- December 23, 2020
- Rachel Mead and Garrett Dash Nelson
Six news stories from 2020, seen through Atlascope
Over the past year, sometimes the news invited us into the past
Read moreFilter articles by tag
From the Vault 128 Collections 61 Atlascope 44 Boston 42 K12 Education 34 Highlights 24 Educators 22 Staff 22 Author Talk 21 Interview 21 Data 20 GIS 20 Cartography 18 Exhibition 18 Small Grants 18 Transportation 17 American Revolution 15 Education 15 Environmental Justice 15 Map Chat 14
- December 21, 2020
- Garrett Dash Nelson and Belle Lipton
Introducing our Public Data project
The Leventhal Map & Education Center is breaking new ground in bringing geospatial data empowerment to the public, supported by a grant from the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub
Read more
- November 24, 2020
- Lauren Chen
What a relief
How to make a relief map in the era before 3D printing
Read more
- November 23, 2020
- Garrett Dash Nelson
A sylvan boundary
Why the line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire pivots around a pine tree
Read more
- November 19, 2020
- Garrett Dash Nelson
Parts unknown—or willful ignorance
What’s hidden in the emptiness of a map
Read more
- November 2, 2020
- Lauren Chen
Sundial maps
A little-known map projection casts light on the relationship between time and maps
Read more
- October 31, 2020
- Rachel Mead
A Candy Tour of Boston
Just in time for Halloween, here's some trick-or-treating you can do without leaving your home!
Read more
- October 30, 2020
- Belle Lipton
MBTA Data Activity
New follow-along tutorials to turn free data into a colorful subway map
Read more
- September 24, 2020
- Rachel Mead
Public Lands Day
Public lands are important to celebrate, but we should also think about who owned them first
Read more