The Invisible Footprint: Radiation & Geography

Visualization protocol

Timestamp

24 July 2017

Data Source

Organization: Local/Regional Data

Dataset & Metadata

Download Dataset (csv)

Protocol Actions
  1. Load Data:
    Spatial data containing Cesium-137 (Cs-137) contamination levels (Bq/kg) is loaded.
  2. Visualization Layout:
    A Scattermap (Mapbox) visualization is initialized to plot contamination points over the geographical area surrounding the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
  3. Styling:
    The map style is set to "carto-darkmatter-nolabels" to provide a high-contrast background. A sequential color scale (Light Yellow to Red/Black) is applied to the markers to represent increasing radiation intensity.
  4. Annotations:
    Specific text markers are added to the map to delimit critical zones, specifically identifying the 10km and 50km exclusion radii and the power plant location.