{"id":1710,"date":"2016-01-29T18:28:10","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T23:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog250\/?p=1710"},"modified":"2018-10-19T15:15:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T19:15:13","slug":"1710","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog250\/2016\/01\/29\/1710\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out these cool maps at CityLab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog250\/files\/2016\/01\/CityLab11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1714\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog250\/files\/2016\/01\/CityLab11-300x36.png\" alt=\"CityLab1\" width=\"410\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An expansion of\u00a0<em>The Atlantic\u00a0<\/em>magazine,\u00a0<em>CityLab\u00a0<\/em>is a news site that focuses on urban planning and metro areas around the world. \u00a0Designed\u00a0for people who are &#8220;creating the cities of the future,&#8221;\u00a0<em>CityLab\u00a0<\/em>includes a section dedicated to displaying\u00a0maps of worldly conflicts and interesting developments.<\/p>\n<p>Clink of the &#8220;Maps&#8221; tab at the top of the site, peruse the map thumbnails, and explore dozens of stories covering a wide assortment of subjects, including politics, health, history, industry, environmental sciences, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog250\/files\/2016\/01\/CityLab2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1717\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog250\/files\/2016\/01\/CityLab2-300x179.png\" alt=\"CityLab2\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog250\/files\/2016\/01\/CityLab2-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog250\/files\/2016\/01\/CityLab2-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog250\/files\/2016\/01\/CityLab2-500x298.png 500w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog250\/files\/2016\/01\/CityLab2.png 1305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maps are extremely important visual aids when paired with a news story. Often, maps can more quickly and efficiently present material than an article, so creating a good map is critical for <em>CityLab. \u00a0<\/em>This website is really great at looking at different sets of data and seeing the very different ways to display them.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the topic, a mapmaker can choose to use a choropleth map, dot map, heat map, etc to show information as accurately as possible. \u00a0I challenge you to closely examine a map when you click on it to analyze the cartographer&#8217;s choices and think how or why they made them &#8211; what do the colors symbolize? \u00a0Where are the trends in the map?\u00a0What are the &#8220;silences&#8221; or the map, or where was something left out?<\/p>\n<p>Have fun browsing the great maps of <em>CityLab!<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/posts\/maps\/\">http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/posts\/maps\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An expansion of\u00a0The Atlantic\u00a0magazine,\u00a0CityLab\u00a0is a news site that focuses on urban planning and metro areas around the world. \u00a0Designed\u00a0for people who are &#8220;creating the cities of the future,&#8221;\u00a0CityLab\u00a0includes a section dedicated to displaying\u00a0maps of worldly conflicts and interesting developments. 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