Ben Matheson
AnchorageCovidTest.org - Anchorage COVID-19 Testing Finder

This website shows daily COVID-19 testing locations across Anchorage, Alaska. No maps, no forms, no filters. This is used by the city of Anchorage.
Beltway Billions D3

I created a project to explore how a half-trillion dollars of federal funds go to Washington D.C. contractors and competitors in 50 states.
Every Holding Period - 90 Years of Financial Simulation

This D3 and React project allows users to create a custom holding period portfolio of assets and compare returns with historical data.
Early Vote Tracker

TL:DR, I made an rmarkdown site tracking Alaska’s early and mail vote as ballots arrived each day in October/November 2020.
American Migration Experiment

Experimental Mapbox-gl.js project to draw live geojson in reponse to mouse movement.
Runways

Experimental D3 for exploring airport runway orientations across the United States.
ICE Contracts

Experimental react.js app to organize contracts.
Where We Move

D3 map redrawing based on mouseover. Inspired by NYTimes.
Marijuana Stores

Exploring the endlessly creative Alaska marijuana store names with React.
Amazon Text Analysis

R tidytext sentiment and topic analysis of two decades of Amazon shareholder letters + D3 visualizations.
Longline Podcast Website

Longform podcast website. Pilot episode about Alaska long range radar installations.
PFD Invest

A what-if calculator for compounding Alaska Permanent Fund Dividends over four decades. One of my first React projects.
Permanent Fund Holdings Twitter Bot

A node.js bot that tweets the thousands of companies Alaskans own in the Alaska Permanent Fund.
Election Precinct Map

Mapbox-GL election results precinct map for Anchroage Daily News.

Iditarod Projects

Flying 1,000 Miles on the Iditarod Trail

This Mapbox-gl D3 experiment blends race results visualizations, satellite imagery, and 1,000 miles of simulated flying along the trail.
Iditarod D3

One of my first D3 projects. This set of D3 visualizations involving scraping 40 years of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race splits.
Iditarod Checkpoint Animation

This animation recreates the entire 2019 Iditarod using checkpoint times sheets. R and D3. Best on desktop.
Iditarod Scratches

Exploring a particularly large amount of Iditrod Sled Dog Race scratches.