Happy World Polar Bear Day!!!
Polar bears are beloved by many. They are also amazing hunters, tracking prey over vast distances.
Climate change is threatening their existence, however. They may be extinct within 100 years, some have predicted.
To celebrate these wonderful beasts, I decided to create a map showing the bears remaining (where counts are available) in the Arctic region.
View Map Here
Tools used
- Dataset Doctor GPT
- Web Mapper GPT
Prompt
I would like to make a map of polar bear counts in the Arctic region using the attached CSV dataset. In each region, which should be highlighted very lightly on a global map using a polar projection, I would like a proportional symbol to be created representing how many bears are in each district. Please scale based on area. The smallest should be 15px wide and the largest 35px wide. The geojson is in EPSG: 3413 coordinate system. If possible, I would love to use the same projection for this map. If it makes sense, we can omit a basemap and instead use Natural Earth countries. The map theme should be scientific. Not bleak but not positive. I’m attaching a polar bear report from where the data was collected to provide nuance and context. Polar Bears are endangered, but it’s International Polar Bear Day, so let’s celebrate them! Also please make sure this map works well on mobile devices. Thanks! Please provide feedback and ask follow-up questions, as required, to help begin drafting this map. Thank you.
