Visualization by: Alexander Waleczek If you need a reason to celebrate today, this map has you covered. The bars, looking like skyscrapers, reveal the population of a specific block and dark-red colors indicate denser population in Midtown, the Financial District, and other areas. Justin created block-by-block estimates for Manhattan’s population, which were reflected in the map’s depiction of hourly changes throughout the week. An interactive map by data viz designer and researcher Justin Fung shows the mini-migration during a single day using data from the 2010 Census, the MTA’s turnstile database, and a previous NYU study. This stems from having two million residents, but is also influenced by the additional two million people who pour into the city during workdays.

Visualization by: Justin Fung Manhattan is the densest area in the U.S., and one of the densest in the world. Several best-in-class interactive maps exist, but these ten notable examples cover different topics, span the globe, and demonstrate the power of location data when paired with business intelligence. Seeing location data mapped and included in visualizations has both enhanced understanding by more audiences and offered a valuable, new context. With technology advancements, content on maps and the maps themselves became digital, interactive, and more appealing as they’re incorporated in data analysis and reporting.

Until recently, maps were static and printed, which limited the potential for business use cases.

Maps have a long history and remain a staple in our daily lives-to navigate on road trips or understand proximity of one location to another. Reference Materials Toggle sub-navigation.Teams and Organizations Toggle sub-navigation.

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