Psychology of the map we all know
Is this map popular for the wrong reason?
I've worked in a mapping software company for several years now. While I understand how visualizing data on a map is a valuable tool to any business, until now I never thought to look into some of the psychology associated with mapping. Take, for example, the type of the map that most likely held a space in your classroom (click image to enlarge): Mercator projection map Map from Google Maps This map is called a Mercator projection. It's called a...
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- Interesting maps
- Mapping Software
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https://www.espatial.com/articles/psychology-of-the-map-we-all-know
Countries With The Most Olympic Medals
Visualized on a map
Which country is the most successful at the Olympic Games? Find out in our Olympic regional heat map! We've talked before about how visualizing your business data can help discover insights or capture your audience's attention. This week, we thought we would show you how this can extend to all types of data. When searching online for Olympic medal lists, you will be met with endless lists and graphs from multiple sources. Like spreadsheets, this can be a dull way...
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- Interesting maps
- Reading Time: 2 minutes
- Interactive Maps: 1
https://www.espatial.com/articles/countries-olympic-medals-visualized-map
Mapping ROI: $20K savings in 5 minutes
If you've read any of our blog posts over the past few months, we've discussed how great mapping is, how it helps you to make business decisions quicker and easier and how it helps you to visualize and communicate your business data for reporting and presentations. What we are well overdue at this stage is a blog post showcasing the real value you can get from simply visualizing your business data. One example that comes to mind is an anecdote...
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- Interesting maps
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https://www.espatial.com/articles/mapping-roi-20k-savings-5-minutes
114th US Congressional Districts Mapping Data Available
Within eSpatial you can overlay your data with many of our pre-made boundary and demographic datasets which are listed in our Dataset Library. You can use these datasets in eSpatial maps and build and balance your territories on them. Using this data will help you gain valuable insights on your customer's location, target new markets, assign resources, and define your territories. What Are Datasets? When you sign up for an eSpatial account, you will find datasets pre-loaded into your library....
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- Interesting maps
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https://www.espatial.com/articles/114th-us-congressional-districts-mapping-data-available
UK MPs and constituencies map 2015
If you have a paid or free eSpatial trial, plot your data against the 2015 UK election results and create a unique interactive map. Just upload our Excel spreadsheet below and then layer your own spreadsheet data on top. Here's a basic map I've created using the data... View a larger version of UK MPs and constituencies created with eSpatial mapping software. What the map above shows The map shows all those who are MPs, following the 2015 general election. ...
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- Interesting maps
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- Interactive Maps: 1
https://www.espatial.com/articles/uk-mps-and-constituencies-map-2015
Average working hours in Europe
We've taken figures from Eurostat and created a map that shows the average working hours per week in different European countries. Click on the map to find the data. Where would you like to work? View a larger version of 2014 Average Working Hours created with eSpatial mapping software. Green is good, yellow bad... Since we circulated this map around the eSpatial office, there's been a half-hearted effort to to get the company relocated to The Netherlands. Given that the...
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- Interesting maps
- Reading Time: 2 minutes
- Interactive Maps: 1
https://www.espatial.com/articles/average-working-hours-in-europe
The 20 Best Small Towns To Visit In America
On a map
In the last few days, the Smithsonian Magazine has published its annual list of the best small towns to visit in America. We've plotted these wonderful places on the interactive map below - along with the nearest airport to each. View a larger version of Smithsonian Magazine: The 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2015 created with eSpatial mapping software. How the towns were picked The towns made the list according to their number of cultural attractions, historical sites,...
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- Interesting maps
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- Interactive Maps: 1
https://www.espatial.com/articles/best-small-towns-to-visit-in-america
Preclearance
Map of airports that have it
Preclearance allows air passengers to fulfill US customs and security requirements before entering the country. Currently, there are 13 airports outside the US that have preclearance facilities. How does preclearance work? Basically, you present yourself to a US customs post in an airport and go through a process similar to what would happen if you were to be processed upon arrival in the US. it's just like arriving on a domestic flight. What's the advantage? There are a multitude of...
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- Interesting maps
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https://www.espatial.com/articles/preclearance-map
Where to find famous Irish pubs mentioned in "The Irish Pub" film
There's a new documentary coming out soon and the makers have used eSpatial on their website to map some famous Irish Pubs mentioned in the film. Find out more about the film - appropriately called The Irish Pub - here or click on the interactive map below to explore the locations of the pubs covered. Sure if you're in the area, you might want to pop in and have a pint and a chat yourself. Are you a Salesforce User?...
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- Interesting maps
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- Interactive Maps: 1
https://www.espatial.com/articles/espatial-puts-famous-irish-pubs-on-film-map
Raging red or passive green? Check out our World Peace Map...
The Institute for Economics and Peace has just released it's findings on global conflict and we've turned the data into an eSpatial World Peace Map. 162 countries have been ranked according to general security, level of conflict and degree of militarization. Click on the image below to find out how each country ranks in the Global Peace index for 2013. We hope where you live is very very green!
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- Interesting maps
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https://www.espatial.com/articles/world-peace-map
Our data map of the world's gaming industry
If you love gaming, then you'll find this data map fascinating - whether you're a gamer, a developer or just looking to break into the industry. We thought we'd add a bit of colour to gamedevmap's fine map of the video games industry by creating an eSpatial data map. Each colour respresents a different aspect of the industry, as listed in the data map legend.
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- Interesting maps
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https://www.espatial.com/articles/our-data-map-of-the-worlds-gaming-industry
What famous maps can teach us about data mapping
In this digital age of interactive maps and mapping software, there is still much to learn from what's gone before... 1. The Treasure Island map – revealing the importance of location data mapping Plot your key location data and then arrange all the other data around it. In this case, the key data is “X” (where the treasure is buried). Secondary data is the information that surrounds the primary data. Mapping this data will allow you to work out what resources you need...
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- Interesting maps
- Reading Time: 3 minutes
https://www.espatial.com/articles/what-famous-maps-can-teach-us-about-data-mapping
Red vs. Blue
Mapping software telling the story of election 2012
The pinnacle of a US Presidential election is the peak of months on end of campaigning, cold-calling and controversy. It is a 24 hour period in which the path of a nation is decided based on a simply astonishing number of factors whittled down to a simple choice between red or blue. Equally astonishing is the number of instant sources by which I, an Irish guy perched on my couch 3000 miles away, can follow the election as the exit...
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- Interesting maps
- Reading Time: 4 minutes
https://www.espatial.com/articles/mapping-software-us-election-2012
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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- Interesting maps
- Reading Time: 2 minutes
https://www.espatial.com/articles/times-100-most-influential-people-mapping-where-theyre-from
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