Mapping Economic Activity

The G-Econ project maps the world’s economic activity on a one-degree grid (i.e. 1-degree longitude by 1-degree latitude resolution). It includes 27,500 terrestrial observations of “gross cell product” in 1990. The basic metric is the regional equivalent of gross domestic product. Gross cell product (GCP) is measured at a 1-degree longitude by 1-degree latitude resolution at a global scale. Animations for the entire globe are available, as are maps of individual countries and data sets. Via The Map Room.

Reminds me of Richard Florida’s The World is Spiky

Update: The G-Econ dataset can also be analyzed with the InfoScope. The 27’079 geographical cells about economic data can be compared with other important demographic and geophysical data such as climate, physical attributes, and population indicators.