Cooper Thomas

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River roads of India

Published on August 17, 2020

I worked with journalist and National Geographic fellow Paul Salopek—who is currently walking around the world—to create a…

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Global livestock density

Published on December 17, 2019

I created this set of livestock density maps for a story map about global livestock production and consumption….

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Hindu Kush-Himalaya

Published on July 16, 2019

I created these static maps for story about a National Geographic expedition to Mount Everest. The first map…

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Exaggerated relief map of Kyrgyzstan

Published on May 6, 2019

This is my first attempt at creating a shaded relief map in Blender, a 3D modeling and animation…

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Global crop maps

Published on December 21, 2018

These static maps accompany The Living Land, the second chapter in an ongoing series about our species’ inexorable…

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Radial diagram of Kyrgyz cities

Published on November 1, 2018

This radial diagram of cities in Kyrgyzstan is adapted from an uncredited illustration in Архитектура Советской Киргизии (Architecture…

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Out of Eden Walk: milestones map

Published on November 1, 2018

The Story Maps team joined up with journalist Paul Salopek, who is currently retracing humankind’s migration from Ethiopia…

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Visualizing the human footprint

Published on June 28, 2018

These static maps accompany The Human Reach, the first installment in a series of stories exploring the immeasurable…

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