The Maps Of The Week

In the 19th Century Govan inwards Scotland was ane of the world's leading ship-building centers. Like many dockland areas Govan became an expanse pop alongside immigrants. The set out of unusual ships coming into Govan coupled alongside the area's high occupation meant that Govan proved attractive to many immigrants.

Immigrants to Govan came from all some the world. There were Irish Gaelic emigrants escaping the spud famine, in that place were Eastern Europeans fleeing the anti-Jewish pogroms inwards Russian Federation as well as in that place were likewise English linguistic communication immigrants looking for work.

Govan Scotlands's Melting Pot is a fascinating Google Map visualizing the dwelling household addresses of unusual born individuals inwards Govan, using information from the 1881 census. Using the map it is possible to sentiment the areas inwards Govan where immigrants lived. You tin strength out fifty-fifty filter the results yesteryear nationality as well as then that yous tin strength out notice out where dissimilar nationalities liked to live.

If yous select a mark on the map yous tin strength out sentiment information virtually the individuals living at an address, alongside details virtually their ages as well as occupations. It is fascinating exploring the map as well as discovering the types of occupation favored yesteryear the dissimilar nationalities living inwards Govan inwards the slow 19th Century.


Do yous know what lies buried beneath your dorsum yard?

There are nearly ane meg chemic tumble sites inwards the United States. Who knows what other environmental hazards lies beneath the the world inwards your neighborhood?

WhatsDown do, that's who.

WhatsDown is a map of the buried environmental as well as wellness hazards inwards the United States. You tin strength out search the map yesteryear whatsoever place as well as uncovering what tumble sites, groundwater plumes, environmental protections as well as munitions areas tin strength out hold out institute nearby. Click on a mark as well as yous tin strength out sentiment detailed information virtually the spill, its implications for human health, as well as the efforts made to gear upwardly clean it up.


I get got no shame as well as then I'm going to include my ain Paintings on Street View in this week's Maps of the Week. This footling application superimposes landscape paintings from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on summit of Google Maps Street View. The app includes paintings of Paris, Naples, Venice as well as New York.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has released 394,000 images from its collection into the world domain. These images tin strength out straight off hold out downloaded for express non-commercial, educational, as well as personal use. I've taken some of these paintings as well as superimposed them on summit of the Google Maps Street View images of the scenes depicted.

Use the orangish 'Menu' push inwards the app to sentiment the available paintings as well as click on a epitome thumbnail epitome to meet it superimposed on Street View. You tin strength out role the slider command to conform the opacity of the epitome as well as to sentiment the Street View expanse hidden beneath.