A smarter, more digital world must grasp the power of a map
The UK has a long history of innovation in mapping. One of the earliest examples occurred when a cholera outbreak swept through Soho, London, in 1854. Not satisfied with the authorities’ explanation that bad air was the cause of the epidemic, local physician John Snow created an accurate map of the area, plotting on it the exact location of each of the hundreds of deaths.
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