New Minard Menses Maps

There are numerous ways of visualizing information on maps. Heat maps, scatterplots, point maps in addition to scaled map markers are all pop methods of geographically visualizing information volumes. One method that seems far less pop is the menses map, every bit popularized yesteryear the British economical cartographer Charles Joseph Minard.

I convey seen a seat out of attempts to recreate Minard's famous menses map of Napolean's March on Moscow. However I can't recollect seeing menses maps existence used inward many other contexts inward the basis of interactive maps.

This Esri Story Map of Minard's March on Moscow is a corking narrated map of the of import events during Napolean's state of war machine campaign. Unfortunately at that topographic point seems to endure a põrnikas inward the map that prevents the map tiles existence shown when the map is zoomed out. This way that you lot convey to continue zooming inward on the map to sentiment the map tiles.

If you lot desire to come across a zoomed out mapped visualization of Minards' menses nautical chart you lot tin sack banking concern lucifer out Napoleon's March. This Leaflet reworking of Minard's menses map is a adept essay out at an interactive map visualization of Napoleon's basis forces movements in addition to dwindling size. Unfortunately this map lacks Minard's temperature nautical chart that visualized the freezing temperatures faced yesteryear Napoleon's basis forces every bit they pushed eastwards.


Charles Joseph Minard every bit good created a menses map of British coal exports inward the twelvemonth 1864. This Esri map is a faithful interactive reproduction of this lesser known Minard menses map. English Coal Exports 1864 shows the countries where UK of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland exported coal to in addition to the quantities exported to each country. The width of the lines on the map correspond the quantities of coal exports for each business office of the route.

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