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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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Map of The Month – August 2018 – You Decide!

2018-08-29
By: TheMole19
On: August 29, 2018
In: gis, Map of the Month, maps
Tagged: cartography, culture, environment, geospatial, gis, history, london, mapping, maps, politics, satellite, taiwan, world
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Vote for your Favourite Map! August for me has gone far too quickly, and Map of the Month has also come round again very quickly! Fortunately, as was the case last month, there’s been some great maps to explore over the dry summer spell. To follow up on last month, congratulations to Craig Taylor on winning the inaugural Map of the Month with his awesome #PlotmyPaws doggy themed data viz. From looking at recent activity, #plotmypaws is going from strength to strength. Back working on my #plotmypaws project this weekend, lots of #dog tracks coming in now! I want to believe they are somehow coordinatingRead More →

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World Cup Quiz

Quiz Time! The Geography of the World Cup

2018-07-06
By: TheMole19
On: July 6, 2018
In: Uncategorized
Tagged: africa, brazil, culture, england, environment, football, geography, geospatial, gis, history, mapping, maps, OriginalContent, quiz, russia, world
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Let’s get quizzical So today I’m going to be doing something a little bit different to normal. Rather than rambling about a great map or geographical subject, here’s something a bit more fun. I’ve talked about geography and football before (see here and here) and particularly recently with the World Cup currently taking place in Russia. Some of you may have enjoyed the excitement of the tournament, while some may have no interest in football whatsoever. However, hopefully some sort of love of geography and maps brings us all together – therefore I’ve made an interactive quiz below. While it relates to the 32 countries takingRead More →

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Eurovision 2018 - Jury - Public Vote Difference

Eurovision 2018 – Do you need good neighbours?

2018-05-14
By: TheMole19
On: May 14, 2018
In: gis, maps, My Maps
Tagged: australia, culture, europe, geography, gis, israel, map, mapping, maps, music, politics, portugal, russia, ukraine, world
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Overcoming geography While dust settles in Lisbon, after another crazy night of Eurovision revelry, we can now take time to analyse the patterns of this most geographical of contests. Netta Barzilai won the contest with the song “Toy” for Israel, overcoming it’s isolated geography and lack of neighbours, to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Maybe the best song really does triumph over geography and ‘political voting’. This is a topic I have covered in the past, and while it would be naive to think this is a solely music contest – one only had to hear the audible boos when the televoting came fromRead More →

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Global Chocolate Consumption per Capita (2018)

Chocolate Maps? Sweet! – Geography of Chocolate

2018-04-02
By: TheMole19
On: April 2, 2018
In: maps, My Maps
Tagged: africa, agriculture, chocolate, climate, cote d'ivoire, economics, environment, europe, geography, ghana, gis, indonesia, map, mapping, mexico, OriginalContent, politics, swizterland, UK, world
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I Should Cocoa… Ugh. I’ve had too much chocolate. I’m writing this on Easter Sunday, surrounded by temptation in the form of several variations and combinations of chocolate, as is customary in the Western world at this time of year. It turns out you can have too much of a good thing – real ‘first world problems’. Talking of #firstworldproblems, chocolate addiction really is an issue for the developed world, where chocolate consumption is at its highest in this part of world – maps bear this out. So given this time of  year, I thought it would be fitting to look into the geographical patternsRead 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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GlobalFishingWatch_map

Providing Depth – Mapping and Marine Wildlife Threats

2018-02-28
By: TheMole19
On: February 28, 2018
In: gis, Map of the Day, maps, Uncategorized
Tagged: data visualisation, environment, fishing, geography, geospatial, gis, map, mapping, marine, nature, ocean, satellite, sea, web development, wildlife, world
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Gone fishing Quick question – what do Leonardo Di Caprio, a New Zealand data visualisation agency and David Attenborough have in common? They have all used highly effective visual tools to highlight threats to marine life*. Allow me to explain. I recently stumbled upon a striking and important interactive map from an organisation called ‘Global Fishing Watch’ (GFW), an organisation which is supported by the Leonardo Di Caprio Foundation. In the words of the Oscar winning actor himself,  “with the data Global Fishing Watch provides, governments, fishery management organizations, researchers and the fishing industry can work together to rebuild fisheries and protect critical marine habitats.”Read More →

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World Average Elevation Map

On higher ground – Map of Average Elevation

2017-10-27
By: TheMole19
On: October 27, 2017
In: My Maps
Tagged: elevation, map, OriginalContent, world
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Map of Countries by Average Height above Sea LevelRead More →

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Dull Twinned with Boring

A Tale of Twin Cities

2017-06-24
By: TheMole19
On: June 24, 2017
In: gis, maps, My Maps
Tagged: carto, cities, culture, europe, gis, mapping, maps, OriginalContent, politics, Population, sister, twin, twincities, UK, urban, web development, world
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Welcome to ‘Twin City’ Enter most towns, cities or villages in not just the UK, but in Europe and beyond, and you will likely find a ‘Welcome to [insert place name]’ and underneath ‘Twinned with [insert twin cities]’. Perhaps it is easy ignore these twin cities and linkages, or dismiss them as nothing more than symbolic, but what is the story behind twin or sister cities and what does it mean today? For those unaware a twin or sister city partnership is where there is a ‘friendship’ and legal/social agreement between one town or city (or even a region) to another , usually in a different country.Read More →

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Mental Wealth – Geography of Depression

2017-04-24
By: TheMole19
On: April 24, 2017
In: gis, maps, My Maps
Tagged: depression, epidemiology, gis, health, mapping, maps, mental health, OriginalContent, world
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Recently in the British news, in between snap elections and increased tensions in North Korea, there has been coverage of Prince Harry and William’s admirable openness about their mental health and drive to increase awareness about this important issue. It is totally understandable that given the sudden death of their mother in 1997, that this would have a profound impact on one’s mental health, especially given the exposure in the public eye too. Mental health problems aren’t rare; they affect 1 in 4 of UK population with no single cause. While there is variation by socioeconomic position and genetic predisposition, illnesses like depression and anxietyRead More →

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