Using the 2012 Agricultural Census data, we sought to answer three related questions about U.S. Farm Size: 1. Do small farms really have greater crop diversity? 2. Do government payments...

Humans grow and waste food at a staggering scale. We devote half the earth’s habitable land to food production, while ultimately tossing one-third of that food. Simply using the food we grow and...

"Synthetic Landscapes" is an immersive multimedia installation featured at La Biennale di Venezia 2023. The exhibition draws a parallel between two regions: the Midwest in the U.S.A. and the Niger...

Our noise maps show the levels of exposure to noise in London, Paris and New York. Use your mouse to explore the loudest and quietest spots. We’ve created this to help people learn more about noise...

Despite resistance from environmentalists, Native tribes, and local communities, Enbridge moves forward with its pipeline plans. But at what cost? Enbridge Inc. is an international pipeline...

Spain at Flood Risk is an interactive and data-driven journalistic investigation that exposes the vulnerability of over a million homes in Spain to river and coastal flooding. This project,...

This visualization represents all the described species of birds in the world (11,188 species, based on 2022 data), although this number is likely an underestimate. Each element in the...

How do you define the neighborhoods in your city? Axios created an interactive game that lets readers draw boundaries for select neighborhoods in their city and compare their responses to the...

In the Netherlands there is a dataset available containing outlines of buildings and their (assumed) construction date. This animation shows how urban development sped up significantly after the...

Any visualization is a Rorschach test with each viewer seeing something different. Although the era of geographic discoveries is long gone, each of us can still become an explorer via automatically...

When it comes to restaurants, every US city has a unique identity. Austin, TX is renowned for its BBQ. New York City is densely packed with pizza-by-the-slice. San Francisco and LA compete on...

As a follow-up to last week’s visualization of Old Light and New Light, I wanted to make a single map, of the whole world, comparing NASA’s new 2016 Earth At Night image to the 2012 version. Using...

The Denver Learning Ecosystem is an interactive platform built by RESCHOOL, Moonshot, and Embark in collaboration with The DataFace to strengthen Denver’s out-of-school learning network. It helps...

The Wandering House ~ Sonic Archive, is a repository of testimonials and ambient sounds gathered by artist and filmmaker, Cecilia Cornejo Sotelo, through her multimodal project, The Wandering...

Nigeria’s dry season is tinderbox for farming land. If current patterns persist, violence is likely to erupt between farmers and cattle herders. One in search of water, the other in keeping their...

The explosive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano may be one of the largest recorded in such detail. The blast was visible from space, with images of the massive ash plume going viral...

This is an interactive edition of my previous static map titled The United States of the Blooming Risks. Using FEMA’s National Risk Index (NRI) dataset, this map aggregates the county-level scores...

When I close my eyes and visualize Hyderabad, what emerges in my mind's eye? Which landmarks, streets, or corners resonate with my memories? What sights, sounds, and emotions epitomise the...

We scraped satellite data showing how the drought impacting Australia’s east coast in 2019-20 was affecting water storage in what was then one of the driest, hottest years on record. In addition,...

Faced with some of the steepest home prices in the United States, Bay Area residents are searching for cheaper cities to settle down.

Unhappy in your current locale? Delayed Gratification magazine compiled the definitive meta-list of global indices – ranking everything from press freedom and prosperity to happiness and the gender...

From Shanghai to Seattle, the world’s cities are built on sand - massive amounts of sand. It’s in the cement and concrete that make the bulk of most buildings. The glass in those buildings’ windows...

The poster started with the idea that carbon dioxide is like a shadow on the earth. I produced the infographic in the hope that South Korea will achieve its 2030 reduction goal to drive out the...

Numerous statistics show Bucharest is one of the most polluted cities in the European Union. In addition, it ranks second in terms of the social costs of pollution, including premature death. To...

The Global Innovation Index provides an innovation ranking for 130 economies. It is a leading reference for innovation and a tool for action for most economies. The UAE ranked 33rd in 2021’s...

In large expanses of the continental United States, spring is arriving earlier than in past years. In this graphic story for The Washington Post we analyzed first-leaf and first-bloom indexes, as...

Apart from waypoints and natural jet streams, there are many man-made constraints such as political, legal and financial restrictions on airspace. Countries use airspace to collect fees or leverage...

Using Tableau and Mapbox to map 100 years of Platypus sightings in Tasmania. This map highlights where further areas of protection are needed to help protect this wonderful species.

Aid agencies fear the monsoon in Bangladesh will imperil thousands of Rohingya refugees crammed into makeshift camps. This project uses data to map the many layers of danger and highlight areas...

The project was done in partnership with Open Development Mekong to draw attention to pressing developments of the region that will ultimately affect the most disadvantaged. It also attempts to...