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Pixel Is Data: What if pixels weren’t necessarily...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:57:00 +0100

What if pixels weren’t necessarily supposed to look like little squares and sit in the so-called “right order”? What if what we call “real” or “true” images were not the only way the World around us can be represented? What if photographic data was just… data? What if it could be reinterpreted?

Free on the App Store. Images from Fast Co Design, via George Oates.

Income inequality along the San Francisco KT light rail lines....

Thu, 09 May 2013 01:15:00 +0100

Income inequality along the San Francisco KT light rail lines. Can you tell where it goes past the Tenderloin, and where it passes from the rapidly gentrifying Dogpatch waterfront into Bayview?

Then there’s the chart for Caltrain’s local service. That’s a heck of a difference between Redwood City and Atherton.

"The fire control systems of Mastiff 2 are especially useful in minefields. The vehicle can transport..."

Thu, 02 May 2013 01:09:27 +0100

“The fire control systems of Mastiff 2 are especially useful in minefields. The vehicle can transport troops as well as an explosions detection robot. Mastiff 2 has precision fire control features that enable operators to visualise every target. Soldiers can also perform crater analysis and each hit can be spotted for long-range firing.”

- Mastiff 2 Protected Patrol Vehicle at Army Technology (indirectly via stml’s post on the Cougar).

landscapearchitecture via notational: Tokyo University graduate...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:52:23 +0100

landscapearchitecture via notational:

Tokyo University graduate student Takatsugu Kuriyama [created] an accurate three-dimensional model of Tokyo’s lifeline by using multi-colored tubes strung with wire. Different color liquids pulsate throughout all 18 lines, creating a staggering picture of what goes on below the streets of Tokyo every day.

I’d love to see an equivalent of this for the London Underground. I did once have a look for detailed elevation (or should that be depth?) data for the stations, if not the lines, but I didn’t look that hard or find anything.

I also considered trying to hack up an inertial recording system, but unsurprisingly that’s kind of tricky. (It’s a shame the iPhone’s gyroscopes probably aren’t up to it.)

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: A visualization of drone strikes in...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:41:37 +0000

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: A visualization of drone strikes in Pakistan since 2004 (ht @digg, via brooklynmutt, notational)

Visualisations of all the (geotagged) photos taken from the...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:46:36 +0000

Visualisations of all the (geotagged) photos taken from the International Space Station, by Nathan Bergey.

The full article is well worth looking at.

It turns out that Andrew Godwin has coded a 3d visualisation of...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:01:47 +0000

It turns out that Andrew Godwin has coded a 3d visualisation of several London Underground stations, including King’s Cross St Pancras.

If you’re having trouble wrapping your head around the station diagram, you could find being able to turn the thing around and refocus on different platforms useful.

US state results map in the style of Letterpress, by Dave...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:35:23 +0000

US state results map in the style of Letterpress, by Dave Wiskus.

Two recent non-map visualisations of the route to the White...

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:08:00 +0000

Two recent non-map visualisations of the route to the White House.

Top: New York Times, 512 Paths

Bottom: The Guardian, You Decide

The Gott/Colley cartogram, on the Electoral Scoreboard...

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:02:07 +0000

The Gott/Colley cartogram, on the Electoral Scoreboard 2012 site.