Geovisualisation
Discover how geographers bring a unique perspective to presenting data in innovative and understandable ways.
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Air pollution in Europe
Discover how James Cheshire created this map displaying nitrogen dioxide levels across Europe.
Britain's greenest city centres
We spoke to Dr Paul Brindley and Dr Jake Robinson about this visualistion showing Britain's greenest and least green city centres.
COVID-19 and access to testing in Liverpool
Dr Mark Green created this visualisation showing the accessibility of COVID-19 asymptomatic testing sites in Liverpool in November 2020.
Housing costs and travel in London
Helen McKenzie created a visualisation measuring affordability in London, comparing income with transport and housing costs.
The Isle of Dogs
Owen Powell created this visualisation of the Isle of Dogs in London using aerial lidar which he has turned into a 3D model.
Urban cycling
Robin Lovelace explains how and why he created this interactive map-based web tool to help identify promising locations for new cycleways in England
Predicting gentrification in London
Learn how Jonathan Reades created a visualisation using data science and machine learning methods to predict demographic change throughout London in 2021.
Geography has never been more important in helping us to understand our rapidly changing world.
Geographers bring a critical perspective and approach to interpreting and presenting data. They help make new connections between different types of data by interweaving spatial methods with knowledge about our world, and finding innovative and understandable ways to present it.
In this series of images, we look at the power of maps and geographical data visualisations for telling stories about our world. We explore the ways in which connecting data on people, places and environments underpins good decision-making and improves communication and understanding. In the interviews with the creators that accompany each image, we showcase the skills, data, techniques and tools used to tell these stories, and the insight they can bring.
If you would like to suggest an image for the series, or would like to take part, get in touch at policy@rgs.org.