Interesting Maps

iamstop

Known Covid cases per million ppl

Junkyard Tom

Guy Person wrote: »

Freedom of press the world over from 2017

It's one of those weird ones where freedom of press could also be considered freedom to lie to the population. I guess the score is calculated by assessing the freedom of the press to challenge authority and expose corruption?

I remember listening to some lecture or other and, it was said, the Soviets were very impressed by how narrow the political spectrum was in the US when the US didn't have the same tools as the Soviets (mass murder and gulags) to influence behaviour/opinions.

NewSigGuy

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

A tour guide I met at the Udvar Hazey centre (Smithsonian) at Dulles last Dec told us about the time when he was 5 and allowed on the flightdeck on the airliner he was on, the pilot signed has pass card. That pilot was one of the Wright brothers.... I forget which one he said but crazy to think of the connection

I think that was a wind up, neither of the Wright brothers flew an aircraft after 1918.

cnocbui

NewSigGuy wrote: »

I think that was a wind up, neither of the Wright brothers flew an aircraft after 1918.

It's a shame how little credit Richard Pearse, a New Zealand farmer, gets for flying and landing a powered plane, nine months before the Wright brothers.

ohnonotgmail

NewSigGuy wrote: »

I think that was a wind up, neither of the Wright brothers flew an aircraft after 1918.

especially wilbur who was dead by 1912.

mzungu

More people live inside this circle than outside of it.

IAMAMORON

Redneck Reject71

iamstop wrote: »

Known Covid cases per million ppl

Washinton is very damp,wonder if that is why it's so high?As to the more drier arid areas like Texas/Mexico which are fairly low.

IAMAMORON

The Dublin functional conurbation. It is official, Dundalk and Gorey are now suburbs of Dublin, welcome to big schmoke lads.



Honorable mentions to Borris í gContae Laois. You are culchies no more, sorry.

https://irelandafternama.wordpress.com/2010/12/21/mapping-the-true-extent-of-dublins-functional-urban-region-what-the-best-available-evidence-tells-us/

The spatial extent of Dublin’s functional urban region or commuting hinterland has served as a key indicator and point of discussion on the ‘sprawl’ of Dublin and extent of uncontrolled urban expansion over the Celtic tiger period. The location of unfinished and partially vacant housing estates in some locations suggests that private developers significantly overestimated the extent of the ‘Dublin market’. The analysis below serves to map the spatial extent of the Dublin functional urban region and identifies the share of the Dublin workforce commuting from the Mid-East Region (Kildare, Meath and Wicklow) and beyond.

Bobblehats

mzungu wrote: »

More people live inside this circle than outside of it

Look at little Java there. 150 odd million alone

Victor

Redneck Reject71 wrote: »

Washinton is very damp,wonder if that is why it's so high?As to the more drier arid areas like Texas/Mexico which are fairly low.

No. It is high because it was one of the first places with an infection.

There is concern that summer temperatures won't affect it.

retalivity

Victor wrote: »

No. It is high because it was one of the first places with an infection.

There is concern that summer temperatures won't affect it.

It also has one of the highest asian populations in the US, particularly chinese, along with california. Pretty sure there are/were direct flights between seattle and mainland china, running right up theough february

BonnieSituation

Victor wrote: »

No. It is high because it was one of the first places with an infection.

There is concern that summer temperatures won't affect it.

retalivity wrote: »

It also has one of the highest asian populations in the US, particularly chinese, along with california. Pretty sure there are/were direct flights between seattle and mainland china, running right up theough february

And lots of old people. It ravaged nursing homes before they even knew they had a problem.

cnocbui

Redneck Reject71 wrote: »

Washinton is very damp,wonder if that is why it's so high?As to the more drier arid areas like Texas/Mexico which are fairly low.

That is probably one reason. I have seen one medical expert comment on the time droplets on surfaces would be infectious for, when questioned, and he said probably for as long as they were still moist, and not for very long after they had dried up. Most transmission is person to person via aerial droplets so heat is probably not going to be the saviour a lot of people are hoping for.

endacl

All from here. Lots of cool stuff: https://blazepress.com/2014/07/50-incredible-maps-will-change-see-world/

Map of Pangea with current International borders


Countries around the world that Britain has not invaded or occupied


World colonization since 1492.

roosterman71

Coronavirus Lockdown - darker the colour, deeper the lockdown



Source: https://twitter.com/BenQuinn75/status/1241002696666157057?s=20

JupiterKid

Highest level of educational attainment among 30-34 year olds in Europe by NUTS 2 Region, 2017

Capt'n Midnight

European Wind Farms

retalivity

JupiterKid wrote: »

Highest level of educational attainment among 30-34 year olds in Europe by NUTS 2 Region, 2017

Interesting, wtf is going on with the south of spain?

IAMAMORON

retalivity wrote: »

Interesting, wtf is going on with the south of spain?

In fairness there is a certain level of deception to the map. On intial inspection you might look at Germany and note that they are not going to College. But their secondary school finishes at 21. Then you go to hardcore German University. Apprenticeships commence around 16. Education continues for skills but industry in Germany is vastly diverse compared to here.

Spain's main universities are in Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid. I am sure there is third level in Seville but I have never heard of Malaga university? There was not much going on in the Costas before the 1950's, then it just became a big Tourist destination. The Spanish Civil war only ended in 1939 and the losing belligerents were not really picked up off the floor. They were straight into WW2 and the south basically got spat on. It did not really recover until the 80's. Without tourism there was not a lot going on in the South of Spain industry wise.

Quantum Erasure

all cattle and sheep markets in Ireland

endacl

^^

Measles too now? Feck.

Capt'n Midnight

Collie D

www.covidvisualizer.com

Revolving globe with latest Covid-19 figures by country and globally

Only seems to work properly on phone

PommieBast

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

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Last few days have noticed quite a few Gulfstreams/etc doing odd-looking trips..

sbsquarepants

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

Close to real time Covid-19, info country by country. Looking at the numbers skyrocketing is grimly fascinating. The US i think is in for a torrid time. We're doing surprisingly well, but i fear we're going to undo our earlier good work by half arsing the lockdown now.

cnocbui

PommieBast wrote: »

Last few days have noticed quite a few Gulfstreams/etc doing odd-looking trips..

Probably all Elon Musk, in his unswerving oversight of the blowing up of shareholder equity disguised as starships and his unending quest to funnel the planets entire kerosene supply through his G650s engines in his pursuit of making electric cars to reduce CO2 emissions.

AndyBoBandy

cnocbui wrote: »

Probably all Elon Musk, in his unswerving oversight of the blowing up of shareholder equity disguised as starships and his unending quest to funnel the planets entire kerosene supply through his G650s engines in his pursuit of making electric cars to reduce CO2 emissions.

more like folks that are essential, still needing to travel around.

I'm in an industry where we move folks around globally, and we've been looking at private jets to get folks to & from where they need to be, even to/from countries on lockdown.

Bobblehats

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

more like folks that are essential, still needing to travel around.

I'm in an industry where we move folks around globally, and we've been looking at private jets to get folks to & from where they need to be, even to/from countries on lockdown.

So you’re responsible for that plague of locusts?

AndyBoBandy

Bobblehats wrote: »

So you’re responsible for that plague of locusts?

Responsible (in part) for keeping the lights on in Europe/The World