Tsunami Before and After Satellite Photos

These aren’t exactly maps, at least not by the definitions we’ve been talking about, but as far as a visual representation of data (number of homes lost, percentage of homes lost, perhaps), this is hard to beat. And note, too, that it’s extremely simple. More evidence that visual representation is at least as much about conception as technological skill:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html

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