Shaped like a “breathing” lung, this animation showcases the simulated schedule of 3.5 million people living and working in Manhattan by combining population, employment, land-use, and building footprint data.
This is one in a series of multiple animations that have been used in college courses around the world to help people create better-looking charts and tables. More of these can be found at the bottom of this page.
How has our city grown? In a discussion around urban sprawl, this map was created to allow citizens to quickly see how the city has developed by animating in building rooflines according to the building’s year of creation.
