Google’s recent deprecations ‘not cataclysmic’

A post on Directions Magazine about Google recent decision to deprecate the Earth and Maps APIs from Diana S. Stinton: Google’s recent deprecations ‘not cataclysmic’ 

Record Snowfall in Boston

 

Great visualization on twitter by Sam Lillo of how historic the snowfall has been this year in Boston.

Link: 30-Day Running Total Snowfall at Boston Logan Airport

The "Donut" Hypothesis

Just found this interesting map from a site called Radical Cartography.  Haven't seen anything I'd call "radical" yet, there there are some interesting visualizations.   One post in particular caught my eye: CITY INCOME DONUTS.

The goal was to test the "donut" hypothesis — the idea that a city will create concentric rings of wealth and poverty, with the rich both in the suburbs and in the "revitalized" downtown, and the poor stuck in between.  Not sure who to attribute this "hypothesis" to, but my own graduate research (yes, from a very long time ago) was built upon findings that the exact opposite was true.  Income doesn't form a geographic "donut", it more resembles a wedge shape, or in keeping with the pastry analogy, a "slice of pie". 

Regardless, the maps are interesting, and the site overall is worth perusing.

Literary Data Visualization

 

Link:Kurt Vonnegut graphed the world’s most popular stories. 

Overview of Demographic Retrieval Schemes

A nice overview of demographic retrieval systems from our friends at Trade Area Systems : Trade Area Systems Blog

Location, Location, Location

Those of us in location research want to believe that old adage, but as this video shows, customer service always wins out.  Phil the pharmacist always puts the customer first.

Credit goes to Amy Schumer for making this point clear.

The Secrets of Street Names and Home Values

Interesting analysis on the value of street names from the NY Times ad Zillow:
The Secrets of Street Names and Home Values

See how your street name compares!