Visualizing the course of the Mississippi over millennia

From the 1944 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers geological survey: "600 miles of meandering river belts over tens of thousands of years...If you have any interest in getting your mind blown by creative data visualization, do yourself a favor and click here now to view the hi-res map in full."

The hi-rez files are ginormous:

1. Geological Investigation of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River - Fisk, 1944 Report (197MB)
2. Oversized Plates - Fisk, 1944 Report (686MB)
3. Oversized Plates Rectified - Fisk, 1944 Report (369MB)

Geological Investigation of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River (Thanks, Marilyn!)

Previously:

• Guerrilla bridge-makers save New Yorkers from scum river
• Technology to generate power from slow moving river and ocean ...

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/0WABz8PSSys/visualizing-the-cour.html

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