BBC Nuclear Power Mapped

BBC Nuclear Power Mapped


See the development and introduction of Nuclear Power from 1955 onwards with the time slider at the bottom.

BBC Nuclear Power Map.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13159407

Notes on the data and map:

Data in the map above is sourced to the IAEA. The map uses current political boundaries.

Data showing the percentage of electricity that nuclear power contributes to each countries' total electricity production is only available from 1985-2010.

*Under construction only represents countries currently building nuclear power plants that previously had none

**requires Flash Player

BBC Dimensions (Prototype) Mapping

BBC Dimensions (Prototype) Mapping

BBC Dimensions is an experimental prototype for the BBC. We want to bring home the human scale of events and places in history. The D-Day landing beaches measured from London to Norfolk in the UK. How far would the Titanic stretch down your street?

"Dimensions simply juxtaposes (side by side) the size of historical events with your home and neighbourhood, overlaying important places, events and things on a satellite view of where you live. Certain "Dimensions" can be transformed into short walks, so you can get a physical appreciation of the distances involved."

Use your Postcode or Town to recenter the map and see in scale terms historical events with this map tool.

How do you make the Dimensions maps?

We've built a system that can quickly take scale illustrations of historical events and superimpose them on zoomable, clickable maps. Information designers at the BBC research and produce these illustrations based on a range of library and on-line resources to make them as accurate as possible. If you think it got something wrong, get in touch. http://howbigreally.com/contact/

More Examples of events across the globe are available.

Can I make a Dimensions map?

The BBC hope to open up the ability to create Dimensions maps in a future version, so that local historians, experts and enthusiasts can use it as a tool for communicating what they know.

What's next for Dimensions?

BBC will evaluate the prototype based on your feedback, and hopefully integrate it into the BBC's online history and news coverage

Try the BBC Dimensions (Prototype) Mapping

http://howbigreally.com/

BBC SuperPower Map Visualising the Internet

BBC SuperPower Map Visualising the Internet

The growth of the Internet in a decade - Visualised in Geographical Form

The internet as 2008, astonishing growth

View the Map

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8552410.stm

More on the BBC SuperPower programmes:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specialreports/superpower.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specialreports/superpower_programmes.shtml

BBC ThrillSeeker Map

BBC ThrillSeeker Map

ThrillSeeker is a BBC initiative to inspire everyone to get a taste of adventure. The BBC is working with hundreds of organisations who will be offering taster activities across the UK.

Active Adventures from Easy, Adventurous, Adrenaline Rush to Extreme are easy to find across the UK using the Interactive Map.

The ThrillSeeker campaign is working with a wide range of partners across the UK to deliver a fantastic range of taster activities to get you started on the road to adventure. The activities, all free or at a reduced rate, range from adventure storytelling and walking to archery and rock climbing - so there's something for everyone, no matter what your age or ability.

28 Page Guide [PDF] http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/thrillseeker/pocket_guide_english.pdf

BBC Classifications:

Easy
Swimming
Walking

Adventurous
Bodyboarding
Falconry
Running
Skateboarding

Adrenaline Rush
Coasteering
Fencing
Karting
Powerkiting
Surfing
Water skiing

Extreme
Gliding
Parachuting
Paragliding and hang gliding

BBC ThrillSeeker Events and Map

http://www.bbc.co.uk/thrillseeker/eventfinder/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/thrillseeker/faq/

BBC Crash Map: Death on Britain's roads

Crash Map: Death on Britain's roads

Not a great topic be but a blunt reality...

"For an everyday activity, travelling by road is probably the riskiest thing many of us do on a regular basis."


The map spans dates from 1999 to 2008 and highlights where deaths occured and what nature and how many deaths. Thames Valley (Police Authority) seem to have had a successful downward reduction in road deaths across the time period.
Main causes - Speeding, Mobile/Cell use and Drink Driving (alcohol)
Lots of Motorway deaths seem to be lorries (trucks) and passenger cars - the blind spot?

On average, some seven people are killed every day on the roads in Great Britain. Hundreds more are injured, many of them seriously, often with life changing consequences.

In 2008, 2,538 people died on Britain's roads, on average nearly seven every day. Using official data released by the Department of Transport, this map plots the location of every fatal road crash in Great Britain between 1999 and 2008, a total of 32,298 deaths.

Select a police authority or type in a postcode to discover where fatal road crashes occur. Click the yellow markers to get more detail. For 2008 we have included some links to stories – both BBC news and others – to convey some of the grim reality behind the statistics.

Source and interactive map (bing map):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8412891.stm

BBC Breathing Places Maps

BBC Breathing Places Maps


A nice and clean friendly Google Maps with simple icons to guide you to "BBC Breathing Places"

"Breathing Places has some brilliant ideas for rolling up your sleeves and making your very own place for nature – right on your doorstep."

We [The BBC] want to help you get friendlier with wildlife and give you lots of ideas on how you can do just that.

Enjoying the outdoors will do you some good and, as long as you're careful, you will do some good for wildlife as well. It's as simple as doing one thing, no matter how big or small that one thing is. Or if you're really keen you can do lots and lots of one things.

Map Tips:
You can use the drop down menu so your search only shows places with events/ walks within the next week/month, places that need volunteers or places with a particular event theme.
Icons:
Click a single leaf icon to see a bubble with info/links for that place. Multiple (tiled) leaves indicate several places. If the places are too close together to show separately, clicking the leaves shows a bubble with a list of places. If there are too many places to show, clicking the leaves will zoom the map in.

Example Map:
http://www.breathingplaces.org/public/search?location=London&has_js=1&Search.x=0&Search.y=0

Help Guide (for the Map)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/help.shtml

**Database developed in collaboration with Natural England

Full A to Z of all the 'Places' available currently.
http://www.breathingplaces.org/public/browseplaces/a

For Teachers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/schools/

Coming Soon is Breathing Places Communities
http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/communities/

BBC Crime Map - Truth About Crime

BBC Crime Map - Truth About Crime

"A unique experiment uncovering crime in a typical British city"

The BBC have chosen Oxford, England because it is as close as they could find to a typical British city. In terms of demographics, and particularly in terms of levels and types of crimes, it is typical of the national picture.


Heat maps with 'licenced' premises

In making this website and the accompanying television series the BBC worked closely with Thames Valley Police. Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service, Oxfordshire County Council Trading Standards Department, Oxfordshire Domestic Abuse Services, South Central Ambulance Service, the John Radcliffe Hospital, and Oxford's Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership, who supplied the BBC with the original data.

Data Currency:
The data covers the year from November 2007 to November 2008

Why Heatmaps?
'heatmaps' are used to display the crime data, since these offer a clear way for users to see patterns of crime, without requiring users to have the expert knowledge of crime data analysts.

Want to create your own heatmap?
Try - http://www.heatmapapi.com/

View the BBC Heat Map for Oxford
http://www.bbc.co.uk/truthaboutcrime/crimemap/

BBC Audio Map of the World

BBC Audio Map of the World 'Save Our Sounds'

"BBC wants you to help build an interactive map of the world. So get involved and send in recordings of sounds from where you live. Listen to the sounds of the world - and then send us your audio."



The Map has already a good few audio snippets you can listen to directly from the map.

"Save Our Sounds, but we need your help to create an audio map of the world. We’re especially keen to preserve endangered sounds for future generations.

You can get involved by sending us sounds from where you live, and then listen your way around the world with our interactive map."

View the BBC Audio Map

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specialreports/saveoursounds/index.shtml

Source: And more 'BBC' Bing Mashups
http://www.bing.com/community/blogs/maps/archive/2009/06/23/bbc-goes-big-on-bing-maps.aspx

BBC Live Election Map (England & Wales) - June 2009

BBC Live Election Map (England & Wales) - June 2009


Over the next day this map will change colours representing local elections results.
The Map is using live (confirmed and verified) data and is fully interactive based in flash.
Users can select their local county/authority and find more details on the results.

The Interactive Election Map (Flash required)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/09/map/html/map.stm


Non-Map Link (A-Z Listing)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/09/html/region_99999.stm

Live Maps - BBC G20 Summit Map

Live Maps - BBC G20 Summit Map



More live reporting and mapping the activities surrounding the G20 Summit from the BBC.

"Use this live map to follow the G20 summit by exploring London in video, audio, pictures and text."

"Updates will appear on this map throughout the summit, tracking both the G20 itself and the protests expected to accompany it.

When first loaded, the map's focus falls on the City, where demonstrations are expected on Wednesday.

Scroll right to view developments at the Excel Centre in London's Royal Docks area, which hosts the summit on Thursday, 2 April, and zoom out to explore farther afield."
source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7975220.stm

Feedback form for the map
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/7976215.stm

Using the Virtual Earth SDK [Live Maps]

New BBC Weather Maps (Beta v1.0)

New BBC Weather Maps (Beta v1.0)


The BBC are looking into revamping thier current weather service for 2009.
The are currently looking into adding more interactive features the visual weather portal.

New Features: *subject to feedback and beta status.
A 'one-stop shop' (no need to wait for another page to load)
Better Navigation to Maps in the users 'area of interest'
Flash based maps - animation is smoother and faster [tested with Flash Player 10]
More updates from the Met Office = Better accuaracy and currency of weather.
More localised weather particularly in the United Kingdom.


Maps are now embedded in Flash - faster loading and smoother animations.

BBC Weather is now location based vs the old version by type of forecast.

"all forecast information is now organised by location rather than by type of forecast it might look like there is less information on the site."

More to be added in later beta versions
"The map presenter will also be more interactive and you will be able to view maps for surrounding areas without leaving the page. Later in 2008 we will be adding embedded video forecasts."

"We are currently sourcing forecast temperatures for coastal waters and will add these to the site when they are ready."

Try the BBC Beta Weather Maps

(click the image to view)

Please review the site and request new features like - georss, archive weather maps by date, 3D option, transparent overlays (cloud+radar etc) are just a few as examples.
maybe rainfall charts, wind factor, chill factor...

More information
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/bbcweather/features/website_redesign.shtml

Mapperz

BBC Olympic and Paralympic Heroes Parade Map

BBC Olympic and Paralympic Heroes Parade Map
(A BBC first to report a live event using mapping tools)


BBC has created a map showing the route of the parade using the Microsoft Virtual Earth API.
The line on the map marks the route the parade will take, from Mansion House to Trafalgar Square.

The procession leaves Mansion House at 1100 BST (so the map will hopefully be updating shortly after that time)

Ollie Williams created this map with the intention for people who cannot attend the parade and will be uploading images live from the parade so the map will have more content during today.

"If you're not going, you can use the map to follow instant photo and text updates from points along the route."

"It's clever stuff, and it allows us to tell the story of events in a complex, live, graphic environment for the first time."

A mobile phone camera with built in GPS and Flickr and ShoZu websites will be used.

More on how the map and content is going to be created and used here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/10/mapping_the_olympic_parade.html

BBC Extreme Weather (in Windsor)

BBC Extreme Weather (in Windsor)


232 degrees in Windsor's was a slight error on the BBC Weather Map this morning...

Blame the Gremlins

Screenshot and news source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7585641.stm
(non-UK users may not be able to see the video)

BBC 'Britain from Above' - Map

BBC Britain from Above Map


Users can have a 'sneak peek' as to what is coming in the New Series

View the Map

"It's like Google Earth, but for real."
Telegraph

Andrew Marr takes to the skies exploring Britain from above.

An epic journey revealing the secrets, patterns and hidden rhythms of our lives from a striking new perspective.

Britain looks very different from the skies. From a bird's eye view of the nation, its workings, cities, landscapes and peoples are revealed and re-discovered in new and extraordinary ways.

Cutting edge technology allows you to see through cloud cover, navigate the landscape and witness familiar sights as never seen before.

[Extract from BBC Britain from Above]

The programme starts on Sunday August 10th at 9pm on BBC One and then switching over at 10pm on BBC Two. It will air for three weeks concluding on Sunday August 21.
[or view it after it has been broadcasted using the BBC iPlayer for 7 days]

UK Users can see some short clips from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove/stories/rewinds/edenproject.shtml

BBC Local Election Map (Results)

BBC Local Election Map (Results)

BBC now updating their interactive election map every few minutes, London Mayor results are due in the evening of 2nd May 2008.
*Map based in flash.

This post delayed from yesterday due to no data on the election Map. In this case it was more useful with data representing the elected politcal parties.

For a more in depth view and constant updates please visit the BBC Election Website.

BBC Jam Cams using Ordnance Survey Maps

BBC Website using Ordnance Survey Maps

"View our Jam Cams by using our new interactive map"

The map is dynamic (generated in flash) and shows clusters, the larger the circle the more cameras are available to view.

Quick Video showing the Ordnance Survey 1.1million (Miniscale) 1:250,000 & 1:50,000 Colour Rasters in thier flash application.


Now you would think nothing of this, until you realise the cost for this.
A Corporate Licence. It must be very expensive to do this.


[Now in the UK every household that has a TV tuner requires a TV Licence, now that can be seen as a 'tax'. This tax then is used to fund the BBC and all it's programme making and anything to do with the BBC. Including the very successful iPlayer.]

It's nice to see this data finally and freely accessible on a very large UK website other than the Ordnance Survey's own site.

Though if you are looking for Free Access to Ordnance Survey data and the use of these products mentioned you can provided you have no adverts on your site or making money via the access of the data. OpenSpace API is the route for you.

BBC School Report Map 2008

BBC School Report Map using Microsoft Virtual Earth


"This is a map of schools taking part in School Report 2008. Navigate and zoom by using the buttons at the top left of the map. Click on a marker to find out about that school."

and in 3D...



Map Feedback
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/school_report/7293814.stm

(Currently locations in 3D do not display the info window correctly)

*3D View requires Virtual Earth 3D (Beta) plugin pre-installed

BBC Correspondents Map (v4.0)

update: 02/02/2008
The BBC Correspondents Map gets an Official blog post from Google Lat/Long
http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2008/02/
all-news-thats-fit-to-map.html

1 February 2008 [v4.0]

• Moved up to new version - with shiny new photos and RSS links to the latest three articles on the BBC News website. Enjoy!

31 January 2008 [v3.2]

• Fixed layout bug in Firefox - thanks to it being entirely developed on BBC computers (and therefore in non-compliant Internet Explorer 6), it didn't display in browsers which are standards-compliant. This issue has now been fixed.
• Design change to move the black bar to the top of the page instead of the bottom.

30 January 2008 [v3.1]

• Fixed bug where correspondents based in bureaux were not displayed in the list.

30 January 2008 [v3.0]

• Changed info bubbles to tabs - one for each correspondent - in preparation for future features.
• Added links to BBC News search in order to find stories from the city, country and correspondent.

update: 31/01/2008
The BBC has taken a liking to this site:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/01/
bbc_reporters_mashed.html

"For more great news and maps mash-ups, take a look at this blog."
blog post by Darren Waters

Mapperz hopes that the BBC takes this on, as Geo-Spatial content is and will be a powerful media representation for BBC News.
maybe add latitude and longitude to RSS feed to get GeoRSS - http://www.georss.org
google already support this functionality
http://googlemapsapi.blogspot.com/2007/03/
kml-and-georss-support-added-to-google.html

"News has location and can be mapped." Mapperz


BBC Correspondents Map (v2.5)


Version 2.5 of the BBC Correspondents sees new features based on user comments & feedback

A Great Mashup a few days old and moves on at a great pace...

Todays changes:

• A distinction between correspondents and stringers, as requested by users


• A full list of correspondents, stringers and bureaux, for users who have a name but not a location


• 4 RSS feeds for others to mash up


• Still to come: - More info on each correspondents- Links to correspondents' work on the BBC News Website from their location bubble


• More as I (Stuart) thinks of features

Version History:
29 January 2008 [v2.5]
Added a full, clickable list of correspondents, stringers and bureaux.
Introduced 4 RSS feeds which makes use of all the data.
Added an information link to explain more about the map.
Added this version history!
27 January 2008 [v2.0]
Added a comments link for feedback.
Added stringer distinction following feedback on the comments.
Databased the correspondent data up, to make it easier to update and in preparation for future features.
Slight redesign of the bottom bar to accommodate new feature links.
22 January 2008 [v1.2]
Added plenty of new correspondents to the map.
21 January 2008 [v1.1]
Added key to the map and the 'Jump to' section to go straight to a specific region of the world.
20 January 2008 [v1.0]
Map launched.


The Mapper - Stuart Pinfold, Media Co-ordinator, Newsgathering Traffic.

"works in the department (unique to the BBC) which intakes calls from every BBC correspondent and either records their despatches for use across all radio and TV outlets (including the World Service) or connects them to the TV or radio studio for live two-way interviews with the anchor."

The Map Link:
http://www.stuart-pinfold.co.uk/bits/corrmap/
(and look out for new features, see 'Version History')

other useful links:
http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2008/01/google-maps-mania-links-for-2008-01-27.html

'At-Risk' Post Office Outlets Mapped

last update:
Yorkshire area
http://mapperz.googlepages.com/yorkshire_post_offices
_at_risk_name.html

Outreach Post Offices Planned (replacing these Post Offices)
http://mapperz.googlepages.com/outreach_post_offices_named.html

data from...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/02_10_07_po_total.pdf
so if that is wrong so will the location on the map

update:
Midlands is Mapped now.
http://mapperz.googlepages.com/Midlands_post_offices
_at_risk_named.html
*Starkholmes, 133 Starkholmes, Road Matlock E4 5JA was not mapped due to an incorrect postcode.

Kent 'at-risk' Post Office Outlets Mapped

"The Post Office has announced the first 180 branches earmarked for closure under its plan to shut 2,500 by the end of next year."

based on the pdf on the BBC website - Mapperz mapped them. In 15 minutes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7023244.stm


How was this done so quick?

• Copy and pasted addresses and postcodes from the PDF into notepad, save as .txt

• Rename as .csv

• Open this in OpenOffice (or Word) as comma delimited.

• Adjusted the Postcodes into one column

• Copy and pasted to a batch geocoder

• Appended the lat/lng to the Post Office 'at risk' in OpenOffice

• Saved as .xls

• Uploaded to google spreadsheets (view the spreadsheet)

• Published this as 'public' (will not work if your don't)

• Used the google maps/spreadsheet wizard
  

*to create the link between the spreadsheet and google map via the Public Spreadsheet Key.
**the wizard does do a lot of things, icons sizes, colours, viewport, map extent based on data.
The Mapperz modified a little html to make the map centre on Europe before zooming to the Kent era.

View the 'At Risk' Post Offices in Kent Map

Mismatched postcodes with the geocoder
Kent had one Postcode that was incorrect replacing the 'I' for a '1' worked.
TN13 IHZ should be TN13 1HZ

Mission accomplished - Long Way Down

Mission accomplished - The Long Way Down (there is a Map)

"Long Way Down is the most recent motorbike adventure with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman. Leaving on 12 May 2007, they travelled through Europe, and then Africa – from Tunisia to South Africa, via countries such as Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Namibia - a total of 15,000 miles. The team arrived in Cape Town, South Africa on 4 August 2007. It is a follow-up to the Long Way Round trip in 2004, where the pair rode their motorbikes from London to New York, travelling east across Europe, Russia and the United States. As on Long Way Round, they were accompanied by Executive Producers/Directors Russ Malkin and David Alexanian."



http://www.bbc.co.uk/longwaydown/map.shtml

Well done!