Animated Hurricane Maps

Two weeks agone CartoDB released CartoDB Heat Maps. This novel estrus maps selection inward CartoDB leverages the ability of the Torque library, which allows developers to efficiently homecoming too let on real large datasets to the client.

One of the outset maps to role CartoDB Heat Maps was Placenames Heatmap. This fantabulous map allows you lot to persuasion a estrus map of words used inward the States house names. Type a discussion into the map too it searches U.S.A. placenames too creates a estrus map of the results.

However CartoDB Heat Maps tin too hold upward used to practice animated estrus maps. Where this could hold upward item useful is inward visualizing weather condition information too patterns. For example, check-out this map of historical Hurricane too Tropical Cyclone Track Density. The map animates the runway density of hurricanes too tropical cyclones from 2000-2013, using information from the National Climatic Data Center - NOAA.