This wild map redraws the world, using airport locations

[Meanderer]

The map creates new borders by finding the exact midpoint between any two airports.
http://www.wired.com/2014/05/a-wild-map-that-redraws-the-world-using-airport-locations/

The Continental United States

 

[Meanderer]

The maps that MATHS made: Data artist redraws borders using algorithms instead of politics, language and culture.

"Many wars have been waged defending a line on a map - or in a bid to draw a new one."

"But one data visualisation specialist has created a number of intriguing maps carving up the world according to mathematical rules instead of politics. Jason Davies, 29, from London, uses algorithms and datasets to divide our planet into new regions based around nearest ‘point’ such as a capital city or an airport, for example."

"Flying high: Jason Davies uses algorithms and datasets to divide our planet into new regions based around a nearest 'point' which can be a capital city or an airport (pictured). On this map it is easy to see that the U.S. is well catered for in airports, while remote islands are not"