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UK 2019 Pre General Election Map Cartogram

UK General Election 2019 – Maps and Cartograms

2019-12-11
By: TheMole19
On: December 11, 2019
In: gis, maps, My Maps, News
Tagged: canada, cartography, data, data visualisation, economics, england, europe, geography, geospatial, gis, map, mapbox, politics, UK, usa, Wales
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For the many (maps) not the few   You can associate many things with politics. Tiresome. Frustrating. Distrust. Divisive. Controversial.  But there are more positive things which always come around during election time – maps and cartograms (graphical representations of geographical realities). The turbulent nature of British politics has led to another general election on 12th December 2019, which on the one hand has been exhausting and depressing, regardless of political allegiances. However, on the other hand it does provide an opportunity to create some maps and explore political geography of the UK, which is a reflection of socioeconomic histories. Every election, particularly with recentRead More →

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How I made a Music Map

2019-10-02
By: TheMole19
On: October 2, 2019
In: gis, maps, My Maps
Tagged: canada, culture, data, data visualisation, geography, geospatial, gis, map, mapbox, maps, music, OriginalContent, UK, usa, web development
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This is a follow on from a previous post, where I released my latest incarnation of a music map and discussed other people’s fine work. This post is going to be slightly different from my normal posts, being a FAQ style about the music map for those who are interested to know more. So without further ado… What is the Music Map? The originally named, Music Map, is an interactive map regarding music artists and the geography of music artists. A brief description of this project is to map where music artists, bands or solo artists have ‘originated’, forming a geographical database which can beRead More →

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Mapping Music – Search and Explore

2019-09-30
By: TheMole19
On: September 30, 2019
In: gis, maps, My Maps
Tagged: canada, culture, geospatial, gis, history, map, mapbox, mapping, maps, music, OriginalContent, UK, usa, web development, world
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Music to my geographical ears! I’m coming up to a four year anniversary. When I started it, I didn’t think it would take up so many evenings. I didn’t think I’d learn so much. I didn’t think the journey would still be ongoing. I am, of course, talking about my ‘Music Map’.  For those who have followed or explored my site, may have noticed my interactive map regarding music artists and the geography of music artists. A brief description of this project is to map where music artists, bands or solo artists have ‘originated’, forming a geographical database which can be used to display andRead More →

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Top 10 Most Expensive Rail Routes by Price per km

Global Rail Fares or Unfair?

2019-08-21
By: TheMole19
On: August 21, 2019
In: gis, maps, My Maps, News
Tagged: africa, australia, austria, botswana, brazil, canada, china, data, data visualisation, data visualization, europe, France, geography, geospatial, germany, gis, india, Italy, Japan, netherlands, norway, OriginalContent, poland, politics, rail, railway, railways, russia, south africa, spain, sweden, train, transport, travel, UK, usa, world
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Rail pricing – a global comparison There are some things in life you can be sure of – death, taxes and UK rail fares going up every year. By coincidence, I was just finishing up a quick bit of research on rail journey prices and cost over distance, when news of the latest price hike broke. In this article, the claim that the UK has the highest rail fares in Europe is investigated. It is something I’ve often thought about, and how it compares globally, but is this true? The take from the ‘Reality Check’, is that the UK is the most expensive bought onRead More →

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Map of USA for Washington DC, 1791,A New Capital for a New Nation

Capitalizing on Geography – Political Capital Cities

2019-06-27
By: TheMole19
On: June 27, 2019
In: gis, maps, My Maps
Tagged: africa, culture, europe, geography, geospatial, gis, history, india, old maps, OriginalContent, politics, russia, tanzania, UK, urban, usa, washington dc, world
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This part two of series on capital cities, exploring influences on their location and history.  There will be maps. For the first part click here.  Continuing to break new ground Continuing a post independence from Britain theme, is the US planned capital of Washington D.C., designated by its namesake George and officially made the capital of the young United States in 1800. Its strategic position on the Potomac river in a trans-state location between Virginia and Maryland reflected, not just a central location in the then 13 newly independent colonies; but a compromise between Southern and Northern colonies, i.e. slave holding and free states. TheRead More →

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Capital Map Abuja Nigeria

Capitalizing on Geography – Natural and New Capital Cities

2019-04-14
By: TheMole19
On: April 14, 2019
In: gis, maps, My Maps
Tagged: africa, brazil, capital, capitals, cities, geography, history, map, mapping, maps, nigeria, old maps, OriginalContent, politics, UK, urban, usa, world
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This part one of a series on capital cities, exploring influences on their location and history. There will be maps. What about capital cities anyway? Allow me to be controversial – geography is important. I’d actually go as far to say it’s vital. Don’t let comments about it just “being colouring in” tell you otherwise (though I do love colouring in). It’s the influencing factor that explains why where we live or work exist. Whether it’s proximity to water, transport links, natural resources, defensive position or simply other locations – these are all factors. Historically or more recently, locations don’t just ‘happen’ – they emergeRead More →

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Which is the Best Sporting City? – USA and Canada

2019-02-26
By: TheMole19
On: February 26, 2019
In: MapNation, My Maps
Tagged: canada, culture, data, data visualisation, football, geospatial, gis, history, map, maps, mlb, mls, nba, nfl, nhl, OriginalContent, soccer, sport, UK, usa
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Unique Sporting Landscape There was a sporting story a few weeks ago about some Patriotic football team from New England winning a record number of ‘Bowls’ last week and somehow male sheep and Maroon 5 were involved. I’m learning a lot about American culture, even falling in with love in many respects, but it’s going to take some time for this blogger to fully understand American football. American culture is a unique, great and fascinating one – a product of its pioneering, multicultural, diverse history and background of starting a country anew. I could easily do an article about the food culture and diversity ofRead More →

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Christmas Metro Map 2018 – who delivers your presents?

2018-12-21
By: TheMole19
On: December 21, 2018
In: maps, My Maps
Tagged: africa, anthropology, cartography, christmas, culture, data, data visualisation, geography, history, mapping, maps, OriginalContent, santa claus, transport, travel, UK, usa, world
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I sense your presents… Wintertime in Western culture is known for the religious and pagan traditions of gift-giving, merriment and feasting around Christmas. Commonly across many cultures, it is considered Santa Claus delivers gifts. Last year we asked, ‘where’ does Santa come from? This year we are looking into ‘how’ – namely how does Santa Claus (or whichever gift-bringer) navigate and deliver their gifts? Using a map of course! We can only guess on the actual map Santa uses – but I imagine that it could look like something like the stylised map below which I hope you enjoy. Several cultures have different figures whoRead More →

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USA and Gun Ownership

Holding Fire – Mapping USA’s relationship with Guns

2018-03-29
By: TheMole19
On: March 29, 2018
In: gis, maps, My Maps, News
Tagged: arcgis, cartography, crime, data visualisation, geography, gis, guns, map, mapping, safety, usa, world
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Right to keep and bear arms? The topic of firearms control and gun violence is one to approach with caution, given one, the fatalities involved, and two, that in the USA particularly, it can often stir strong debate and emotion on either side. However, following (another) mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida and the perhaps unprecedented public demonstrations following this in USA, and around the world, as part of ‘March For Our Lives’ – it is a topic which is hard to ignore. With the aim promoting tougher gun control legislation and raising awareness of gun violence, it has brought the debateRead More →

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Music, Geography and Independence – Independent Venue Week 2018

2018-01-29
By: TheMole19
On: January 29, 2018
In: gis, maps, My Maps
Tagged: culture, europe, geography, gis, mapbox, mapping, music, OriginalContent, UK, usa
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The double act of Music and Geography Firstly, a very belated happy new year, as well as celebrating the first year anniversary of The Map Den! I’ve really enjoyed getting further involved in the geospatial community through this website, sharing interesting developments and content in social media, and hopefully contributing in my own tiny way on here. Geography, the study and the communication of this through maps, GIS and other geospatial forms is a great passion of mine and I believe is inherently relevant to the world around us – perhaps more than ever. Everything happens somewhere. Another strong interest of mine is music, aRead More →

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