Worldmapper, a new way of looking at a world of data

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Worldmapper, a new way of looking at a world of data

by Chris Gilmer Mar 28th 2007

Worldmapper is a collection of neat maps that display statistics like youth literacy, hospital beds, aircraft departures, fish at risk, nuclear weapons and daily newspapers among many others, plotting them on a world map in a very interesting graphic manor.

The maps cover over 200 territories, plotting subjects and areas with various colors and a little bloating and pinching to easily distinguish the subject coverage. When checking out maps, Worldmapper gives users the ability to download a printable PDF file, view labeled maps, or even export excel data files.

Apart from using this data for school projects, or reports of some kind, the imagery is great for desktop patterns!

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Tags: map, maps, plot, worldmapper

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Brian said 7:41PM on 3-28-2007

I have been looking and looking for a map of the US with the states proportional to their population. I see these maps have one like that for countries. At least I'm one step closer.

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