September 26, 2011
azspot: Deep Poverty on the Rise

azspot:

Deep Poverty on the Rise

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10:44am
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Filed under: Maps Mapping Visualization Location Infographics United States Poverty Economy 
September 26, 2011
sunfoundation: The Zombie Map of the World What happens when you ask Google Maps for the location of zombies around the world?

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The Zombie Map of the World

What happens when you ask Google Maps for the location of zombies around the world?

10:44am
(Notes: 704)
  
Filed under: Zombies Culture Maps Mapping Location Visualization 
August 29, 2011

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Core77 Design Award 2011: Lit, Student Winner for Interactive/Web/Mobile

Lit.

Lit is a tool for location-based literary research that enables users to explore books by locations contained in them on a multi-touch table. The system displays all the locations in any given book by little points on the map. Curved lines connect these to a scrollable ring, which represents the book.

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4:38pm
(Notes: 93)
  
Filed under: Lit Location Maps Mapping Visualization Core77 Core77.com 
August 9, 2011
lienatik: London riots: Timeline and map of violence 4 August - Mark Duggan, 29, is shot dead by police at Ferry Lane, Tottenham. (profile) 6 August - Duggan’s family formaly identify his body. Around 300 people gather outside Tottenham police station wanting “justice”. Bottles are being thrown and it begins.(it’s unclear who started. There are various reports online that give the blame to either the police or the protesters)Pictures: Tottenham before & afterArticle: Tottenham Riots - a peaceful protest, then suddenly all hell broke loose 7 August - Investigation starts after all the fires are under control. 26 police officers where injured, 55 arrests where made. Local MP David Lammy tells that community has “had the heart ripped out of it”. Later that day reports come of of windows being smashed and looting has started in various areas of London (Brixton, and more)Pictures: Further outbreaks of violence and looting in LondonArticle: Second night of violence in London - and this time it was organised 8 August - Various police officers are injured. Scotland Yard talks about “copycat criminal activity across London in small and mobile groups.” Police talks about gangs of youth. Current reports in twitter talk of more riots in London, also possible in Birmingham (x) & Leeds. Interesting reads (all from The Guardian): Brixton: could it happen again? 30 years after the riots Looting ‘fuelled by social exclusion’ There is a context to London’s riots that can’t be ignored Keep up to date: Guardian Liveblog #LondonRiots BBC Liveblog/stream Also (unconfirmed), apparently during the two days of riots in London, more has been destroyed than during the demonstrations in Egypt & Tunisia. Sources: 1, 2, 3

lienatik:

London riots: Timeline and map of violence

  • 4 August - Mark Duggan, 29, is shot dead by police at Ferry Lane, Tottenham. (profile)
  • 6 August - Duggan’s family formaly identify his body. Around 300 people gather outside Tottenham police station wanting “justice”. Bottles are being thrown and it begins.
    (it’s unclear who started. There are various reports online that give the blame to either the police or the protesters)
    Pictures: Tottenham before & after
    Article: Tottenham Riots - a peaceful protest, then suddenly all hell broke loose
  • 7 August - Investigation starts after all the fires are under control. 26 police officers where injured, 55 arrests where made. Local MP David Lammy tells that community has “had the heart ripped out of it”. Later that day reports come of of windows being smashed and looting has started in various areas of London (Brixton, and more)
    Pictures: Further outbreaks of violence and looting in London
    Article: Second night of violence in London - and this time it was organised
  • 8 August - Various police officers are injured. Scotland Yard talks about “copycat criminal activity across London in small and mobile groups.” Police talks about gangs of youth. Current reports in twitter talk of more riots in London, also possible in Birmingham (x) & Leeds.

Interesting reads (all from The Guardian):

Keep up to date:

Also (unconfirmed), apparently during the two days of riots in London, more has been destroyed than during the demonstrations in Egypt & Tunisia.

Sources: 1, 2, 3

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11:34am
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Filed under: England London London Riots Maps Mapping Visualization 
June 24, 2011
sunfoundation: How the World Uses Social Networks Social networks in every country might live on the same Internet, but that doesn’t prevent differences in online customs and culture from developing along geographic borders. Click here to embiggen

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How the World Uses Social Networks

Social networks in every country might live on the same Internet, but that doesn’t prevent differences in online customs and culture from developing along geographic borders.

Click here to embiggen

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10:35am
(Notes: 134)
  
Filed under: Social Networks Visualization Infographics Locations Maps Mapping 
June 16, 2011
sunfoundation: Life expectancy in the U.S. varies widely by region, in some places is decreasing Large swaths of the United States are showing decreasing or stagnating life expectancy even as the nation’s overall longevity trend has continued upwards, according to a county-by-county study of life expectancy over two decades.In one-quarter of the country, girls born today may live shorter lives than their mothers, and the country as a whole is falling behind other industrialized nations in the march toward longer life, according to the study.

sunfoundation:

Life expectancy in the U.S. varies widely by region, in some places is decreasing

Large swaths of the United States are showing decreasing or stagnating life expectancy even as the nation’s overall longevity trend has continued upwards, according to a county-by-county study of life expectancy over two decades.In one-quarter of the country, girls born today may live shorter lives than their mothers, and the country as a whole is falling behind other industrialized nations in the march toward longer life, according to the study.

3:17pm
(Notes: 182)
  
Filed under: Life Expectancy Health Maps Mapping Locatin Visualization Infographics United States 
June 7, 2011
nationaljournal: Money is important, but it isn’t everything. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development created the Your Better Life Index to compare the quality of life as well as economic prowess of its 34 member countries. The index measures each country using 11 different lines, including income, employment, health, education, environmental quality, and its citizens’ opinions about life satisfaction, work-life balance, and a sense of community. Because people have different priorities, the OECD index allows them to rank countries according to their own values. The United States remains at the top for income and wealth, but it lags behind as a place to live a long and happy life.

nationaljournal:

Money is important, but it isn’t everything. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development created the Your Better Life Index to compare the quality of life as well as economic prowess of its 34 member countries. The index measures each country using 11 different lines, including income, employment, health, education, environmental quality, and its citizens’ opinions about life satisfaction, work-life balance, and a sense of community. Because people have different priorities, the OECD index allows them to rank countries according to their own values. The United States remains at the top for income and wealth, but it lags behind as a place to live a long and happy life.

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1:17pm
(Notes: 303)
  
Filed under: Location Maps Mapping Infographics Visualization 
May 18, 2011
sunfoundation: We’re No. 5 (and dropping) The city of Philadelphia grew slightly from 2000 to 2010, just enough to stave off Phoenix and retain its claim to being the fifth-largest city in the United States. The Philadelphia metro area wasn’t as lucky.

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We’re No. 5 (and dropping)

The city of Philadelphia grew slightly from 2000 to 2010, just enough to stave off Phoenix and retain its claim to being the fifth-largest city in the United States. The Philadelphia metro area wasn’t as lucky.

1:11pm
(Notes: 139)
  
Filed under: Philadelphia Maps Mapping Infographics Visualization United States Economy 
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