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Visualizing Population Centers

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Visualizing Population Centers

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CCurran Kelleher
Last edited Jul 13, 2024
Created on May 5, 2024
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This visualization displays world population density through colored contour layers on a Natural Earth projection map. City population data from the Simplemaps World Cities Database is weighted to compute density contours using `d3.contourDensity`. Colors interpolate between `interpolateCubehelixDefault` and `interpolateReds` based on density values, rendered via `d3.geoPath` with land clipping. The map supports zooming through `d3.zoom` and includes city labels for populations above seven million.

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A world map showing estimated population density contours. Computed from Simplemaps: World Cities Database , weighted using city populations.

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