When you look at satellite imagery, the one thing often missing is humanity. Not the structures created by humanity, but the individual people who live in the locations we see. As featured on Wired, Arko Datto brings the humanity back with Crossings, a collection of satellite images of overdeveloped areas across the Arabian Peninsula with quotes from locals accompanying each image.

Speaking of humans, do you know how many humans does it take to make a map? Just one, you say? Think bigger, by looking at this Big Think collection of maps consisting entirely of humans.

If you look up in the afternoon this week you will see Jupiter and Venus about to converge. Read Science Alert’s post to find out which direction to look.

Conspiracy! Everyone loves a conspiracy theory, especially one involving satellite imagery. This Bellingcat investigation claims that forensic analysis of these satellite images proves that Russia Produced Fake MH17 Evidence for their post-crash press conference. Maybe this conspiracy is not a theory at all.

First the cat craze took over our social media feeds, and then it hit our news sites. Now it’s even reached the web mapping community, as shown on Google Maps Mania.

Old Atlases have an authentic and ethereal aesthetic that’s hard to replicate with digital maps. This CityLab posts shows what happens when you replicate the look and feel of atlas visualisations using modern census data.

It was recently acknowledged by the UN that there are now more international refugees than at any other point in recorded history. This View of the World collection visualises from where refugees are seeking refuge.

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