US MAP POPULATION DENSITY SERIES

#cartography #data #maps #population #Spencer Schien #technologyĭo stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. Atlanta, for example, is more than 137 square miles with around 4,200 people per square mile, and the map illustrates this as a mass of red amidst surroundings of more rural areas in green.Ĭurrently based in Milwaukee where he works as the Senior Manager of Data & Analytics for City Forward Collective, Schien focuses on building the maps and other statistical visualizations using open-source tools that help to alleviate financial barriers to information. You can find more of his work on his website. The more densely populated an area is, the higher the bars rise.

He then translates statistical information about specific regions into highly contrasted maps utilizing Rayshader. To compile the maps, Schien digs into the Kontur Population dataset, a publicly accessible project that layers global population numbers derived from sources like the Global Human Settlement Layer-a tool for assessing the presence of people on the planet-along with Microsoft’s Building Footprints and Facebook. In his work with nonprofits and NGOs, he uses R programming language to generate data visualizations that help organizations target where their services are most needed.

US MAP POPULATION DENSITY SERIES

It’s one thing to know that Chicago is the third largest city in the United States or that the fastest growing metropolitan areas are in the West and the South, but how can we see it? Data technologist Spencer Schien answers that question with an ongoing series of population density maps of states, rivers, and coastlines. All images © Spencer Shien, shared with permission

Us map population density