Back in the glory days of railroading...
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From the David Rumsey Collection
Sunday, April 10, 2022
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Early Human Migration
Fascinating data visualizations of our migratory ancestry as humans ...
How did our species become the last surviving hominin on the planet?
Max Planck Institute and the University of Michigan
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27 million people linked in largest-ever family tree
Researchers at the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute have created the largest-ever family tree, which links more than 27 million people — both living and long dead — across the world.
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Monday, February 28, 2022
Point Nemo
Have you ever heard of Point Nemo?
At more than 1,000 miles from civilization, its considered the most remote location on Planet Earth... It lies between New Zealand and South America and is fittingly known as the spacecraft cemetery, as the United States, Russia, Japan, and Europe have used it to dump some 263 pieces of space debris since 1971.
Friday, February 25, 2022
Antique New York State Maps
- From the David Rumsey Collection
- Fully Interactive (pan, zoom, etc.)
Map Of The State Of New York With the Latest Improvements (1845)
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Note the side panel illustrations of Mountains and Rivers
- Ballston Lake = Long Lake
- Lake George Village = Caldwell
Engineers Map of The State Of New York (1864)
Showing State Division into "agricultural Groups"
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- Outline color by agricultural group.
- Shows canals, railroads in operation, in progress, and proposed.
- Note clear views of the railroads
1879 - New York Wilderness And The Adirondacks
- Great Detail
- Even many hotels are listed!
New York State - 1895
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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Where angry waters roll (1936 US Flood Map)
Where angry waters roll (1936 US Flood Map)
Fascinating data visualization of flood prone areas across the United States from the David Rumsey Collection
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(zoom and pan)
(zoom and pan)
Friday, February 4, 2022
The Tallest Lifeforms (Video)
These are screenshots from a wonderful video: "The Tallest Lifeforms Of All Time". Great use of analytic visual comparisons...
Thursday, February 3, 2022
How Earth Would Look If All The Ice Melted
There's a very powerful video on YouTube illustrating
"How Earth Would Look If All The Ice Melted"
Highly recommended! - Below are a few screenshots...
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| India and Bangladesh |
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| The west coast of Africa |
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| China |
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| U.S.A. Southeast |
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| Australia |
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