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#30DayMapChallenge 2024

The #30DayMapChallenge is a daily social mapping project that happens every November.

The idea is to publish a map every day in November exploring different themes, designs, techniques and subjects. Over the next 30 days Apogee will share some new maps using MapInfo and some older maps that look back on projects that still bring me joy today. Maps aren't just about the "where" anymore they can be about the "what", "who" and the "when" as well - and possibly all of these things at once. Maps can be pieces of art, they can be informative, they can be practical, a single map isn't necessarily the same thing to all of us. So join Apogee on this journey through November and let us know what you think of our maps.

 

Official categories for 2024 are:

 

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2024.

Day 01: Points

Day 02: Lines

Day 03: Polygons

Day 04: Hexagons

Day 05: A Journey

Day 06: Raster

Day 07: Vintage Style

Day 08: Data: HDX

Day 09: AI only

Day 10: Pen & Paper

Day 11: Arctic

Day 12: Time and Space

Day 13: A new tool

Day 14: A world map

Day 15: Data: My Data

Day 16: Choropleth

Day 17: Collaborative Map

Day 18: 3D

Day 19: Typography

Day 20: Data: OpenStreetMap

Day 21: Conflict

Day 22: 2 Colours

Day 23: Memory

Day 24: Only circular shapes

Day 25: Heat

Day 26: Map projections

Day 27: Micromapping

Day 28: The blue planet

Day 29: Data: overture

Day 30: The final map

Day 01: Points

Day 01: Points

Back to basics for Day 1 with a map of points. The map shows the location of Electric Vehicle Chargepoints by postcode using Ordnance Survey CodePoint OpenData.

Day 02: Lines

Day 02: Lines

An alternative London Underground map creates in 2002 as part of my MSc at UCL. The map balanced the actual geographical location of the stations against their locations on the original tube map designed by Harry Beck in 1933. The map shown here used a bidimensional regression technique that aimed to find the “best-fit” when mapping from the Beck map to the real-world locations of the stations.

Day 03: Polygons

Day 03: Polygons

Distribution of EV Chargepoints in the South East. Using different distribution of the data and combining with other datasets demonstrates how it can change the effectiveness of a map.

Day 04: Hexagons

Day 04: Hexagons

Hexagons are a great way to represent data coverage as they tessellate. The data shown in the images below is BGS GeoSure 5km HexGrid data available from OS OpenData and British Geological Survey. The datasets provide an overview of the susceptibility to six naturally occurring geohazards in Great Britain. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Day 05: A Journey

Day 05: A Journey

The journey shows my route from my current home town in Kent back to near where I grew up. The maps shows all of the locations of Chargepoints that are within 2km of the motorway junctions along the route. And although unlikely to need to charge an EV on such a short route it is satisfying to know that there are plenty of options.

Day 06: Raster

Day 06: Raster

Today's map show cases the #OrdnanceSurvey #GBOverview map which is freely downloadable from the OS Data Hub. This map provides a classic background for any GB datasets enhancing the data presentation.

Day 07: Vintage

Day 07: Vintage

The map below shows the locations of Primary Schools in Kent but really the subject is irrelevant it’s all about the styling.

Day 08: HDX

Day 08: HDX

Data from the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) showing population change in Ukraine.

Day 09: AI Only

Day 09: AI Only

Using www.craiyon.com I asked the AI to draw me a treasure map!

Day 10: Pen & Paper

Day 10: Pen & Paper

A stylised map of the local steam railway KESR.

Day 11: Arctic

Day 11: Arctic

Viewing the world from a different perspective.

Day 12: Time & Space

Day 12: Time & Space

How GCSE results varied before and after the Covid pandemic.

Day13: New Tool

Day13: New Tool

Used QGIS to recreate the Journey map from Day 5.

Day14: The World

Day14: The World

Image shows major cities across the world within 20km of country border.

Day15: My Data

Day15: My Data

Map shows the places I have been fortunate enough to go to for work.

Day 16: Choropleth

Day 16: Choropleth

Thematic map showing the techniques used to highlight an area of interest.

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