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Where do Canadians live?

Robert Allison — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:59:34 +0000

Canada is a geographically large country, but I've heard that much of the population lives in the small southernmost sections (near the US border). I decided to use my mapping skills, and put that to the test. Follow along, and we'll see what that looks like on a map ... [...]

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Where are people moving to/from in the US?

Robert Allison — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:18:44 +0000

With the 2020 Census numbers starting to come out, it's interesting to look at what states are gaining (or losing) people. In this example, I create a custom map similar to the ones the US Census Bureau likes to use, and plot the 10-year change in population. But before we [...]

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How to (mis)label a map

Robert Allison — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:40:27 +0000

This blog post is mostly just a bunch of fun maps ... maps that are labeled (or mislabeled) in various ways, using fun/interesting data. I focus on the 'fun' part, but if you're not careful you might also learn a little about the various ways to add labels to maps [...]

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Which countries consume the most coal?

Robert Allison — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:46:38 +0000

These days, many countries are moving away from coal, and towards natural gas, hydro, wind, and solar as ways to meet their electricity needs. I had heard that some countries still use a lot of coal (especially those countries with large coal deposits), and I was curious which countries use [...]

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Captain Kirk travels into space!

Robert Allison — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 16:59:09 +0000

Recently, the news has been all abuzz about William Shatner traveling into space. This was a cool event because he's the oldest person who has traveled into space (at 90 years old) ... and he was also the iconic Captain Kirk from the original Star Trek television series. This got [...]

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The Graph Guy is retiring!

Robert Allison — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 16:29:04 +0000

The rumors are true - The Graph Guy is retiring! I've been working at SAS for about 30 years, and had lots of fun stretching the limits of SAS' graphing & mapping software over the years. But I've decided to retire while I'm still young enough to pursue a lot [...]

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Let's dive into some data - SCUBA site data!

Robert Allison — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 17:18:16 +0000

SCUBA diving is one of those activities that should be on your bucket list - everyone should experience it at least once! But where should you go diving? ... Coral reefs are always popular - and they are typically in shallow water, making it an 'easy' dive. But, being in [...]

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Cary NC data - weather

Robert Allison — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 18:26:42 +0000

Many cities have Open Data pages. But once you download the data, what can you do with it? This is my sixth in a series of blog posts where I download public data about Cary, NC, and demonstrate how you might analyze that type of data (for Cary, or any [...]

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Cary NC data - parks and trails

Robert Allison — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:47:13 +0000

Many cities have Open Data pages. But once you download the data, what can you do with it? This is my fifth in a series of blog posts where I download public data about Cary, NC, and demonstrate how you might analyze that type of data (for Cary, or any [...]

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Cary NC data - population

Robert Allison — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 01:23:02 +0000

Many cities have Open Data pages. But once you download the data, what can you do with it? This is my fourth in a series of blog posts where I download public data about Cary, NC, and demonstrate how you might analyze that type of data (for Cary, or any [...]

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