This week's top media maps mostly deal with the US presidential election.
1.) MotherJones.com cartograms- This is one of the first 2012 presidential election cartograms I've come across on a somewhat "mainstream" media site. Kudos to MotherJones for writing the story and M.E.J. Newman for creating the maps. Not only does this have your classic election map displayed as a population based cartogram, but it also has this awesome morphing cartogram video showing how election money has influenced the 2012 campaign. The video pushes this to this weeks number 1 spot.
2.) Google Maps in iOS 6 - Not exactly a use of maps into today's media but this takes the number 2 spot anyways. Since Apple's map debacle the geographic community, the tech community, and pretty much anybody with an iPhone has been waiting anxiously for Google to release a Google Maps iPhone app. Early this week the rumor was that Apple would reject the Google Maps app. Bad news!!!
Thankfully it looks like Apple will approve the map so everyone can promptly bury their Apple Maps icon on their 9th screen and put the Google Maps app on their first page.
3.) Democracy in China - This really should be the in the number 2 slot, but I'm an iPhone user so it got bumped down. TheAtlantic.com did a great article with an accompanying map discussing a hypothetical election in China between the ruling communist party and the Kuomintang, which is the party that rules Taiwan. Anybody with an interest in international politics should take a look at Atlantic's post.
The US presidential election cartogram certain deserves the top spot for the kind of information it brings out, China follows it.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it strange how cartograms and maps can bring out the most complicated information in simple way. Who made it?
ReplyDeleteIt sounds strange how people keep focusing on election money and China in the USA.
ReplyDeleteWhy did you put up Apple on the second spot, they just made mockery of their reputation with their Maps...just go with Google Maps.
ReplyDeleteWell, lot of talking happening here, but lemme tell ya Google and Apple both are just minting money while we are talking about their enmity.
ReplyDeleteWell, can someone just go ahead and make some cartogram on corruption in politics? I guess it will be all blank.
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