maps for developers

The (former) official Mapbox blog. See mapbox.com/blog for current content.

Follow publication

Government Shutdown Map by the Washington Post

Mapbox
maps for developers
1 min readOct 11, 2013

By Chris Herwig

This government shutdown map by the Washington Post allows readers to comment how the closed government affects them and shows their response on a MapBox map. The result is an evolving visualization of where in the United States people are affected.

Free

Distraction-free reading. No ads.

Organize your knowledge with lists and highlights.

Tell your story. Find your audience.

Membership

Read member-only stories

Support writers you read most

Earn money for your writing

Listen to audio narrations

Read offline with the Medium app

Written by Mapbox

mapping tools for developers + precise location data to change the way we explore the world

No responses yet

Write a response