Places which are more accessible seem to get “closer” to each other while less accessible places become isolated. This fact affects our perception of the earth.

The main purpose of the Personal World Map is to give awareness of your actual position in the world in relation to other places by taking into account the “effort” you need to get to a certain destination.

Because the PWM is based on flight data, this effort is defined not only by time (travel time) but also by money (ticket fares). To visualize such “effort”, the world map is immersed in travel time space and money space. These spaces are constantly changing and constitute geometries that follow different rules than Euclidean geometries.

You can choose the center of your world, and the PWM will be based on your time and money availability, showing the physical world and the actual possibilities for its exploration.

However, a more exhaustive look into the PWM reveals global issues such as the travel costs closeness of Europe, North America and East Asia, and the isolation of Africa.

Developed by Roxana Torre .

Via Informationlab.