6 (More) Notable Maps
Friday, January 25, 2008
The interactive map is the cornerstone of multimedia journalism. Here are some great online maps worth emulating:
Google is taking maps where no map has gone before with the addition of Google Moon, an interactive map that functions much like the company's other mapping technology. Amid the dark and cloudy surface of the moon are markers that show where previous space explorations have landed. Zoom out further and you'll see an ominous collection of craters.
Google Moon isn't the only map that rocks. Gruvr is a handy online tool for anyone searching for local music. The map plots out concerts happening near you and links to the bands' websites if they aren't exactly on your radar.
Rotten Neighbor lets users post comments about the people who live around them which are then plotted on a map. Some of the comments are alarming and a few are vindictive, but overall the site is a great place for a searchable database of not-so-neighborly rants.
Even more terrifying than a bad neighbor is the Global Incident Map which catalogs "terrorism and other suspicious events" on a surprisingly robust map. Surprisingly there are just about as many suspicious events happening in the US as there are in Europe and the Middle East, according to the site.
Ushahidi mashes up first hand accounts of violence in Kenya with a sobering Google map. Incidents including riots, deaths and looting and rape are plotted and accompanied by the tragic stories behind them.
Finally, the folks at World Wide Webfoot have painstakingly combined US Census Bureau data and interactive maps to great effect. The result is a visual idea of how the country is broken down by such as factors as population density, age and race.
Check out this previous post for nine more notable maps.
Google is taking maps where no map has gone before with the addition of Google Moon, an interactive map that functions much like the company's other mapping technology. Amid the dark and cloudy surface of the moon are markers that show where previous space explorations have landed. Zoom out further and you'll see an ominous collection of craters.
Google Moon isn't the only map that rocks. Gruvr is a handy online tool for anyone searching for local music. The map plots out concerts happening near you and links to the bands' websites if they aren't exactly on your radar.
Rotten Neighbor lets users post comments about the people who live around them which are then plotted on a map. Some of the comments are alarming and a few are vindictive, but overall the site is a great place for a searchable database of not-so-neighborly rants.
Even more terrifying than a bad neighbor is the Global Incident Map which catalogs "terrorism and other suspicious events" on a surprisingly robust map. Surprisingly there are just about as many suspicious events happening in the US as there are in Europe and the Middle East, according to the site.
Ushahidi mashes up first hand accounts of violence in Kenya with a sobering Google map. Incidents including riots, deaths and looting and rape are plotted and accompanied by the tragic stories behind them.
Finally, the folks at World Wide Webfoot have painstakingly combined US Census Bureau data and interactive maps to great effect. The result is a visual idea of how the country is broken down by such as factors as population density, age and race.
Check out this previous post for nine more notable maps.
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