Mapping Every Russian Casualty in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin is determined to conceal the enormous human cost of Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. As a result, Russians are largely denied an accurate accounting of how many of their friends, relatives, and fellow citizens have been killed.To cut through this fog of war, the independent Russian media outlet Mediazona and BBC Russian Service created 200.zona.media, an interactive mapping Maps Mania… more →
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Mapping Every Ancient Site in Greece

Whether you are planning a trip to Greece, researching ancient civilizations, or simply exploring the geography of the classical world, you should enjoy the Archaeological Atlas of Greece.I have a huge soft spot for historical cartography, especially when it involves rescuing data from “old-school” interfaces and making it more accessible. Which is why I’m drawn to the Archaeological Atlas Maps Mania… more →
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Every Ship Sunk in WWII

Over the course of the Second World War more than 20,000 ships were sunk around the world. Esri’s Paul Heersink has spent the last ten years scouring historical records to create and map the ‘most comprehensive dataset’ of ships sunk in WWII.Resurfacing the Past is a fascinating story map which not only visualizes where Allied and Axis ships were lost in WWII, it also explores the WWII sunken Maps Mania… more →
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Plane-tracking app gives incredible LIVE 3D map of every plane flying over UK – Mirror.co.uk

Mirror.co.uk Plane-tracking app gives incredible LIVE 3D map of every plane flying over UKMirror.co.ukDeveloped based on an in-house version of the app used by company NATS, the iPad-only flight tracker plots flights using the organisation's own data, while showing flights from the rest of the world using external data. When selected, each individual …and more » map app – Google News… more →
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