mapping Mapping Local Crime Data Online May 31, 2016 / May 24, 2016 by Adam DuVander | 2 Comments on Mapping Local Crime Data Online When Google Maps was released in 2005, one of the first projects to use it externally was ChicagoCrime.org. Though now defunct, the site was built when the hard way to add Google Maps was even harder. It inspired many other community crime maps, and won a Knight-Batten award for innovation in journalism in 2005. Since […] Read more »
mapping Put Little Debbie on the Map May 2, 2016 / October 14, 2024 by Adam DuVander | 1 Comment on Put Little Debbie on the Map If you’re anything like us, you imagine maps everywhere. There really is no better way to visualize geographic data. In your Excel spreadsheets, or hiding in plain sight on Wikipedia, many stories are best told with a map. This is one of them. What’s This Have to Do With Little Debbie? Recently a friend from […] Read more »
mapping How Often Are There Earthquakes in San Francisco? April 17, 2016 / April 13, 2016 by Adam DuVander | 1 Comment on How Often Are There Earthquakes in San Francisco? It’s been 110 years since the great quake of 1906 destroyed San Francisco. Ever since, San Francisco, and California as a whole, has obtained a reputation for these ground-shaking natural disasters. On the anniversary, we thought we’d take a look at every significant California earthquake since 1900 and see just how many are in San […] Read more »