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by nathanmcrae 401 days ago
Aeronautical charts have incredible information density. https://skyvector.com/ for zoomable charts
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Nautical charts too: https://www.admiralty.co.uk/charts.

There’s an astonishing good balance of density and clarity of information needed to make these useful. This then also has to translate across both physical and screen forms.

Chart 5011 has a great breakdown on the depth of symbology too.