100,000 Stars, an interactive Google Chrome Experiment map created by Google Data Arts Team, visualizes nearby stars and planets in our stellar neighborhood. This map depicts over 100,000 stars which can be observed and explored through this experience. Using an...
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Click on the image for the interactive map Sound is all around us although sometimes it gets blended into the background and is categorized as noise, such as traffic.  We can easily forget to differentiate the types of sounds we’re...
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Today, the world is in the grips of an ongoing energy transition. This change is being brought on by demand and supply shifts, innovation, and environmental concerns. As the world population increases drastically, so does the demand for energy. Global...
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) declassified some of its unique maps from its Cartography Center, originally launched in October, 1941.  To celebrate the center’s 75th anniversary two years ago in 2016, the organization classified some of their original maps that...
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Let’s ice things up this week with a map of the 50 states most purchased cocktails! If you were to travel across the United States trying every one of their favorite drinks, you would come across quite a few of the...
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“To Seek New Worlds For Gold, For Praise, For Glory”-Sir Walter Raleigh, Founder of Virginia Roanoke was established in 1587 by a group of 115 English settlers. The colony was located on the outer banks of what is today Dare...
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In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th, this week’s map is interactive and explores Irish surnames and their geographic distribution; it was created by Kent Field using Irish Census data from 1890. In the United States, a family...
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International Women’s Day is celebrated every March 8th and celebrates women’s achievements throughout history and across nations. Data from the American Community Survey and U.S. Census indicates that southern and midwest states have the lowest rates of female business owners,...
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The National Education Association’s Read Across America Day is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children’s author, Dr. Seuss. In cities...
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Click on the map for more detail on a specific country Using data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, this week’s feature map shows the countries where all the world’s international students are moving from and to. For...
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