Chris Evans sez, “I made this 8bit London Underground map a while ago, entirely in Tile Studio with a bit of Gimp to add text.”
How much space each person has in some of the world’s major cities
John Snow’s cholera map of London recreated
What would John Snow’s famous cholera map look like on a modern map of London, using modern mapping tools? The map changed what we know about germs and disease - and created a new way of looking at the world. With the help of mapping tool CartoDB and using the Stamen style maps, this is how it looks with larger circles representing more deaths.
Mapping the WW2 bomb census
50 Years of concerts of The Rolling Stones
An interactive map of their live-show story.
Most common London surnames mapped
James Cheshire, a geography lecturer at the University College London, mapped common surnames in London.
Your Olympic athlete body match
Olympic athletes come in all shapes and sizes, from the lithe limbs of Japan’s Asuka Teramoto to the gargantuan frame of China’s Zhaoxu Zhang. But how do you measure up in comparison? Try our app below and find out. Why not then share your results with your friends?
![Station Maps: Browser-Based 3D Maps of the London Underground
Station Maps [aeracode.org] by programmer Andrew Godwin contains a large collection of browser-based (HTML5) 3D maps depicting different London Underground/DLR stations.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6creyFhkW1qhn3smo1_1280.jpg)
Station Maps [aeracode.org] by programmer Andrew Godwin contains a large collection of browser-based (HTML5) 3D maps depicting different London Underground/DLR stations.
Can the city become a symphony? Electric cars are increasingly using synthesised sounds in order to mimic the traditional noise of the internal combustion engine. I explore an alternative in which the sound that the cars generate changes according to its relationship to other road users and the environment.
PANTONE and Leo Burnett Celebrate The Diamond Jubilee
A collaboration between PANTONE and Leo Burnett London, this limited edition color guide of the Queen’s ensembles was created in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee — Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th year on the throne.
Theatreland map (1915), by MacDonald Gill
via guardian.co.uk
‘SHIFTS: The Economic Crisis and its Consequences for Architecture’ Exhibition
‘SHIFTS: The Economic Crisis and its Consequences for Architecture’ is an exhibition currently on display until June 9 at The Architecture Foundation in London. Presented by Rotterdam/Copenhagen-based Powerhouse Company and critic and architectural historian Hans Ibelings (the Architecture Observer), the exhibit illustrates the far-reaching impacts of new economic circumstances on architecture’s recent past, troubled present and unknown future acknowledging the onset of an imminent housing crisis in London, and the continuing shrinkage of the architectural profession in the UK. More information on the exhibition after the break.
Introducing Citydashboard.org: A Live View of City Data
Here at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, we have just made live our latest in a series of services examining live data feeds - CityDashBoard. The system pulls in data from a variety feeds, developing our view that the next trend in OpenData is towards a live view of the city and live data feeds.
London mayoral election 2008: how the city voted, mapped
Who voted for Boris in 2008? Where was Labour’s vote strongest? This map from Factmint shows how votes were distributed across the wards that make up the city. The detail means that patterns of voting emerge: from the BNP votes in the Essex boroughs, through to the distribution of Green party votes in 2008. What does it tell us about how London will vote in 2012? Use the dropdown menu to see how first and second preferences compare - and how each party fared
