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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 7m

This animated map by @AaronJBecker shows the average colour of Europe from September 2024 to September 2026 based on satellite images. It's fun to look at your region changing colour through the seasons.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 5h

In the US data centres are booming while all other private construction is shrinking. HT @SteveRattner

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 9h

This animated map by @milos_gis shows how firey and smokey the last three months in Europe were. We see wildfires and aerosol spread over the last 3 months.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 13h

A classic map-themed cartoon by the one and only Gary Larson. What’s your favourite cartoon featuring or displaying a map?

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 17h

Another lovely map cartoon by Tom Gauld.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The history of accuracy in world maps. Amazing work. Source: buff.ly/2K6mGtD

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

New Zealand superimposed on Japan. 4.9 million people vs 126 million. Source: buff.ly/2ZLxp4e

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I believe that a lot of the anger in the US population is rooted in these two charts. How and where this anger is channelled to determines the future of the nation. Different groups offer different solutions, different paths. What solution will win out in the long-run is still undecided.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You read a lot about The South China Sea as a current geopolitical hotspot. Have a look at this 1944 map from the US Navy to see that this isn't a new development at all. Really interesting map. Source: buff.ly/3EuXeLO #mapmonday

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This map is a clever new way of displaying data about the Ottoman Empire. It shows how man years areas in the Western Balkans spent under Ottoman control. I really like this map! Source: buff.ly/2XJTBvu

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is another nice size comparison map. While New Guinea and the UK appear to be of the same size on a Mercator map, NG is three-times the size of the UK. Source: buff.ly/3kx978C

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This map by @econovisuals shows the global migration hotpots. Migrants flow towards economic opportunity in high income nations. Pretty obvious... Source: buff.ly/WwpC7aG

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Every glaciated region on the planet lost ice for four years in a row now. From 2023–2025 alone, glaciers lost around 1,400 gigatonnes of ice, equivalent to roughly 560 million Olympic swimming pools (the official weird measure for anything water related). Source: bit.ly/WMOStateofWa...

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Cool visual of a hot planet by @RyanWeather. Watch the Bell Curve slowly wobble from the left of the chart to the right side and think about what this means for your region (glance at the map too). Source: buff.ly/lgXQKFA

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

When plotting the divorce rate against years of marriage a relatively stable curve emerges. Watch out if you've been married for exactly five years!

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In this animated map @milos_gis (a must follow account!) shows us the temperature anomalies across Europe in August 2026. Relive your sweaty August in just 30 seconds!

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’ve shared several versions of this before but I just love historical demographic data too much. Nice version by @civixplorer.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today @Atlasova_world kindly helps the historically inclined traveler to plan the next adventure. Whjch ancient world wonder is located closest to you?

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

While we are waiting for club football to resume, here is a map showing the founding year of the oldest football club in each European country. Source: buff.ly/2W2miIv

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Number of football fields per 1000 inhabitants across Europe. The motherland of football offers its citizens fewer football fields than most of central and northern Europe. Source: buff.ly/3eEJqmhl

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In 2025 most (88%) of the coastal bathing sites in the EU had excellent water quality. Perfect scores for Cyprus, Lithuania, and Slovenia. Source: link.europa.eu/NnDpTK

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Messico? Makes sense considering how Italian Argentina is 😉

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This map shows the "Francosphere". What share of the population is capable of holding a conversation in French?

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Busy Asia vs Empty Asia. Source: buff.ly/CZlUpP1

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Neil and Buzz didn't go very far. Map overlays the path traveled by the first men on the moon 50 years ago on a standard football pitch. A small step indeed... Source: buff.ly/2Yr2zgF

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For the first time since at least 1982, deaths now outnumber births in reliably Republican counties across America. This demographic shift may already be reshaping US voting patterns. bit.ly/4hpvwUK

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Girls perform better at reading tests than boys. The education system isn’t working for many boys and we are all worse off for it. Source: buff.ly/IoDFSVW

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Russia now supplies China with four times as much oil as Saudi Arabia does. Source: buff.ly/phnMo2B

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This hand-drawn topographic map of South Africa exaggerates mountains to highlight its geographical features. A gorgeous view of a beautiful country. Source: buff.ly/2sVr6wU

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Beautiful view of the Baltic Sea from the international space station. Source: buff.ly/2wsdQFM

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The shower hair graph remains one of my favourite dataviz out there. In reality the visual shows the paths of 800 unmanned bicycles being pushed until they fall over. Science is beautiful. Source: buff.ly/2n3Q7mx

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Beautiful topographic map of the UK from 1922. Published just after the death of the great cartographer John George Bartholomew by his company. Source: buff.ly/34e8VXq

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Another one of my beloved before and after visuals. HT @civixplorer

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Great to see Klopp helping me in spreading demographic data to the masses. I expect more complex data on his hat for the next match...

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

From Pingu's accent you wouldn't even have guessed that he is Swiss. Wait, might I have misgendered Pingu?

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When does playing time peak for footballers in Europe's big 5 leagues? Every league minute in Europe's top five leagues by age in 2025/26. Playing time peaks in the mid-20s (or 29 for goalies). Source: buff.ly/4N2egSp

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Huge drop in web traffic to the biggest US news websites. I know that the anti-mainstream media is loving this but news are now consumed from unruly sources to a higher degree than before. That opens up the flood gates for misinformation more than before.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The internet gets angry fast, and moves on fast. Across 15 recent controversies, Google search interest fell below 25% of its peak after a median of just 6 days Most controversies had largely faded within eight days. The online attention cycle is very short. Source: buff.ly/xa4Upo3

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A wonderfully elegant map of the Mississippi River system, reimagined as a tree. The main river forms the trunk, its vast network of tributaries becomes branches, and the whole drainage basin suddenly looks like a living organism. Source: buff.ly/ytSohDG

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Buckle up if you live in a brown or dark blue area on this map. Source: buff.ly/NPKPBPo

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Iran's airlines are still flying internationally. But where to? This map provides the answer.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Mexico’s new birth data is striking: fertility fell to just 1.23 births per woman in 2024, lower than any US state. Mexico City is at only 0.79 and several regions around 1.0. The least fertile US state, Vermont, is at 1.30. Map by @FamStudies

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The West used to create new urban land by reclaiming coastlines. Then it largely stopped in the 1970s. The authors argue the constraint isn’t technology or geography, but environmental regulation and permitting. Meanwhile China, Singapore and Japan kept building land. Source: buff.ly/jqSztrk

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

To the surprise of nobody, in a car dependent nation like Canada it's almost impossible to find a region where the car isn't the main mode of transport. Source: buff.ly/g7MsRPx

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

What proportion of your country is arable land? Source: buff.ly/QLmasYB

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"La Veduta della Catena" from 1887 shows #Florence and its monuments. Florence is a truly marvelous city. Make sure you visit one day. In the meantime here is a lovely article about the #map and the city in Google Arts & Culture: buff.ly/2MTPatc

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