Time’s 100 Most Influential People
Mapping where they’re from!
Click the image above to view the larger map Last Wednesday, Time's 9th annual "100 most influential people" list was released to the world - ruffling a few feathers, and flattering some others! Described by Time as the people who "inspire us, entertain us, challenge us and change our world" - this year's list toppers saw a generous mix of music figures, aristocracy, and presidential icons, to name but a few. Looking at the list just wasn't telling enough for...
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https://www.espatial.com/articles/times-100-most-influential-people-mapping-where-theyre-from
For Earth Day
Co2 levels, mapped!
Click the image above to view a larger map Did you know that Sunday is Earth Day? Environmental activists we're not - but mapping enthusiasts we are! So upon hearing that it was coming up, we decided that a set of earth-related maps would work best in our attempt to inspire some awareness! Earth Day is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment - and consider how things like our energy consumption and burning of fuels...
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- Interesting maps
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https://www.espatial.com/articles/for-earth-day-co2-levels-mapped
New maps: WHO knows about life expectancy
Click the image above to view a larger map Every year on 7 April, the World Health Organisation (WHO) celebrates its birthday with World Health Day. There's a different theme each year - this year, it's "Ageing and health: Good health adds life to years". With the number of people aged 80+ set to almost quadruple to 395 million between now and 2050, there are lots of good reasons to promote living a healthy life! So we thought, what better...
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- Interesting maps
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https://www.espatial.com/articles/new-maps-who-knows-about-life-expectancy
New map for Easter: Different breeds of rabbits
Easter is almost upon us! The combination of Easter and the northern hemisphere's spring brought rabbits to mind - we can't stop thinking about what the Easter Bunny might bring us! While we're waiting, we decided to look into a rabbit-themed map - so we've mapped the global distribution of different rabbit breeds. The map (above) shows how many different breeds of rabbits you'll find in a number of countries. If you live in a country like Australia, there's only...
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- Interesting maps
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https://www.espatial.com/articles/new-map-for-easter-different-breeds-of-rabbits