MAPPING
Cartograms: the power of passports
Aug 27, 2020
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Not all passports are created equal
Coronavirus cartograms: mapping reported cases and deaths
Apr 07, 2020
Written by
Benjamin Hennig, Tina Gotthardt
Benjamin Hennig and Tina Gotthardt map the coronavirus
Mapping malnutrition, from undernourishment to obesity
Feb 20, 2020
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Benjamin Hennig maps the two sides of global malnutrition – undernourishment and obesity
Information is Beautiful: the most stunning data visualisations of 2019
Nov 28, 2019
Written by
Geographical
From Leonardo da Vinci’s genius and the history of Starbucks, to failing dams and global light pollution, the winners of the 2019 Information Is Beautiful awards have been announced
Ways to Work - Mapping the UK’s commuting choices
Nov 26, 2019
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
How do you usually travel to work? Question 41 in the last UK Census asked employed people to indicate which mode of transport they used for the longest part of their usual journey to work. In combination with information about…
The future of digital mapping is a tale of two halves
Sep 13, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
A revolution in digital mapmaking is underway and the implications for industry, the environment and all of humanity are huge
Visualising the world’s water security threat
Jun 05, 2019
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Benjamin Hennig explains two cartograms which demonstrate the global water security threat
Walls of mud: Tailings dam cartograms
Mar 22, 2019
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Following the collapse of the upstream tailings dam in Brumadinho, Brazil, Benjamin Hennig maps tailings dams around the world
Plotting the herd: cattle and sheep cartograms
Feb 22, 2019
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
The domestication of animals for food, secondary products, labour and companionship over the past 11,000 years has led to a global distribution of domesticated species with distinct geographical patterns
Soybeans and the China-United States trade war
Dec 13, 2018
Written by
Benjamin Hennig and Tina Gotthardt
Mapping the trade war between the US and China and the bean caught in the crossfire
Perfect mapping books for geographers
Dec 07, 2018
Written by
Ella L’etang
Check out this superb selection of mapping books - ideal gifts for the cartographer
Antarctica now the best mapped continent
Nov 01, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
A large-scale terrain mapping project makes Antarctica the best-mapped continent on Earth
Under the volcanoes
Aug 18, 2018
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Benjamin Hennig charts the impact of volcanoes on nearby human populations
Ground truths: looking for missing maps
Jul 24, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
A volunteer-led digital mapping project is at the heart of efforts to combat humanitarian disasters
Seismic spaces
Jun 23, 2018
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Benjamin Hennig charts the growth and impact of the world’s earthquakes
The diamond dimensions
Apr 21, 2018
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Benjamin Hennig maps out the global production and distribution levels for diamonds
New web maps tell full story of climate change
Apr 11, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
New interactive maps combine precipitation and temperature to show climate change in more detail and can be used to compare climates worldwide
Maps of the National Archives – Exclusive Geographical tour!
Dec 20, 2017
Written by
Geographical
National Archives map historian, Rose Mitchell, highlights some of the cartographic treasures being put on display as part of a series of exclusive Geographical ‘behind the scenes’ tours
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