One of my earliest projects at UCL, back in 2009, was to create a customisable online map of all the 2001 Census key statistics. The
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Victorian London in Incredible Detail
Here’s a real treat. The National Library of Scotland’s Map Department, supported by David Rumsey, have taken some very high-resolution scans of the Ordnance Survey
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The London Thames
The London Thames is a new poster – a small extract is shown here – created by David Fathers, which features illustrations of the 16
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NikeFuel Map
After reviewing many fine maps produced by others, it’s always nice to feature our own work once in a while. Above is an extract of
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Rocque’s Map of Georgian London, 1746
Mapping London has always been most interested in modern maps of London, however we are happy to make the occasional exception, and so when this
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Strava Heatmap of Sports Activity
Strava, one of a number of services that walkers, runners and cyclists can use with their smartphones, recording and uploading their routes, has released a
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Simplifying London’s Network – “Mappi Lundi”, A Hand Drawn Map
Mappa Lundi is a hand-drawn map of central London which simplifies the street network, districts, parks and tourist attractions into a simple, pseudo-grid like structure.
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Violent Crime Hotspots in London
This is an extract of a map, by Matt Ashby, formerly of the UCL SECReT (Security and Crime Science) lab, that takes police.uk open data
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Pictorial Map from The A to Z 1938 London Street Atlas
The above map is an extract from a reproduction of the “Pictorial Map of London” published in 1938 by what was then known as the
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Anthropocene Exhibition
Stephen Walter, most famous for his “Hub” map of London, a fantastically detailed hand drawn map of London with a distinctive repeating style and thousands
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WeareData Map of London’s Data Leakage
UbiSoft have created this compelling live map of London’s sensor and social media data, as part of a promotion for their upcoming game “Watch Dogs”.
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Second Languages
A map full of striking patterns, from Savills’ analyst Neal Hudson. It shows the areas of London where, for each area, the second most popular
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