Charles Booth’s 1899 Poverty Map of London is a seminal work in the history of London maps and the development of geodemographics (characterising people based
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London’s Protected Vistas
A map, tucked away on the GLA’s London Plan website, reveals graphically the legally “protected vistas” in London – generally views from certain parks in
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MurderMap
MurderMap is a manually curated map of homicides in London, based on records from the Central Criminal Court, aka the Old Bailey. The map’s creators
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1948 Olympic Competitors’ Map
I came across this map of London train lines and underground routes in 1948, part of a guide and travel-card given to competitors at last
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Animals on the Underground
It’s part of human nature to see patterns where none exist. If you stare long enough at the London Underground, strange creatures might start to
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Before/After Aerial Photos of London
Using the visualisation technique used by ABC Australia and the New York Times to show before/after photographs of the impact of the Japan Tsunami, below
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The OpenStreetMap of London
The OpenStreetMap project started in London in 2004 and has since grown to be a huge map of the whole world. It can be thought
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The London Underground Network in Detail
The world is not short of London underground network maps, there is something very appealing about the mix of lines, curves, dashes and circles, all
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Where are the Bikes? – in 3D
Adrian Short, provider of one of the main 3rd-party APIs for the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme in London – the Boris Bikes API – has
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The Travelling Football Clubs of London
Two interesting maps of football clubs and London: First, Dean of The Londonist has mapped out the various locations of London’s football clubs over time.
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Barclays Cycle Superhighway Line Maps
A series of blue cycle lanes, branded signs, junction reprofiles and street furniture changes are gradually being built, creating a “hub and spoke” type network
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Google Maps Aerial Imagery
Google has updated the aerial photography available in Google Maps, for London. The new imagery appears to be from late summer 2010, showing the current
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