A cartography boom offers new ways to see the world, from The Boston Globe
The maps of 2008: spontaneous mapping of live events like the terrorists attacks in Mumbai, the first Moon walk overlaid on a soccer field, and of course the presidential election result maps.
July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong and ‘Buzz’ Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon:
Map of the 2008 presidential election results by county:
Map of the 2008 presidential election results by county where the county size is based on population, highlighting the voting weight of populated vs. rural areas:
See more maps from Mr. Newman, a physicist at the University of Michigan. Make your own on this NYT page.
SNL’s Fred Armisen demonstrates their “Megapixel Giant Touchmap” (MegaMap), a parody of CNN’s ridiculous-yet-awesome “Magic Wall” (”Multi-Touch Collaboration Wall”). The MegaMap demo starts about 1:30 into the video.
Via The Map Room