I have always loved maps (I am sure you guessed if you are in this website). I find that they can tell a story about the world we live in in a way that can be easily understood by everyone – for example, the history of a city. Inspired by this beautiful map created by Waag, I started to think about how I could create something similar, perhaps with a bit more interactivity, for my own hometown: Burgos, Spain.
Using data from the Spanish Cadaster, I was able to generate an interactive map with R showing the age of each building, but also other insights like the number of floors or its primary use. The result is very nice, hover over a building for extra info, and change the visible layer on the top right: