Whirled Peas
Kind of a slow day in the Seto Shack so I'll leave you with this site that has data map visualizations of various kinds.
By that I mean various people have mapped data onto a globe. Some of what I think are the more visually interesting examples are below. Be forewarned that it is a graphic intensive site and probably requires a broadband connection.
Light output.
Death penalty nations/states.
Telecommunications capacity.
Aloha!