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The Invisible Highways of the Sea

World map poster of global shipping routes, maritime data art print

The Invisible Highways of the Sea

Every large ship broadcasts its position at sea. Aggregate those signals and the ocean fills with trade lanes that outline the continents.

Colorful map poster of Arctic Ocean depths, bathymetry wall art print

The Hidden Landscape Beneath the Sea

Ocean depth mapped from satellite gravity and 298 million ship soundings – with the Arctic placed at the center of the world.

World map poster of global forest cover from satellite data, green nature wall art print

31% of Earth, Mapped Tree by Tree

A landmark study used Landsat satellites to map the world's forests at 30-meter resolution. We turned that data into a print.

Minimalist world map poster drawn only by rivers, black and white wall art print

Every River on Earth, Measured by Satellite

Two hydrologists used 7,376 Landsat images to remeasure the planet's rivers – and found a third more water than anyone expected. That dataset becam...

World map poster of global flight routes, aviation data art print in black and white

The Map With No Borders

A model of global air traffic reconstructed passenger flows between every city over 100,000 people. Drawn as lines, it renders every continent but ...

World map poster of Earth at night showing city lights from space, dark wall art print

What City Lights Reveal About Us

Satellites record the Earth's night-time lights at 50-100 meter resolution. Economists read them as a map of wealth; we made them a print.