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(NACIS2015) A New Atlas of American History
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Alan McConchie
October 15, 2015
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(NACIS2015) A New Atlas of American History
Notes and links to animations: sta.mn/6gk
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October 15, 2015
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Transcript
photo © Nathaniel Ayers American Panorama: A New Atlas of
American History #NACIS2015 October 15, 2015 Alan McConchie // @mappingmashups Stamen Design // @stamen http://sta.mn/6gk
Charles O. Paullin John K. Wright Published 1932
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“The ideal historical atlas might well be a collection of
motion-picture maps, if these could be displayed on the pages of a book without the paraphernalia of projector, reel and screen.” – John K. Wright
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photo © Nathaniel Ayers An Atlas of United States History
In progress: four interactive maps photo © Nathaniel Ayers
In progress: four interactive maps Plus a toolkit for hundreds
more... photo © Nathaniel Ayers
photo © Nathaniel Ayers Forced Migration of Enslaved People in
the United States 1810-1860
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synced tables from Google Sheets CartoDB GeoJSON D3 charts map
tiles Leaflet markers, D3 overlays (svg + canvas) user interaction: react.js
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EPSG: 2163 US National Atlas Equal-Area (Lambert Azimuthal)
SELECT cartodb_id, ST_Transform(the_geom_webmercator, 2163) AS the_geom_webmercator, ...
But what about that terrain?
+ Tile from CartoDB OpenTerrain tile (mostly transparent) = Stacked
tiles in Leaflet
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Hans Rosling: gapminder.org
photo © Nathaniel Ayers Overland Trails 1840-1860
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E. J. Marey Paris to Lyon train schedule (1885)
photo © Nathaniel Ayers Foreign-born Population 1850-2010
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New York Times Map of Olympic Medals
Moritz Stefaner Map Your Moves
Andy Woodruff et al. Value-by-alpha map
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photo © Nathaniel Ayers Canals 1820-1890
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github.com/americanpanorama
Thank you! Alan McConchie // @mappingmashups Stamen Design // @stamen
Digital Scholarship Lab // dsl.richmond.edu Slides, notes, & links // sta.mn/6gk
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