@LookBackMaps

Now a part of the @historypin team. Working to build better tools for collaboration and mapping historical photos. tweets by @jonvoss

 San Francisco, CA
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Joined May 2009
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Georeferencer added to online library, allows comparison of old and new maps. davidrumsey.com/view/georefe…
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RT @jonvoss: @stamen + @tableau = "Dead-Simple Tool That Lets Anyone Create Interactive Maps" WIRED wired.com/2014/07/a-drag-and…

A Dead-Simple Tool That Lets Anyone Create Interactive Maps

Tableau recently partnered with Stamen Design, to release three new map template, which anyone can play around with.

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Jon Voss@jonvoss20 Apr 2014
I still think we're an island. 18 Maps From When the World Thought California Was an Island wired.com/2014/04/maps-calif… via @erin_potts

18 Maps From When the World Thought California Was an Island

Glen McLaughlin wandered into a London map shop in 1971 and discovered something strange. On a map from 1663 he noticed something he'd never seen before: California was floating like a big green...

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Jon Voss@jonvoss29 Mar 2014
aw yeah! MT @OpenGLAM: .@nypl NY Public Library just made 20k hi-res maps freely avail under #CC0 license ow.ly/v8XQD #openglam

Open Access: New York Public Library Makes 20,000 Hi-Res Maps Available Online, Free to Download...

It’s a big day for map geeks! Here’s news about a new and large treasure chest of map content that is also free to download (hi-res) and use. Enjoy! From the NYPL: The Lionel Pincus & Princess Firyal...

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Incredible map/interactive/dataviz of 100 years of the airline industry from @guardian. bit.ly/1iucN8V HT @erin_potts
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Ghosts of DC@GhostsofDC6 Jan 2014
*seriously* cool video reconstruction of what #DC looked like in 1814 ... buff.ly/19MKFLE
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RT @jonvoss: Amazing. The Best Map Ever Made of America's Racial Segregation | Wired Design wired.com/design/2013/08/how…”
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Jon Voss@jonvoss23 Dec 2013
Maps show growing income divide in NY and SF huff.to/1fL9E0G via @nickstanhope
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RT @jonvoss: Time-lapse: Watching the Mission Change Around Us on @Historypin bit.ly/1bH35Nw
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Amazing Anne Frank then/now photo mashups: huff.to/1cKefhw HT @liketerrier
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Jon Voss@jonvoss8 Oct 2013
Colorful data maps of building dates show the aging of global cities psfk.com/2013/10/building-ag… via @psfk @erin_potts
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Random Tao@randomtao18 Aug 2013
Give up learning, and put an end to your troubles. Tao Te Ching 20: randomtao.org/twenty/

Twenty

Give up learning, and put an end to your troubles. Is there a difference between yes and no? Is there a difference between good and evil? Must I fear what others fear? What nonsense! Other people a…

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MT @Historypin: Best historical Street View ever? 1921 colorized DC car crash tops our most viewed: bit.ly/11jeMVg
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RT @jonvoss How @RebekkahAbraham keeps an eye out for new places to Street View historical photos @Historypin bit.ly/100mlK0
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RT @outdoorafro: SF Bay Area folks! We are looking for images to represent the African American experience of the San Francisco......
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RT @jonvoss: Hiring time travelers, history geeks, organizers, & innovators in London & San Francisco: bit.ly/YgSZMB @Historypin
fancy ereader format + local news & history = win RT @Bernalwood: Introducing Bernalwood… The Magazine bit.ly/YEyMyZ
RT @jonvoss: Oh SNAP! Pay phone time machines take you to 1993 NYC! bit.ly/10ix8kG via @erin_potts @PSFK
RT @jonvoss Missed this earlier, but love it! plus props to @BombSiteUK! 2012 In Data Visualizations bit.ly/VUmNt8

2012 In Data Visualizations

Data visualizations. Infographics. Maps. Information design. No matter how you call it, 2012 was the year data science and design started going steady.

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RT @jonvoss @Historypin & @AmExperiencePBS Abolitionists Map of America. Can't wait for the premier tonight! bit.ly/VyA5Oa
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