Had the Cookie Crumbled Differently: East and West Dakota
from the site:
Lurking beneath the surface of what on the face of the map looks like a perfectly non-suspect pair of cartographic personae is an intriguing allohistorical question: What is the Dakota Split had never happened? Or: What if it had happened differently?
A Collection of Very Strange Maps
from the site:
You've seen city maps, but what about city maps that show where each gang has its headquarters? Or a map of the globe without water? Here are a few of our favorite randomly bizarre maps.
Mapped: Poverty in New York City
from The Guardian:
The Bloomberg administration has released new data detailing the levels of poverty in New York City. The report, from the Center for Economic Opportunity, reveals that in 2011, 21.3% of New Yorkers lived in poverty - the third consecutive year it had risen.
Maps related to the likelihood of attending or watching college basketball games...
http://gmaps-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/poly/puzzledrag.html
Article from The Atlantic: Mapping the Census: A Dot for Every Person
View the map: Census Dotmap
Pronounce Wisconsin is an interactive map showing how to pronounce town names...
Map: http://maps.sco.wisc.edu/pronouncewi/
Information: http://www.sco.wisc.edu/pronounce-wisconsin/about-pw.html
U.S. Forest Service -- Forest Health Protection Mapping and Reporting
Find interactive maps relating to Forest Pest Conditions, Insect and Disease Surveys, Forest Disturbances and more...
From the site:
"The applications ... access a myriad of state, county and local level forest insect and disease conditions data. In addition we offer a window into near real time forest disturbance information collected from space."
Maps: The Marriage and Voter ID votes by precinct
from MPR:
These maps show by precinct the support that the Marriage and Voter ID constitutional amendments found around the state of Minnesota. Striking dislike for both amendments can be seen in the core Metro cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, with falling levels of support radiating outwards. Similarly high levels of 'no' votes can be found in other populous areas throughout the state. Rural areas were more likely to support both amendments.
from the site:
Compare NOAA satellite imagery from before and after Hurricane Sandy and investigate damage caused by the superstorm in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Click and drag the red bar to compare historical and current imagery. You can also use the included bookmarks to explore some of the the most damaged areas.