tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post876142953351369681..comments2023-07-07T06:52:33.856-04:00Comments on floatingsheep: Rich and Poor PlacemarksMark Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659652124105331552noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-79711289310074869932012-02-07T11:58:47.326-05:002012-02-07T11:58:47.326-05:00Of course but those words are still being used whe...Of course but those words are still being used where it counts apparently. You couldn't say those colours are in a random pattern could you?<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_for_Economic_Co-operation_and_Development#Indicators<br /><br />This should help answer.sinekonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500194790236561323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-67983575591324132922012-02-07T11:48:23.848-05:002012-02-07T11:48:23.848-05:00This is very reflective of what I know of Europe.....This is very reflective of what I know of Europe... Particularly UK where very rich people live near very poor people.<br />Actually US, Israel and UK are respectively #4, #5 and #7 in the income inequality charts of the OECD 34 members after Chile, Mexico and Turkey, and this shows actually very well in the world map.<br />In fact a clear pattern can be seen in the developed countries (most data) between those embedded in neo-liberalism and more socialist ones.sinekonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500194790236561323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-29432600831046138992010-03-11T04:07:29.401-05:002010-03-11T04:07:29.401-05:00Most of the worlds richest men live in America wit...Most of the worlds richest men live in America with some in Europe, 3 in South Africa and some Chinese, according to the latest pollsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-44888577417386692192010-03-09T11:36:31.621-05:002010-03-09T11:36:31.621-05:00And rich and poor are very relative. Poor in the ...And rich and poor are very relative. Poor in the US and Europe could easily be rich in other parts of the world. Beyond that, user generated placemarks may not reflect actual wealth, but perception of wealth.Woozlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12318477393983333020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-70042719870064778822010-03-03T20:07:21.486-05:002010-03-03T20:07:21.486-05:00A lot of the Red states sure look blue.
http://la...A lot of the Red states sure look blue.<br /><br />http://laughinginpurgatory.blogspot.com/Andrew Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495983897864604830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-29290614331709319892010-03-02T11:08:53.298-05:002010-03-02T11:08:53.298-05:00The gap between rich and poor seems to be an insol...The gap between rich and poor seems to be an insoluble problem, even in 'developed' countries.<br /><br />There's plenty of wealth in the world, but our social and political systems have not evolved sufficiently.The villager:https://www.blogger.com/profile/05958651498465950885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-35200683562016038482010-03-02T09:40:13.972-05:002010-03-02T09:40:13.972-05:00Thanks for the suggestions. We have crops on the ...Thanks for the suggestions. We have crops on the list of search terms as well as minerals. It will likely be awhile before we post any maps as we've built up quite a backlog.Matthew Zookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480544925277453768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-16273095684964817592010-03-02T09:31:26.878-05:002010-03-02T09:31:26.878-05:00What a super blog post, did you like mine in respo...What a super blog post, did you like mine in response??Josef Mengelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00202518294380821744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-51690083736243481852010-03-02T09:07:30.824-05:002010-03-02T09:07:30.824-05:00I guess once you got the data it shouldn't be ...I guess once you got the data it shouldn't be complicated. And there are some ground data to look at for validity of such distributions, aren't there?... worth of taking a look.biaxidenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081407620906958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-12955332229939742332010-03-02T08:57:37.189-05:002010-03-02T08:57:37.189-05:00I'd like to see it done for the crops too, alt...I'd like to see it done for the crops too, although it looks pretty speckled and intertwined, I'm wondering if there isn't some other underlying pattern...Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05289888305893981179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-55353898928939824932010-03-02T05:44:36.886-05:002010-03-02T05:44:36.886-05:00Very interesting. Have you done this for crops, eg...Very interesting. Have you done this for crops, eg wheat or rice? It might be an interesting way of mapping the distribution of agricultural systems...Luigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553310260402289536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-71031766954613000732010-03-01T11:00:28.161-05:002010-03-01T11:00:28.161-05:00how can the usa have so many wealthy people in it ...how can the usa have so many wealthy people in it & ow the rest of the world trillians of dollars, and be going through a recession, and have have so many people un-employed? check out my blog http://retrostruggle.com if you get some time. :)Brihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701730228181215539noreply@blogger.com