this feature is that some areas may not be flooded thanks to human intervention at first, but past a certain number of feet flooding will ensue regardless. Sea walls will only withstand the pressure of so much water. Some areas will not be flooded, but will still be impacted by marsh migration. Marsh migration will make some areas infertile for farming as well as unsafe for development. The fourth feature allows users to view the development of marshlands in accordance with rising seas in increments of half a foot. The fifth feature is a vulnerability projection. It uses a heat map to indicate regions that are most to least vulnerable. The final feature is not a projection, but a graphic of areas impacted by high-tide flooding. A bar graph can be viewed for certain cities that have reliable data on days of high-tide flooding each year dating back to 1920.
E. This map estimates changes in sea levels and the land that will be flooded, the severity of different case-scenarios, and the encroachment of marshlands. The estimations are highly speculative, as indicated by the mapping confidence feature.
D. This is a satellite map of the United States, similar to Google Earth (possibly even powered by Google Earth). Some features offer a change in design. The rising sea level feature has a blue overlay on land that is projected to be flooded. The marshlands feature highlights marshlands in blue. As sea levels rise, current marshlands often disappear in some places and emerge in new, more inland ones.
I. This is the third iteration of this map. Since it is a live service provided by the US government, updates are made to each individual iteration of this map, similar to IOS updates. (i.e. version 1.2.0, 2.1.1, 3.0.0)
E316 - Map of U.S Ancestry - U.S Census Bureau - 2000 (Vaughn Sanders)
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E316 - Map of U.S Ancestry - U.S Census Bureau - 2000 (Vaughn Sanders)
Q: What ancestry of people has the largest population in each county of the U.S
L: Uses county data and a range of colors with a key to define which ancestry is the most popular in each county.
S. Using data procured from the 2000 Census of the U.S
E. Although the vast majority of people respond to the census, there's not really a way to ensure people respond truthfully. As a result, the data in this map suffers from response bias and might not be entirely accurate.
D. The design is practical, logical and pragmatic. It is colorful only out of necessity (to describe the different ancestries most clearly) and no other artful design elements
E316 - Maps Detailing the Contemporary Divisions between the Eastern and Western parts of Germany - Rick Noack - 2014, data gathered between 2009 and 2013. (Bradley St. Laurent)
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E316 - Maps Detailing the Contemporary Divisions between the Eastern and Western parts of Germany - Rick Noack - 2014, data gathered between 2009 and 2013. (Bradley St. Laurent)
Question: Decades after reunification, in what ways are the Eastern and Western regions of Germany still divided?
Logic: Each map portrays Germany and its districts, with the red line marking the place of the old border between East and West Germany. The data for each district is represented by its color.
System: For each map, data for each district is collected from surveys/interviews/censuses, and then presented as percentages/ratios/per-capita-statistics, depending on what details the map focuses on
Estimation: Because one cannot just interview every single resident of each district, the data is sourced from sample surveys, and is then extrapolated using statistical tools to represent the district population as a whole.
Design: The colors of each district indicate the intensity or presence of the map’s focus in that specific district, with dark blue being higher/bigger/least, and white being lower/smaller/least. A design flaw could be related to the fact that the minimum and maximum of each scale is not reported, meaning that the disparity between Eastern and Western counties could be exaggerated. For example, if there was only a .5 percent difference between the most and least-vaccinated German counties, but the scale only went from 80% to 81%, the difference would be exaggerated far beyond the true, less intense difference. I also wonder if the addition of the red border line emphasizes differences more than they would be without the border.
Iteration: Each based off a survey, so only one of its exact kind, although other maps surely focus on similar ideas.
E316 - Endangered Languages Project Map, Screenshot from 1/25/23 (Leo Marburg)
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E316 - Endangered Languages Project Map, Screenshot from 1/25/23 (Leo Marburg)
This is a screenshot from the Endangered Languages Project's interactive online map, found at https://www.endangeredlanguages.com/#/8/46.525/10.711/0/100000/0/low/mid/high/unknown. This is a website that helps to promote endangered languages around the world by mapping them, and listing their risk status. The website is sponsored by the University of Hawaii, Eastern Michigan University, the First Peoples Cultural Council, as well as supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. I thought it was super sad how many endangered languages came from the US, and interesting how there were non-Indigenous languages on this list as well, like Cajun French, and Pennsylvania Dutch.
E316 Scott Teal – Fifa World Cup Rankings – 2018 (Toby Foehl)
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E316 Scott Teal – Fifa World Cup Rankings – 2018 (Toby Foehl)
Q - How do Fifa rankings of individual players compare between all the teams in the 2018 world cup?
L - Players are listed as individual data points in the map on the bottom left. The bar allows to view any of the 32 teams. Positions correspond to the field map on the left.
S - Rankings from FIFA are used to display visually the “value” of the players in the world cup.
E - Data used from FIFA at the time of the 2018 world cup. Does not appear to include every player on every roster in the World Cup
D - Utilizes two ways of mapping players' value. Bottom allows for teams to be viewed together while separating the individual value of each player. The top visual illustrates the correlation between a player's ranking and the price to acquire them in the game.
I - Only iteration
I chose this map because I was interested in the idea behind it. It's a fun way to visualize the quality of each team in terms of fifa rankings. I think it's interesting to view teams that did well in the World Cup but do not necessarily have the highest individually rated players, such as Croatia. There are a lot of things this map does not do, such as allow you to compare multiple teams together at one time. Not to mention the visual on the left is more or less useless for anything besides understanding what a soccer field looks like. Nevertheless, I found it a fun way to visualize all the rankings of the different players and how individual player rankings vary drastically across teams.
I wanted to think of the ways I use maps in my everyday life, and the world of video games is an interesting field that places lots of value on map design
Quick game overview - Players play the same map many times over so the quality of maps plays a large role in determining the quality of the game itself, many multiplayer games that are remembered fondly today are remembered in this way because of their maps. Players can agree that maps which are considered to be “good” are objectively more fun to play on than ones that aren’t.
Logic: Good maps pay close attention to factors like their lines of sight and how they allow players to move through them. This map above adopts the popular three lane design, which a great model for making an effective map. These components also have an effect on the overall size of the map which directly affects the pace and predictability of the game. Maps can be too small or too big leading to chaotic or dull games based on the map's size or complexity. Some of the worst maps we see in games are maps with too much clutter that offer no consistent lines of sight, allowing for someone to pop up from any angle in front of you.
Design: When it comes to design in a scenic sense, maps are designed based on consumer appeal. New games bring new iterations of maps with certain changes. Changes like the theme of the map's scenery or the setting of the map are often switched up when they are re-released in order to better appeal to the target audience. A design element like a strong theme can help make a map much more memorable to the player base. Because at the end of the day the point of releasing a video game is to sell copies.
Iteration: Some maps have multiple versions across multiple games as game developers bring back popular ones based on fan feedback.
Question - Where are galaxies located in the universe in relation to the milky way? Are these galaxies red-shifted or blue-shifted?
Logic - With the Milky Way galaxy at the bottom, the map expands out into a cone shape with over 200,000 other known galaxies displayed. The map is color coded as blue galaxies are closer to us and red are farther away.
System - Digital mapping using 15 years of data collected every night from New Mexico.
Estimation - None of this has been seen by human eyes so all of the locations are done using calculations so there could be some error but for the most part the positioning is very accurate.
Design - Very precise, lots going on. Over 200,000 galaxies mapped. Some descriptions for some of the galaxies and quasars are listed.
E316 Atomic Attack: How Russia Might Cripple the U.S. (David Cooper-Boyce)
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E316 Atomic Attack: How Russia Might Cripple the U.S. (David Cooper-Boyce)
Q: Which US cities are the most likely targets for a nuclear attack?
L: Cities were likely either chosen for their population or size alone.
S: The map is a top down view of the northern hemisphere, which is an excellent way of showing potential threats from the Soviet Union by way of air while also showing Europe, parts of Asia, and North Africa, all of which would likely be affected parties.
E: This entire map essentially is based on estimation and speculation. While most if not all of the cities listed here would likely have been hit had war broken out, the creators did not know what the actual outcome would be.
D: The design, while fairly simple, is appealing to me in its vintageness. As well, the information on the sides that explains the target priority is interesting.
I: While I couldn’t find much information about who this would have been shown to and how many copies were made, it seems like something more simple in nature than an official military map. This leads me to believe it was printed en masse to civilians to inform them about their safety in the event of nuclear war.
E316 - “On the Mode of Communication of Cholera” - John Snow - 1854 (Annie Gustafson)
Q - Can mapping deaths and water pumps provide evidence to support the miasma or germ theory of cholera spread?
L - Plot residences of the recently deceased on the same map as the locations of water pumps.
S - Snow tracked information from hospitals and public records to plot deaths and residences.
E - Inevitable estimation in any hand-drawn map, trust that data is accurate.
D - Hand-drawn–labels roads, water pumps, and deaths (via hash marks) because locations, water sources, and deaths are relevant to answering the question.
I - One and done.
Voronoi diagram of the map, courtesy of John Jungck:
E316 - Composite Map: Henze's Erd-Globus - Adolf Henze - 1891 (Bradley St. Laurent)
Title / Cartographer / Year / Source: Hense's Erd-Globus (Earth Globe), Adolf Henze, 1891, David Rumsey Map Collection
Question: Gather Germany's current knowledge of the World---especially in regard to geopolitical and economic aspects---and present it in globe form.
Logic: to avoid the hassle of projecting a sphere onto a two-dimensional plane, Henze instead chooses to produce a map in globe form. The photo shown here is the globe prior to being glued onto the actual globe. Each strip is called a gore, and the 12 gores connect to create the sphere of the Earth when put together.
System: The data for the map was likely built upon knowledge gathered by German explorers and cartographers over time, and intelligence gathered through working with other nations, as well as information gathered during wars or military expeditions. By this time in history, knowledge of global geography and the like would have been fairly well-known and agreed upon among countries, especially one as influential as Germany.
Estimation: A very interesting thing about this map is in the legend, where Henze denotes “die Zahlen an den Seewegen bezeichnen die Fahrzeit in tagen un stuten,” or "the numbers on the sea routes indicate the journey time in days and hours"." These travel times are surely estimations, for there are hundreds of routes of various distances marked on the map. United States is also longer and shorter than we tend to think of it.
Design: The map is designed with economic and political details in mind. Trade routes are present throughout, as well as “iron railroads" and telegraph lines sprawling across land and seas, respectively. The map was clearly manufactured for Germans involved in trade and politics, as Germany is centered on one gore, while Britain, which we might normally think of as centered due to the Prime Meridian, is split across multiple gores.
Iteration: Surely one of numerous maps produced for the German Empire, especially during this time of expansion.
This map acts as an playful, cartoonish pictorial of 110th to 142nd Street, possibly directed towards tourists. And so, cartoonist E. Simms Campbell draws an illumination to the bustling and mysterious ecosystem of Black Harlem night life. There was most definitely much to be heard of the attractions and vices of Harlem in the 1930s, so this small-scale map dispels some curiosities through explanation.
Could be 1932, or 1933.
Interestingly, I find that the map operates on a sort of insider knowledge (Caribbean accents, the eternal Harlem question, buying reefer, Crab Man, the Harlem Moon, "ask for Clarence") which only urbanites could truly understand. Starred locations are open 24hrs, and some locations are paired with the names of club/restaurant proprietors. Something that attracts me to this map, other than the whimsical illustrations and focus on Black New Yorkers, is the imposed character of the map. Many maps feel like they carry personality, and the inclusivity of this map makes it feel friendly. As this map was published in a periodical on 1/18/1933, I wonder what many Harlem New Yorkers thought of the night club exposure/characterization.
As this map focuses on painting several scenes more than displaying distance, so Campbell likely conducted data collection via field studies/other people's characterizations. Campbell was bon in M.O. but lived in White Plains, NY for many years.
I don't believe the estimations are accurate in connection to distance.
Character and movement is paired with map practical use. Streets are labeled and drawn with people and cars. Locations are accompanied by warnings or welcomes. A compass is added, with synchronized men on it. There are scores of people drawn, each dressed in coats and playfully in action with possible stories implied.
Through this, Elmer Simms Campbell somewhat romanticizes the section of Harlem from 110th Street (Central Park) to 142nd Street and welcomes newcomers in. Anyone confused or lost will not only know where to go, but how to operate in order to assimilate and thrive. To me, this addition makes this far more than a map.
Q. This is a political persuasion map from the PJ Mode collection that shows the United States in 1919. Alaska and Hawaii are not included because they were not states. This map answers a few questions about how enfranchised women would impact the next presidential election.
What is the total number of disenfranchised, but eligible female voters compared to the total number of enfranchised female voters? (popular vote metric)
In which states are women enfranchised? (electoral college metric)
What level of suffrage has been achieved per state? (seven categories)
L. This is a standard political map of the United States. It is based off the way the United States appears in the mercator global map projection but appears a bit more cartoonishly designed. The orientation is due north and there are is no emphasis on particular geographic features (ports, topography, landmarks).
S. The system is where this map gets interesting. In order to answer the questions, the map has the following features:
For each state; the number of voters, year of ratification (if possible), and a category classification of suffrage.
States in white have full suffrage, while states in black have presidential suffrage. Some states allow the right to vote in some elections, but not others (see pin 3).
A total count on the right side of the map places the number of disenfranchised women at 14.5 mil. The number of enfranchised women is listed on the left at 12.5 mil.
A total count of states experiencing suffrage at each category.
E. This map is an estimation of what is at stake for women in the fight to secure voting rights. It also informs the pro-suffrage readers of The Woman Citizen about the status of suffrage in each of the 48 states. Further research could benefit from knowing where this map takes its data from (ie. the US census bureau).
D. It is printed out over two pages of newspaper publication. It is in black and white. There is a cartoonish element to this map's design. Certain features suggests a pro-suffrage tone, such as the phrase ‘count em'!' after listing the number of enfranchised women.
I. This is the third iteration of this map. The publication printed the first one when it began in 1917 and continued to update the map in one issue each year.
E316 - A map of the town of Lexington Middlesex County, Mass : surveyed by order of the town - Henry Francis Walling - 1853 (Cam Maguire)
Question - Where do people live in the town?
Logic - A survey of the town with every resident who owns land listed and where they live within the town.
System - No compass, there is a scale in the bottom right. Primary use was not for exploration/travel but rather government use so a compass was unnecessary.
Estimation - Land is very detailed, (supposedly) every land owner within the town is listed,
Design - Unused area covered by scale, title, and blown up view of the center of town. Lots of attention to detail as many hills and woodland area are listed on the map, layout is very similar to modern Lexington.
Iteration - One and done, some copies could be made. Main purpose was for the town so they wouldn't have needed too many copies produced.
E316 - Great Northern Recreational Map - Joe Scheuerle - 1925 (John Skavlem)
Why you chose the map- Family trip to glacier national park, I saw many similar historical maps displayed that went into the planning of the park. Still, I thought it was really cool to see how this one showed the finished product and everything it has to offer.
Q- What recreational possibilities does our nation afford in its expanding national park system?
Map created shortly after Woodrow Wilson founded the National Park Service in 1916, which first attractions were taken from federally owned land in the western United States
The government/parks wanted to showcase newly acquired and repurposed land, and these sorts of promotional works did so, aiding in the early growth of the National Park Service.
L- Aligned like a cartoon version of a pictorial map to capture the artistry rather than the technicalities. Many people and animals showed using the park to its fullest extent to drive home the fact that it is a recreational map.
S- Likely repeated observation of the area allowed the artist to ensure the map is at least somewhat accurate. Still, any sort of system used was likely pushed to the wayside to allow for the artistry to shine through because we do not see any evidence of scale.
E- Large amounts of estimation are surely employed. All notable landmarks on the map look similar to their physical counterparts, but estimations are displayed in a more exaggerated manner. Glaciers are pictured very large and labeled to ensure the park lives up to its name. The glaciers pictured on the map are massive compared to their current size; when I went to the park, most glaciers were almost gone due to climate change.
D- Hand-drawn-vibrant colors and cartoons with non-uniform pictorial layout and scale to point out attractions and accessibility before the American consumer. Attractions like golf links and the Many Glacier Hotel are clearly labeled in bold. Both the legend and the train station are used to fill in areas outside the park borders.
I- Certainly many similar copies, but likely one and done.
E316 - Long Island Railroad Real Estate Map of Long Island - LIRR - 1891 (David Cooper-Boyce)
Where are the major transport routes of Long Island? For whom and why was this map made? The map is angled in order to show the island as more horizontal, and this was like done in order to further highlight the island's significance. The map was based on an older map of the island made by J.H. Colton and fitted with the LIRR lines, not unlike other maps previously discussed. While copied en masse for its purpose as essentially advertisement for the railway, the original copy is clearly very highly detailed, with more artwork on the borders of the map to further entice viewers.
E316 - “Whimsical map of Hollywood showing Studios, Homes of the Stars and Points of Interest” - Allied Artists - 1937 (Luke Zanuck)
The question that the map is answering - What are the logistics of Hollywood? Where are the studios, actors, etc?
The logic employed in making the map - Pictorial birds eye view of Hollywood in 1937
The system of collecting the data for the map - Most likely field investigation.
The way that estimation was used - Heavy liberty was taken for the distances between POI’s. I’m also going to assume that every building did not have the same color scheme.
The design - Orange and black ink was used. Little blank space. Functions as a guide to generally point you in the right direction if you wanted to visit an actor’s house. Does well to segregate the living area of Hollywood (Beverly Hills) from the business part.
The iteration - First edition; was published in a magazine.
Question: What is the geology of the globe? Focuses on strata (layers of rock), volcanic activity, predominant mountain ranges, lakes, drainage and deserts.
Logic: Depicts the Earth’s geology pictorially. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as a legend.
System: Exploration (collection of soil samples and observation) and conjecture (Supposed Antarctic Continent)
Estimation: Regions are general, Supposed Antarctic Continent
Design: Pictorial, hand-colored, lithographed.
Iteration: Published as a part of a series, so most likely the only one produced at this time.
E316 - Map of the “Great Republican Valley” - Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad - 1879 (Ella Marx)
Q - This map answers individuals’ questions: What is out there for me in the North American West?
L - Overview of available land with lots of sign-posting (recognizable names, railroad stops, “this used to be a Kearney reservation, but it's been settled by homesteaders…” etc).
S - Obviously, checkerboarded. Alt. federal/priv.-held lands for 10mi on either side of the railroad; each box represents 1sqmi.
E - Likely lots of estimation used to create this map — it's probably difficult to impose tight, rigid, geometric borders all over a large section of land instead of following the natural contours of the land (like hills, rivers, etc)
D - Map is in black-and-white, w/ printed letters; possbily cheap, printed and reprinted, used as an advertisement
I - Perhaps many of these were made, by different firms
E316 - The Whole Story in a Nutshell! - Yale Publishing Co. - 1888 (Aidan O'Brien-Olwell)
Q: What are the core political differences between Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland? L: Two contrasting maps of the United States with various regions labeled according to candidate's perceived thoughts about them. S: Ideas taken from party platforms, speeches, legislative records, purportedly associated groups. E: The map itself isn't drawn with full accuracy, candidate positions are inferred from mostly indirect evidence. D: "Broadside" or temporary poster designed for public display, colorful maps with blank space filled by text, portraits in the middle. I: Produced en masse
Q: What information do the Portuguese know about the world
L: Mapped using lines of latitude and longitude, meridians using rhumb lines (line that crosses meridians of longitude at the same angle)
S: sightings, compasses, information from previous exploration missions such as Colombus, Cabral, and de Gama
E: Europe and known world more accurate than newly mapped areas such as Far East Asia, Caribbean, and Brazil,
D: Hand drawn using ink, pigments on vellum (animal skin) Beautifully drawn images of trade centers like Venice and important religious cities like Jerusalem. Areas that are more detailed elsewhere represent where Portugal has explored
I: one and done. Original copy housed at Biblioteca Estense in Modena, Italy.
Q - where are subway stations located in relation to the streets of New York and the subway lines themselves?
L - Bird’s eye view from straight above the city, oriented so NY is perfectly North-South
S - “Based on the Official Map of the City of New York by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment” - all I found were official style guidelines that matched this map, so may be based off a pre-existing map. Otherwise, presumably sighting and compass.
E - Likely estimated distances and specifics of subway lines.
D - overall minimalist feel (few buildings or decoration, mainly streets/labels and ports) with the subway lines in accented, bright colors and circles for each subway stop. Positioned as a subway/elevated lines map that also contains street indices.
Q: Where the “correct” borders of each of the 13 colonies are according to the British.
L: The map very clearly extends the borders of southern states westward in order for the British to appear as if they control more territory than the French.
S. Created by John Mitchell using information from British governors of the colonies.
E. Estimation was very blatantly used in the extension of states like South Carolina past the Mississippi river.
D. This map is not overly decorative and feels pragmatic, so it would seem that this map could be used for anything business or government related.
E316 - Strava Heatmap of Philadelphia Suburbs - Strava - 2023 (Elias Lindgren)
Question - Where have people been running (where might you want to run?)
Logic - Overlays aggregated GPS data from user activities onto a basemap
System - Big Data. .gpx files (w/ timestamps and gps locations) from users all baked together into one object
Estimation - Only has data from Strava users of course, so not a complete map of where people are running, might be subject to some biases on that account.
Design - Heatmap: darker, thicker blue = more running there
Iteration - Continually updated as more user data comes in
Q - What do new NY Congressional, State Senate, and State Assembly districts look like? How do they compare to previous ones? How do different drafts of the same map compare?
L - On top, the user selects whether they're looking for Congressional, State Senate, or Assembly district maps. To the right (not pictured), a dropdown box allows the user to select the specific map proposal (examples include the version passed by the assembly, later declared unconstitutional, and the version supplied by the opposition). The slider on top allows the user to overlay that draft with the current district lines as they stand.
S - The map uses several sources, including: map data from Open Street Maps, current district lines from the census bureau, and proposed district lines from the NYS Redistricting Commission.
E - Very little is estimated. While the line thickness prevents pinpoint accuracy, the user can zoom in to the see the exact city blocks the line divides.
D - The data is overlaid onto Mapbox.
I - The slider function along the top and the dropdown menu to the side allow the user to view several iterations. The website is periodically updated as new proposed maps are released.
NYS Redistricting & You is a project of the CUNY Mapping Service at the CUNY Graduate Center.
E316 - Linguistic Map of Montreal - censusmapper.ca/Patrick Murphy - 2016 (Ella Marx)
This map represents the proportions of citizens with French — as opposed to English — as their first language throughout different areas of Montreal. However, this map doesn't consider other languages (Spanish, Arabic, etc) that may constitute some Montrealers' first languages.
Question - Who in Montreal speaks French as their primary language?
Logic - Gradient color scale representing different densities of those with French as their first language (not necessarily native French speakers); shows historical remnants of English/Protestant and French/Catholic power in the city
System - Organized into small tracts, each composed of several city blocks in area
Estimation - Probably as accurate as possible, since it's based on census data from 2016
Design - Computer-generated
Iteration - Several cool Canadian maps on this site generated by recent census data
E316 - Guadalajara air quality map: Live air pollution map of Guadalajara (Nicolas Figueroa)
Q - What is the air quality in various suburbs of Guadalajara, Jalisco?
L - No extra elements exist on the map except for roads, which are not named. If you zoom in further, you can see some smaller roads. Clutter is avoided.
S - There are multiple stations that are collecting air quality reports through Guadalajara.
E - There are few stations, so there are no accurate reports for every city section.
D - Digital; mostly blank map except for outlines of roads; colored dots signify air quality stations and severity of air quality.
I - Multiple iterations; the map is updated every few hours.
Q - Is a schematic diagram a sufficient guide when navigating a ski resort? (Define sufficient: what are a map user’s goals when reading a ski map? To get from place to place, or to properly anticipate the terrain/journey ahead?)
L - Schematic diagram that shows not the geographic locations but the relative positions, difficulty ratings, and connection points of different trails and lifts.
S - Organized under a schematic framework.
E - This map forces linearity onto the map, taking a radical leap away from precision.
D - Design–an attempt to solve a problem–is where this map falls short. Schematic maps strive to omit all details that are not relevant to the key information. Kenneth Field assumed that the key information on a ski map is similar to the key information on London’s tube map – to find the most efficient route from one place to another. This is rarely a ski map user’s goal. A skier values the quality of their journey–length, terrain, orientation to the sun or wind, aesthetic surroundings, etc. Field’s map diverges from a traditional, panoramic ski map by omitting steepness, the orientation of slopes, and visual reference of trees, rocks, and undulation of the slope along the run. Relevant information regarding the journey itself is important for the ski map user experience, and it’s sorely missing from this schematic map.
I - One and done. This map never really caught on in a ski resort context.
Q: “What are the types of trees in NYC, and where are they dispersed?”
The logic: New York City's urban forest provides numerous environmental and social benefits, and street trees compose roughly 25% of that canopy. However, it also reveals many invasive types of trees.
The system of collecting the data: Jill Hubley writes, “The map represents trees surveyed during the last tree census, in 2005. The next tree census is happening this year. I'll update the map when the new data is released. Additionally, in January 2015, I filed a FOIL request for the 1995-1996 tree census data, though have yet to receive it. ”
The way that estimation was used: As Hubley writes, “The data for the map comes from NYC's open data portal, where it can be downloaded by borough. I opened the CSV files in QGIS, reprojected them to web mercator, added geometry columns to the attribute tables, then exported each table to CSV. I built the map using cartodb.js and leaflet.js. Part of the reason for the split was that no one table could exceed 500,000 rows (there are roughly 600,000 trees on the map.) There is also a separate table with the common name of each tree and its corresponding tree code.”
The design: A classic road map, where interstate highways are shown connecting land masses. The backdrop is navy with gray outlines. Boroughs are labeled. The outside NYC and just inside the tristate area. Someone can view the map by using the tooltips and zoom function to identify particular trees, or by using the filter option to see distribution.
The iteration: A necessary map, but I haven't seen it anywhere.
Why I like this map: It fulfills these criteria- “A map is an abstraction that helps us understand (and navigate) physical reality. A piece of art is an abstraction that helps us understand and experience the artist’s point of view. A work of history is an abstraction that helps us understand the reality of what has happened.” It's also cool to see which trees live where I am living.
E316 - Which Countries Are Most Polarized? - Edelman & Visual Capitalist - 2023 (Tom Paper)
Q: which countries are politically polarized?
L: surveying about 1,000 people / country in 28 countries…I wonder how they objectively found 1,000 people in each country…I wonder why they only did 28 countries and how they picked those countries.
S: i'm guessing they had some way to survey respondents, by phone or email…curious how they did that…
E: estimation is inherent their choice of about 1,000 people / country…32,000 total
D: i think the design was made by Visual Capitalist, but the survey was completed by Edelman Trust, which is an offshoot of the Edelman public relations company…Design uses circles with flag colors…reddish more to upper right…but not perfectly red to upper right…
I: the survey has been done for at least three years…don't know about the map…
Question: What percentage of adults are worried about the chosen issue ( for example “global warming”)
Logic: The US can be broken down into different size partitions, f.e.x counties, states, and national percentages. Each partition is color coded based on a scale of 0-100% of people who believe in a specific issue.
System: Consensus data and surveying by the Yale Climate Group inform the percentages per each partition.
Estimation: Presumably these percentages are not entirely precise, though they are the best estimates we can make about the overall feelings of people in each partition.
Design: Computer generated
Iteration: One, but widely available on the internet.
Note: Screenshot only shows map of the U.S, but a global map is available on the website.
Question: How has the climate in the U.S. (and the world) changed over time?
Logic: U.S. and global maps divided into regions with similar climate patterns and practices. A gradient scale is used to show the differences between these regions, states, and countries.
System: Climate projections based on historical socioeconomic and climate data. Study known as the World Climate Research Programme’s Sixth Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6).
Estimation: Based on a 2016 study, so relatively recent data. The predictions for the mid century and end of century periods could change.
Design: Digitally generated
Iteration: Most likely updated as frequently as possible with new data.
E316 - Kenya 1980 Shaded Relief Map - Sean Conway - 2021 (Luke Zanuck)
This map is a part of a series of enhanced vintage maps by Sean Conway, an expert in GIS. The point of his project is to enhance old maps to accurately portray elevation data. However, they come off more as pieces of art with their stunning colors and ostensible 3D-ness.
Conway makes the maps by marrying a publicly available vintage map with current-day elevation data. First, he georeferences the vintage maps so the data lines up properly. Then, he uses ArcGIS Pro to impose the elevation data on the map. Finally, he uses Blender to make the map look 3D, and the geographic features of the world hyperrealistic.
Q - How can I navigate and interact with natural terrain, primarily mountains?
L - A digital, 3 dimensional map of the Earth that captures the topography as closely as possible.
S - Uses open source mapping data from a variety of sources and satellite imagery. Also receives qualitative data from users on trail difficulty, characteristics, etc.
E - Trail-specific data is likely estimated using data from the map. Other estimations possibly include the general shape of the mountains and land.
D - The base map corresponds as closely as possible to how the terrain actually looks and displays the trail name in difficulty-accurate color. Essential roads and interest points are included on the map. Different map overlays use colors to visually represent the corresponding theme.
I - The map does not change from what I understand, so it is made/stored once and loaded whenever a user accesses the site. However, every time a user-created Route is added, the map must be modified and in a sense “re-made”.
Q. This map aims to answer the question of how rising sea levels will impact coastal communities in the coming years. This is a question that more broadly addresses climate change.
L. This map uses data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make projections that overlay a common land map. These projections allow users to easily visualize the impacts of climate change.
S. This map serves six different purposes. The main feature is an estimation of land lost as the sea rises in increments of one foot. The second feature allows the user to click on certain coastal cities and provides a unique estimation of how much the sea will rise on a sliding scale ranging from the ‘intermediate low’ worst-case scenario to the ‘high’ worst-case scenario. The third feature is similar to the first, but highlights areas of lower mapping confidence in orange. My main takeaway from this feature is that some areas may not be flooded thanks to human intervention at first, but past a certain number of feet flooding will ensue regardless. Sea walls will only withstand the pressure of so much water. Some areas will not be flooded, but will still be impacted by marsh migration. Marsh migration will make some areas infertile for farming as well as unsafe for development. The fourth feature allows users to view the development of marshlands in accordance with rising seas in increments of half a foot. The fifth feature is a vulnerability projection. It uses a heat map to indicate regions that are most to least vulnerable. The final feature is not a projection, but a graphic of areas impacted by high-tide flooding. A bar graph can be viewed for certain cities that have reliable data on days of high-tide flooding each year dating back to 1920.
E. This map estimates changes in sea levels and the land that will be flooded, the severity of different case-scenarios, and the encroachment of marshlands. The estimations are highly speculative, as indicated by the mapping confidence feature.
D. This is a satellite map of the United States, similar to Google Earth (possibly even powered by Google Earth). Some features offer a change in design. The rising sea level feature has a blue overlay on land that is projected to be flooded. The marshlands feature highlights marshlands in blue. As sea levels rise, current marshlands often disappear in some places and emerge in new, more inland ones.
I. This is the third iteration of this map. Since it is a live service provided by the US government, updates are made to each individual iteration of this map, similar to IOS updates. (i.e. version 1.2.0, 2.1.1, 3.0.0)
E316 - Map of U.S Ancestry - U.S Census Bureau - 2000 (Vaughn Sanders)
Q: What ancestry of people has the largest population in each county of the U.S
L: Uses county data and a range of colors with a key to define which ancestry is the most popular in each county.
S. Using data procured from the 2000 Census of the U.S
E. Although the vast majority of people respond to the census, there's not really a way to ensure people respond truthfully. As a result, the data in this map suffers from response bias and might not be entirely accurate.
D. The design is practical, logical and pragmatic. It is colorful only out of necessity (to describe the different ancestries most clearly) and no other artful design elements
E316 - Maps Detailing the Contemporary Divisions between the Eastern and Western parts of Germany - Rick Noack - 2014, data gathered between 2009 and 2013. (Bradley St. Laurent)
Question: Decades after reunification, in what ways are the Eastern and Western regions of Germany still divided?
Logic: Each map portrays Germany and its districts, with the red line marking the place of the old border between East and West Germany. The data for each district is represented by its color.
System: For each map, data for each district is collected from surveys/interviews/censuses, and then presented as percentages/ratios/per-capita-statistics, depending on what details the map focuses on
Estimation: Because one cannot just interview every single resident of each district, the data is sourced from sample surveys, and is then extrapolated using statistical tools to represent the district population as a whole.
Design: The colors of each district indicate the intensity or presence of the map’s focus in that specific district, with dark blue being higher/bigger/least, and white being lower/smaller/least. A design flaw could be related to the fact that the minimum and maximum of each scale is not reported, meaning that the disparity between Eastern and Western counties could be exaggerated. For example, if there was only a .5 percent difference between the most and least-vaccinated German counties, but the scale only went from 80% to 81%, the difference would be exaggerated far beyond the true, less intense difference. I also wonder if the addition of the red border line emphasizes differences more than they would be without the border.
Iteration: Each based off a survey, so only one of its exact kind, although other maps surely focus on similar ideas.
E316 - Endangered Languages Project Map, Screenshot from 1/25/23 (Leo Marburg)
This is a screenshot from the Endangered Languages Project's interactive online map, found at https://www.endangeredlanguages.com/#/8/46.525/10.711/0/100000/0/low/mid/high/unknown. This is a website that helps to promote endangered languages around the world by mapping them, and listing their risk status. The website is sponsored by the University of Hawaii, Eastern Michigan University, the First Peoples Cultural Council, as well as supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. I thought it was super sad how many endangered languages came from the US, and interesting how there were non-Indigenous languages on this list as well, like Cajun French, and Pennsylvania Dutch.
E316 Scott Teal – Fifa World Cup Rankings – 2018 (Toby Foehl)
Q - How do Fifa rankings of individual players compare between all the teams in the 2018 world cup?
L - Players are listed as individual data points in the map on the bottom left. The bar allows to view any of the 32 teams. Positions correspond to the field map on the left.
S - Rankings from FIFA are used to display visually the “value” of the players in the world cup.
E - Data used from FIFA at the time of the 2018 world cup. Does not appear to include every player on every roster in the World Cup
D - Utilizes two ways of mapping players' value. Bottom allows for teams to be viewed together while separating the individual value of each player. The top visual illustrates the correlation between a player's ranking and the price to acquire them in the game.
I - Only iteration
I chose this map because I was interested in the idea behind it. It's a fun way to visualize the quality of each team in terms of fifa rankings. I think it's interesting to view teams that did well in the World Cup but do not necessarily have the highest individually rated players, such as Croatia. There are a lot of things this map does not do, such as allow you to compare multiple teams together at one time. Not to mention the visual on the left is more or less useless for anything besides understanding what a soccer field looks like. Nevertheless, I found it a fun way to visualize all the rankings of the different players and how individual player rankings vary drastically across teams.
I wanted to think of the ways I use maps in my everyday life, and the world of video games is an interesting field that places lots of value on map design
Quick game overview - Players play the same map many times over so the quality of maps plays a large role in determining the quality of the game itself, many multiplayer games that are remembered fondly today are remembered in this way because of their maps. Players can agree that maps which are considered to be “good” are objectively more fun to play on than ones that aren’t.
Logic: Good maps pay close attention to factors like their lines of sight and how they allow players to move through them. This map above adopts the popular three lane design, which a great model for making an effective map. These components also have an effect on the overall size of the map which directly affects the pace and predictability of the game. Maps can be too small or too big leading to chaotic or dull games based on the map's size or complexity. Some of the worst maps we see in games are maps with too much clutter that offer no consistent lines of sight, allowing for someone to pop up from any angle in front of you.
Design: When it comes to design in a scenic sense, maps are designed based on consumer appeal. New games bring new iterations of maps with certain changes. Changes like the theme of the map's scenery or the setting of the map are often switched up when they are re-released in order to better appeal to the target audience. A design element like a strong theme can help make a map much more memorable to the player base. Because at the end of the day the point of releasing a video game is to sell copies.
Iteration: Some maps have multiple versions across multiple games as game developers bring back popular ones based on fan feedback.
Question - Where are galaxies located in the universe in relation to the milky way? Are these galaxies red-shifted or blue-shifted?
Logic - With the Milky Way galaxy at the bottom, the map expands out into a cone shape with over 200,000 other known galaxies displayed. The map is color coded as blue galaxies are closer to us and red are farther away.
System - Digital mapping using 15 years of data collected every night from New Mexico.
Estimation - None of this has been seen by human eyes so all of the locations are done using calculations so there could be some error but for the most part the positioning is very accurate.
Design - Very precise, lots going on. Over 200,000 galaxies mapped. Some descriptions for some of the galaxies and quasars are listed.
E316 Atomic Attack: How Russia Might Cripple the U.S. (David Cooper-Boyce)
Q: Which US cities are the most likely targets for a nuclear attack?
L: Cities were likely either chosen for their population or size alone.
S: The map is a top down view of the northern hemisphere, which is an excellent way of showing potential threats from the Soviet Union by way of air while also showing Europe, parts of Asia, and North Africa, all of which would likely be affected parties.
E: This entire map essentially is based on estimation and speculation. While most if not all of the cities listed here would likely have been hit had war broken out, the creators did not know what the actual outcome would be.
D: The design, while fairly simple, is appealing to me in its vintageness. As well, the information on the sides that explains the target priority is interesting.
I: While I couldn’t find much information about who this would have been shown to and how many copies were made, it seems like something more simple in nature than an official military map. This leads me to believe it was printed en masse to civilians to inform them about their safety in the event of nuclear war.
Work began in 1851[1] under an estimated cost of $2 million and ended in 1875, having used $21 million. At its completion, the tunnel was the world's second-longest, after the 8.5-mile (13.7 km) Mont Cenis Tunnel through the French Alps. It was the longest tunnel in North America until the 1916 completion of the Connaught Tunnel under Rogers Pass in British Columbia.[3] It remains the longest active transportation tunnel east of the Rocky Mountains, and as of 1989 is the sixth-longest railroad tunnel in North America. The American Society of Civil Engineers made the tunnel an Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1975. Hoosac" is an Algonquian word meaning "place of stones". wikipedia
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wondering when North Adams became its own entity separate from Adams (or if it's technically still part of the same town)
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Upon comparing a modern map of Berkshire county to this one, I notice the only difference in townships on the two maps is the fact that North Adams is missing on this one
On the SW coast of lower Manhattan, all the piers are listed with the names of the boats that dock there. The level of detail here is a lot more in-depth than on other parts of the map
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Randall's, Ward's, and Sunken Meadows are now all one island—the city filled in Little Hell Gate in the mid 1900s.
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It's interesting to see how the old subway system (the IRT) is mapped here
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It's interesting here that they considered the entire Eastern portion of the Bronx to be Westchester—the Bronx now extends all the way across to Pelham Bay Park and the LI sound
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Notably, this map is called “The Strangers Mercantile Guide Map of the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hoboken, etc.” “Cities” (multiple) is not a mistake; Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island didn't become part of New York City until 1898. The omission of Queens is also interesting, but the lack of detail on that borough (as opposed to all the others) makes it clear that the mapmaker was less interested in that borough.
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“England”
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“Korea”
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“Ryukyu Kingdom” (annexed in 1879 to become Okinawa)
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“Ezo” (indigenous people of the lands north of Honshu)
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“Dwarf country”
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The Broad Street Pump, which Snow identified to be drawing highly contaminated water.
This is one of my favorite maps we've seen in class! I'm mostly curious about the unusual orientation — I don't remember if this was a part of your presentation, but I wonder why it's oriented with southwest as the top and northeast as the bottom?
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Suffragettes and the GOP
This map is from March, 1919. The 19th amendment was ratified in August of 1919. Compare and contrast these electoral maps of the 1916 and 1920 elections.
Election of 1916:
Election of 1920:
--Many of the states that changed from blue to red already allowed women to vote in the presidential election of 1916.
--States that were previously anti-suffrage remained blue despite the 19th amendment being in effect.
Q. Does the female vote explain the red wave of 1920? What else might be at play?
Q. If yes, what explains the fact that most states where women could vote for the first time remained blue?
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This key indicates which level of suffrage has been achieved. It breaks suffrage into seven categories but is not displayed in a particular order (ie best left to right)
-Full suffrage
-Primary election suffrage
-Presidential Suffrage
-Presidential and Municipal Suffrage
-Municipal Suffrage in Charter Cities
-School or Bond Tax
-No Suffrage
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The Woman Citizen began in 1917. This is the third and final iteration of an annual map.
*Note the design change: This map is titled “Victory Map” rather than “The Woman Voter and the Next President”
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what's this
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Map publisher
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In September 1620, a merchant ship called the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, a port on the southern coast of England. Normally, the Mayflower’s cargo was wine and dry goods, but on this trip the ship carried passengers: 102 of them, all hoping to start a new life on the other side of the Atlantic. Nearly 40 of these passengers were Protestant Separatists—they called themselves “Saints”—who hoped to establish a new church in the so-called New World. Today, we often refer to the colonists who crossed the Atlantic on the Mayflower as “Pilgrims.”
A map collector and I put together an exhibit of "vignette" maps that provides some context for the vignettes on the side of this map. https://www.pixeum.org/exhibits/34
Battle of Lexington monument - Three men are buried under the monument including Jonathan Harrington who lived across the street next to the church. His family still owns the house in this time.
Native Americans tend to be on the outskirts of the map
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Originally, the Blackfeet nation lived where Glacier National Park is, but they were essentially starved off it by the US federal government. In light of that, it's noteworthy how Great Northern uses the image of Native people as advertising for the park, particularly by displaying them as both participating in the activities of the park but also as part of the attraction themselves.
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Plate 125: Each of the drawings in Bilder-Atlas zum Conversations-Lexicon had a plate number that corresponded to specific pages in the atlas where details on each specific ligament and muscle could be found.
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The bodies are not oriented in standard anatomical position.
Standard Anatomical Position: standing upright and facing forward with each arm hanging on either side of the body, and the palms facing forward. The legs are parallel, with feet flat on the floor and facing forward.
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Old Oyster Bay-South Norwalk Ferry
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It is interesting how this line doesn't exist anymore
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Many townships that now exist on Long Island are missing (Holbrook, Yaphanik, Commack) to name a few…
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Joke?
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No blank space; it's all taken up by labels or drawings
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Not every square is someone's property — settlers would sometimes by smaller sections of these tracts of land
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The language describing this land as new and “just opened” reflects settlers' own ideas of the American West as untouched, Edenic land open for their taking.
Here, you can also see some faint printing on the back of this map; the backwards text under Nebraska seems to read: “Splendid grazing…”
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St. Paul's Church
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Salem Academy
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Historic “rural” part of town
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Modern day town center
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I thought what you mentioned about the population change was very very interesting. I am also from New Hampshire, and in my experience, lots of towns with this trend were ones that used to be mill towns, whose mills were left behind as the economy evolved. It seems like, between being on the Connecticut and next to Hanover, Lyme could have maybe had this happen? It is also interesting that you mentioned the sheep industry, as I know it was HUGE in New England around the time of this map's creation, but was soon out-competed by Western states. I wonder if that had any impact!!
-Bradley
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wind rose
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Red Sea
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cuba
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Treaty of Tordesillas meridian (1494)
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Venice, Italy
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I'm always interested in past and present depictions of the African continent (history, resources, even its shape and size on maps). I wonder which kingdoms/societies are depicted in Africa's Western region here.
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Present day Moffett field. Yñigo Ranch was owned by Lupe Yñigo, an Ohlone person.
Red line (West Side Trunk Line, Interborough Rapid Transit Company) = 123
Blue line (East Side Trunk Line, IRT) = 456 and also 7
Green line (New York Municipal Railway, Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation) = QNRW and JZ
Dotted blue line (Hudson and Manhattan Railroad) = PATH [commuter rail]
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I wonder how these lines came to be named after numbers and letters. I'm from NYC and hadn't questioned the names before; “5” or “L” trains made sense to me. Seeing that they once had longer, more exact names, I'd like to know who was involved in the name changes/why.
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Amazon is a similar size to the other large websites on this map, and would likely appear much larger today
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Audrey Liu
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Ultimately, I find the overlaid version pretty confusing on its own. I usually find myself using the slider to go back and forth several times; it's only really helpful to use both views at once if I'm looking at a specific instance where a district line has moved a few blocks and I want to see exactly where that is.
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Ultimately, I find the overlaid version pretty confusing on its own. I usually find myself using the slider to go back and forth several times; it's only really helpful to use both views at once if I'm looking at a specific instance where a district line has moved a few blocks and I want to see exactly where that is.
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The journey to produce this final map was unprecedented, but briefly: After the census, New York lost a Congressional seat, requiring somewhat substantial redistricting. First, a “bipartisan” commission drew several draft maps, but the legislature rejected all of them. Then, the (heavily Democratic) assembly drew its own maps, but a court threw those out for gerrymandering. Finally, an “independent” “Special Master” drew “nonpartisan” maps, which were what we ended up with. (This also caused the state to experience two primary elections this summer, in addition to the November general election.)
As you might imagine, this process caused significant confusion as to what districts NYers actually ended up in. (I myself dipped in and out of three to four districts in the process.) Ultimately, platforms like this one help the public and electeds alike figure out where exactly the districts lie, although I would argue that other platforms better serve the average voter's needs.
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Here, CD10 used to stretch from the upper west side all the way down into Borough Park in Brooklyn (in an effort to keep Jewish voters together). The second plan looked wildly snaky, only one block wide in some places. The final plan scrapped that goal entirely.
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In the legislature's version of the maps, they initially tried to group Staten Island into the same district with reliably Democrat-voting Park Slope (north of and narrower than where this district's Brooklyn portion is drawn). That plan was struck down along with the rest of the legislature's version.
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The ultimate District 12 united Manhattan's East and West sides. This led to an electoral showdown between two very powerful House Democrats.
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Some districts remained relatively intact, though they changed drastically. Here, CD16 lost a lot of the Bronx and gained a lot of Westchester. Other districts, like CD14, changed relatively less.
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Montreal-Ouest is a pretty linguistically diverse place — in the 80s, this suburb was probably around 50/50 English/French as first languages. This map reflects that population, as it depicts red areas bordering light green ones.
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Ella Marx
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While suburbs on the island of Montreal toggle between English and French as dominant first languages, areas outside of Montreal in Quebec are almost entirely French-speaking. Many Quebecers — especially those from removed/rural places — don't speak any English.
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Nicolas Figueroa
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Detected fires
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Moving white lines signify live wind patterns
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Tlaquepaque: a suburb of Guadalajara.
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Here's a layout that lends itself to a schematic map – broadly, it's easy to understand that you can keep riding this one red lift, and take one of these blues down to the bottom of that same chair.
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These bowls are very ambiguous on this map, which isn't too surprising – they're wide, and can connect to other trails via various access points, and therefore can't be represented well by a schematic map that focuses on direct routes and connection points.
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Here's a great example of where slope orientation and steepness are helpful information on a map – it took me a little while to figure out where this horizontal line takes me!
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This part works as well as a schematic ski map can.
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This map is a watered-down version of a traditional ski map, but it still gives us a much fuller sense of the area – we have a sense of where the town is, how steep different trails are, and what kind of view we might have on each slope.
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I wonder what the legend looks like for the source map. I'd like to see the full source map for each of these maps.
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Chiaka Leilah Duruaku
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Where I live! Mostly London Plantrees populate my neighborhood. These trees, which are crossbreeds of American sycamore and oriental Plane tree, are known to be one of the most reliable city trees in the world.
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Star Classifications
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Deemed an illegally drawn district
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Water droplet icons allow users to explore interactive depictions of what tourist sites would look like under ‘x’ feet of water.
See Harvard University in Cambridge
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HIST23A - Student Projects - January 2023
HIST23A - Student Projects - January 2023
Maps for HIST23A - Maps: Past, Present & Future. Williams College 2023 Winter Study.
![[ 2025-01-01 19:45:20 ]](https://pxpbstrg.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/thumbs/1735760738.jpg)
![[ 2025-01-01 19:45:39 ]](https://pxpbstrg.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/thumbs/1735760750.jpg)
Normally, the Mayflower’s cargo was wine and dry goods, but on this trip the ship carried passengers: 102 of them, all hoping to start a new life on the other side of the Atlantic. Nearly 40 of these passengers were Protestant Separatists—they called themselves “Saints”—who hoped to establish a new church in the so-called New World. Today, we often refer to the colonists who crossed the Atlantic on the Mayflower as “Pilgrims.”
