mapping A Map of Name Changes Due to George Floyd Protests December 15, 2020 / December 16, 2020 by Adam DuVander 2020 was full of deadly surprises: COVID-19, unprecedented wildfires, and a nationwide racial reckoning. The latter led to rebrands for various university halls, snack cakes, and Grammy-winning bands. The Washington Redskins’ name change may be the most well-known, but more than 115 others are in the process of updating their names—or have already done so. […] Read more »
mapping Google Maps vs Mapbox vs BatchGeo on Pricing and Features December 3, 2020 / December 3, 2020 by Adam DuVander The very best way to display location data is on a map. You can see patterns visually before you’d ever understand them in data. The human brain is built for spatial relation, so we can use geographic visualization to help people understand proximity, plan routes, and make decisions. It’s no wonder that web and mobile […] Read more »
mapping How to Find Duplicates in Excel November 17, 2020 / November 17, 2020 by Adam DuVander Spreadsheets are often the best place to store and manipulate data. Most spreadsheet tools, like Excel, have many ways to analyze, filter, and transform said data. One common task is to identify duplicate data, like the same pizza place listed twice in a list of your favorite places. Once you’ve found any duplicates, you can […] Read more »