Nicolas Lambert
@neocarto
Front-end cartographer. Research Engineer in Geographic Information Science at CNRS & UAR RIATE. Author of Mad Maps (2019) and Practical Handbook of Thematic Cartography (2020). Observablehq ambassador. See
The fingerprints of human presence on the Moon. The total of their movement could have fit on the surface of a football field.
The new version of the Peirce Square Planisphere is now available. And it's more beautiful than ever 🤩
Using 'geoviz' and 'tricolore' JavaScript libraries together. 👉 demo: observablehq.com/@mthh/geoviz... 👉 geoviz: github.com/riatelab/geo... 👉 tricolore: github.com/riatelab/tri...
Why are distances wrong on maps? Explanations here: observablehq.com/@neocartocnr...
Voici un autre planisphere carré ! Celui de Gaston Lagaffe, paru dans le supplément du journal de Spirou en 1962. Merci à Gilles Palsky d'avoir déniché cette pépite. www.inedispirou.com/forum/viewto...
The {planisphere} R package is now available on CRAN. It provides 117 original map projections, including Spilhaus, Airocean, Deltoidal, Dodecahedral, Waterman, Interrupted Mollweide, and many others. 🌍 #rspatial Code: github.com/riatelab/pla... Documentation: riatelab.github.io/planisphere/...
This page hosts an up-to-date map of dead and missing migrants at borders. The map is available for download in PNG and SVG formats under an open license. neocarto.github.io/missing-migr...
Say hello to geoviz-lite 🌿 A lighter build of the 'geoviz' JavaScript library designed to reduce bundle size 🪶, cut data transfer 📉, and lower energy use 🌍 every time the library is loaded. - Code: github.com/riatelab/geo... - Example: observablehq.com/@neocartocnr...
André Chassaigne (PCF), Youlie Yamamoto (Attac), Pablo Pillaud-Vivien (Regards) et Corinne Masiero (comedienne) soutiennent déjà cette initiative cartographique. Rejoignez le mouvement 🚀 Signez la tribune ✍️ planispherecarre.org#tribune #LePlanisphereCarré
The R package 'geovizr' is now available on CRAN 🥳 It allows users to create vector-based, interactive, and zoomable thematic maps directly from R. #rstats #rspatial #maps #cartography #dataviz #webmapping Explanations, examples, and documentation are available here: riatelab.github.io/geovizr
This implementation of grammar of graphics for SQL is brillant ! #ggsql opensource.posit.co/blog/2026-04...
Observable notebooks are evolving. It's still a work in progress, but it's very promising.
In this podcast, @ocks.org tells the story of D3.js, discusses open source, and argues that code is a better truth-teller than any LLM. posit.co/thetestset/e...
Aujourd'hui, c'était la remise du prix du goût des sciences de @enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr. Très fier d'avoir fait partie des des 3 nominés pour #Cartographia. Quelle aventure ! Et encore un grand bravo à @mickaellaunay.bsky.social et à sa chauve souris 🙃
Something new is coming soon to @observablehq.com talk.observablehq.com/t/refocusing...
Popular education in cartography in Vitry-sur-Seine. #PeirceProjection nuees.net/planisphere/
On croise les doigts 🤞🗺️🌏 @enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr @fbahoken.bsky.social #LeGoutDesSciences
Made with Geoviz 🚀 github.com/riatelab/geo... #JavaScript #JSspatial #Maps #Dataviz #Geoviz
🚀 geoviz v1.0 released! 🥳 - Code: github.com/riatelab/geo... - Documentation: riatelab.github.io/geoviz/ #JavaScript #Maps #Cartography #JSspatial #Webmapping
Map with a hand-drawn style created using Geoviz 👉 github.com/riatelab/geo...
Map with a hand-drawn style created using Geoviz and Rough.js 🖌️ observablehq.com/@neocartocnr...
#Cartographia est lice pour la 17e édition du prix du livre scientifique. Ce n'est qu'une présélection mais ca fait quand même vraiment plaisir 😀 www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/fr/le-gout-d...