(NACIS2015) A New Atlas of American History

Notes and links to animations: sta.mn/6gk

1. photo © Nathaniel Ayers American Panorama: A New Atlas of American History #NACIS2015 October 15, 2015 Alan McConchie // @mappingmashups Stamen Design // @stamen http://sta.mn/6gk
2. Charles O. Paullin John K. Wright Published 1932
5. “The ideal historical atlas might well be a collection of motion-picture maps, if these could be displayed on the pages of a book without the paraphernalia of projector, reel and screen.” – John K. Wright
10. photo © Nathaniel Ayers An Atlas of United States History
11. In progress: four interactive maps photo © Nathaniel Ayers
12. In progress: four interactive maps Plus a toolkit for hundreds more... photo © Nathaniel Ayers
13. photo © Nathaniel Ayers Forced Migration of Enslaved People in the United States 1810-1860
21. synced tables from Google Sheets CartoDB GeoJSON D3 charts map tiles Leaflet markers, D3 overlays (svg + canvas) user interaction: react.js
23. EPSG: 2163 US National Atlas Equal-Area (Lambert Azimuthal)
24. SELECT cartodb_id, ST_Transform(the_geom_webmercator, 2163) AS the_geom_webmercator, ...
25. But what about that terrain?
26. + Tile from CartoDB OpenTerrain tile (mostly transparent) = Stacked tiles in Leaflet
35. Hans Rosling: gapminder.org
36. photo © Nathaniel Ayers Overland Trails 1840-1860
41. E. J. Marey Paris to Lyon train schedule (1885)
42. photo © Nathaniel Ayers Foreign-born Population 1850-2010
44. New York Times Map of Olympic Medals
45. Moritz Stefaner Map Your Moves
46. Andy Woodruff et al. Value-by-alpha map
50. photo © Nathaniel Ayers Canals 1820-1890
52. github.com/americanpanorama
53. Thank you! Alan McConchie // @mappingmashups Stamen Design // @stamen Digital Scholarship Lab // dsl.richmond.edu Slides, notes, & links // sta.mn/6gk