Minard Menstruum 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 period of time map, equally popularized yesteryear the British economical cartographer Charles Joseph Minard.

I bring seen a expose of attempts to recreate Minard's famous period of time map of Napolean's March on Moscow. However I can't retrieve seeing period of time maps beingness used inwards many other contexts inwards the footing 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 armed forces campaign. Unfortunately in that place seems to hold upward a põrnikas inwards the map that prevents the map tiles beingness shown when the map is zoomed out. This agency that yous bring to pop off on zooming inwards on the map to persuasion the map tiles.

If yous desire to run across a zoomed out mapped visualization of Minards' period of time nautical chart yous tin banking corporation fit out Napoleon's March. This Leaflet reworking of Minard's period of time map is a skilful essay at an interactive map visualization of Napoleon's footing 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 footing forces equally they pushed eastwards.


Charles Joseph Minard likewise created a period of time map of British coal exports inwards the twelvemonth 1864. This Esri map is a faithful interactive reproduction of this lesser known Minard period of time map. English Coal Exports 1864 shows the countries where U.K. exported coal to in addition to the quantities exported to each country. The width of the lines on the map stand upward for the quantities of coal exports for each business office of the route.