In Maps We Trust
Of all the different types of data visualisation, maps* seem to have the best reputation. I think people are much less likely to trust a pie chart, for example, than a...
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Mapped: British, Spanish and Dutch Shipping 1750-1800
I recently stumbled upon a fascinating dataset which contains digitised information from the log books of ships (mostly from Britain, France, Spain and The Netherlands)...
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The Power of Comparison: Just How Big Is It?
If I said a country was 1594719800 metres squared it would mean a lot less to you than if I said it was about the size of Greater London (so long as you know...
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My Week in Maps
This week has been a busy one with the “publication” of a couple of maps I have been involved with alongside the circulation of a few cartographic gems. I...
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Maps with ggplot2
The ggplot2 package offers powerful tools to plot data in R. The plots are designed to comply with the “grammar of graphics” philosophy and can be produced to a...
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spatial.ly is written and curated by James Cheshire. James is a lecturer at the UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis where he researches, teaches and maps.