#582: population, peters, vikings, floods, isis, collaboration
, last check: Wed, 06 May 2026. Post history
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population
European Population Density map where each point represents 50 people
via @realivansanchez
https://julie.geog.ucl.ac.uk/European_Population_Density.html | archive.org -
peters
All maps lie and Boston schools change from Mercator to Peters projections
via @realivansanchez
https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20170326/421180884165/todos-mapas-mienten.html -
vikings
Vikings explorers arrived in the Mediterranean and other places
via @realivansanchez
https://brilliantmaps.com/viking-world/ -
floods
Potentially flooded areas extracted automatically from satellite imagery
via @realivansanchez
http://gbdxstories.digitalglobe.com/flood-water/ | archive.org -
isis
Isis-controlled land retreat evolution documented using aerial imagery
via @realivansanchez
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/06/18/world/middleeast/isis-control-places-cities.html?smid=pl-share -
collaboration
Collaborative Cartography and Open Source to provide a Google alternative
via @realivansanchez
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/a_different_view_of_mapping
Iván