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Patrick Stotz
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💼 Co-lead data & visualizations @spiegel.de
🗺️ Blogging about maps at letsmakeamap.com
#dataviz #ddj #maps #rstats
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Questionable Rmd-rendering after installing the latest RStudio version.
November 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Destatis hat prima Daten. Nicht auf Ebene von Einzelprodukten, aber doch sehr fein gegliedert und mit monatlichen Werten.
Vor allem die 5- und 10-Steller hier:
www-genesis.destatis.de/datenbank/on...

Das war die Basis für dieses Tool bei uns im Artikel
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Wir haben überwiegend Eigenmarken verwendet, aber nicht nur. Hier die Liste der Produkte
November 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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How much more expensive breakfast has become in Germany due to inflation. Our inflation explainer starts with this playful little tool. #dataviz #ddj

www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/s...
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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What would happen if the Amazon rainforest collapsed?
Our look at deforestation and feedback loops.

Also, the perfect occasion to make use of our new MapLibre/Protomaps scroller component.
#maps #dataviz #ddj

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November 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Today, we asked our readers to place themselves on a scale from hopeful (Hoffnung) to fearful (Angst) when it comes to climate change.
I know, not representative sample and everything, but this is more devastating than expected.
November 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Not the only one:
www.spiegel.de/stil/nudeln-...
October 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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This is how the war in Ukraine has changed.
For this story, we used Gaussian splatting for the first time, which creates a unique aesthetic. What do you think?

www.spiegel.de/ausland/ukra...
October 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Das Rebhuhn ist der Vogel des Jahres. Glückwünsch!
Auch an das übermotivierte Männchen, dass bei uns mal morgens wiederholt mit Schwung gegen die Scheibe gerannt ist, um sein Spiegelbild zu vertreiben.

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October 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Some beautiful Datawrapper hacks from our article on the MSCI World. And yes, technically those are custom choropleth maps 😀 #dataviz

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October 8, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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That's the one. Scribbly and proudly marked as property by some kids around 1900. (3/3)
September 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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It also features numerous maps in "Merkator's projection". Probs, however, for the scale specification, which is referred to as the "equatorial scale". (2/3)
September 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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More basement findings. This time a German school atlas from 1897.
Below the globes is an illustration with the highest peaks. It lists Gaurishankar as the highest with 8810 m. Looks like they mixed it up with Mt. Everest...(1/3)
September 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Found in my parents' basement. #dataviz from the 1932 Olympics
September 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Congrats, you've just called this "a bunch of dictators".

Plus, it's a difference if you want to inflate the size of a country or if you want it to be equally sized compared to other parts of the world.
September 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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More outstanding maps in this Mercator / 'Correct The Map' explainer by Reuters 😍
www.reuters.com/graphics/AFR...
September 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Though a few weeks old, this FT article on ICE deportation flights makes excellent use of maps (both on desktop and mobile) #dataviz #maps
ig.ft.com/us-deportati...
September 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Yes, slightly. No flawless results so far, though.
Great game BTW!
September 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Söder auf Instagram. Prost Mahlzeit!
August 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Unusual maps call for unusual color scales. We took a look at where Germany is most average.
There's a clear pattern when it comes to rental prices. You find the most average prices at or slightly beyond the fringes of metropolitan areas.
#maps #dataviz
August 2, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Die BILD ist derweil schon bei alternativen Fakten angekommen
July 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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The new reality of climate change. It's raining in Germany, and the tabloid BILD headlines “This summer is an outrage.”
The data: So far, the summer has been fairly sunny, very warm, and rather dry.
July 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Der Sommer war bislang ziemlich sonnig, sehr warm und eher trocken. Fühlt sich anders an? Das zeigt, wie sehr wir uns bereits an neue Extreme gewöhnt haben. (1/3)
July 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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The evolution of the Tour de France Femmes, as featured in our weekly, often playful, sports graphic from the @spiegel.de magazine. #dataviz
July 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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ChatGPT (4o) hat von sich aus angeboten eine Karte zu erstellen (ging um den Anschluss der Este an die Elbe). Das Ergebnis sieht ok aus, ist aber inhaltlich leider komplett Bullshit
July 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM