Blog Post 5: Shrinkage of Unions Throughout the US

This map shows how unions membership  all over the United States are decreased year by year. The map is simple and gets to the point with its timeline. There isn't much else going on the map, you can play the time line and watch it go through the years or simply scroll into each year seeing the percentages. Thats what I like about you can use the interactive capabilities you don't even need to read the article to get the idea of whats going on with union memberships besides the obvious title.
Check out the link below on the map and more information on it.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2015/02/23/385843576/50-years-of-shrinking-union-membership-in-one-map

Blog Post 4: Chicago Crime Hotspots

This map displays various crime data throughout the Chicago area morphing through the years. The deep red areas are where a large amount of crimes are happening. The map looks like one of the those dynamic weather maps as the windows or storms move through the area so just looking at the map you might it has to deal with weather. The polygons morphing is abrupt and not smooth, I think that has to do with the huge amount of data, the fact it is month to month data, and how each crime location makes the polygon morph even the slightest. If the map was broken down to maybe a weekly or daily data throughout the month we would see the hotspots grow out and it would look a lot better.

There are three speeds to play the animation which I like allows you to visualize how the changes take place if you play it at the full speed you see how the hotspots fade out in some areas. I also think how the map is created is really interesting, and would like to know more about the incorporation of D3 into mapping. Check out the link below for more information on the map and how it was made.

https://www.mapbox.com/blog/chicago-crime-with-turf/

Lab 3: Transparency

Blog Post 3: Arlington Transit Map

This map of Arlington Transit(ART) is really detailed. You can filter the stops of the ART bus, the Metrobus, even the VRE. You can also turn off and on the layers of the Different metro rail lines to see if the ART buses or other buses intersect with them. Its a bit confusing at first but I think its really useful if you're new to DC and Arlington area and don't have a car because it covers a lot of facets of public transportation.

http://www.arlingtontransit.com/pages/map/

Lab 2: Interactive Superbowl Map

Blog Post 2: Interactive European Map

This map depicts the changes in borders and groups throughout European history. It goes into more detail if you hover over each area gives information on the country and major events that occurred. as you move the arrow buttons forward it moves into subsections into history of important eras when you reach WWI and WWII it breaks down each year and gives you a more detailed look into it. It feels cramped overall with the text boxes when you click the countries,  but its really informative. Check it out in the link below. 

http://www.worldology.com/Europe/europe_history_md.htm

Lab 1: Tsunami Aftermath