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http://atlas.esri.com/?p=home This online compilation of atlases allows users to both search through a database of pre-created maps and to create new maps. It is very similar to CartoDB in its creation capabilities, yet offers some unique visual approaches. The “Featured … Continue reading →

              Regardless of the morbid content it holds, the chosen map is fascinating for charting black market activity worldwide.  While there is a distinctive lack of common cartographic labels for countries, the map remains … Continue reading →

Our presentation focused on the process of digital mapping, specifically Google Maps.  There are particularly compelling images of North Korea Prison Camps that were discovered through Google Maps and displayed on a website called FreeKorea. Prison Camps in North Korea … Continue reading →

The failed states index map is a fairly modern map that relies on massive data sets to determine the stability and sustainability of each country in our world. This powerful map was put together by the independent, nonpartisan, non-profit research … Continue reading →

http://bigthink.com/blogs/strange-maps The link above will take you to a nicely built blog that analyzes “strange maps.” The blog contains some interesting maps, but even more importantly holds some great analysis on each map that is posted on the blog. The … Continue reading →

http://scimaps.org/atlas/maps Follow the link above to the Atlas of Science Online. This atlas contains maps and figures of all different types that are meant to express not only the power of maps themselves, but the power of scientific information. Although … Continue reading →

http://www.atlapedia.com/      For my “Atlas of the Week” I decided to give an honorable mention to the online atlas called Atlapedia. This atlas not only allows one to access both physical and political maps of each country in the … Continue reading →

In 2002, Hugh d’Andrade and Bob Wing created a map about “U.S. Military Troops and Bases Around the World.” Not much is known about either of these authors. However, through an analysis of their map, it can be assumed that … Continue reading →

Once the United States successfully placed a man on the moon, the last frontier was finally breached, and with it came a new age of exploration. As the possibility to send a man to the moon became ever more probable … Continue reading →

All maps lie to varying degrees. “The Nuclear Club” by Michael Kidron and Ronald Segal pushes these limits. Issued in The State of the World Atlas in 1981, “The Nucelar Club” absolutely evokes certain interests and opinion. With tensions of … Continue reading →