The Spatial Update is a map-based news site. Every story here is georeferenced, tied to real coordinates on a live, explorable map, instead of being locked inside a wall of text. Strikes, shipping lanes, borders, migration routes, economic chokepoints: if it happened somewhere, you can find it on the map and see exactly where.
Each story combines a written narrative with layered map data: timelines, markers, and geographic context you can click through at your own pace. The goal is simple: help readers understand where events are actually happening, not just that they happened.
The Spatial Update is independently produced. There is no newsroom behind it, just one person mapping the news.