📍 Complete Timeline (1916-2026)
Complete visualization showing 106 ASIH meetings from 1916-2026 across 28 US states, 4 Canadian provinces, and 5 countries total
🌟 Modern Era (2000-2026)
Modern era visualization showing 26 ASIH meetings from 2000-2026, highlighting recent geographic trends
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📋 Project Details
Data Source
Conference location data sourced from the ASIH Past Meetings page.
Technical Stack
- R - Data processing and statistical analysis
- ggplot2 - Static visualizations with clean boundary rendering
- sf - Spatial data handling for precise geographic boundaries
- rnaturalearth - High-quality subnational boundary data
- dplyr - Data manipulation and aggregation
- GitHub Pages - Static web hosting
Key Features
- Clean static visualization eliminating "shards of glass" boundary effects
- Decade-based discrete color coding (1910s-2020s)
- Individual US state and Canadian province boundaries with heatmap coloring
- All 106 meetings clearly labeled with city names
- International meetings (Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil) properly positioned
- High-resolution output (20" × 14" at 300 DPI) suitable for presentations
📞 Contact & Contributing
This project was created for visualizing the geographic and temporal patterns of ASIH conference locations.
For questions, suggestions, or contributions, please visit the
GitHub repository.
Generated with 🤖 Claude Code