Hi I'm Patrick Stotz!
I turn data into visualizations, stories and maps. Here are some of my projects

Project Gallery

The majority of projects shown here are team work. Subheadlines below the images indicate my contribution.
Image clicks lead to full article / project. List is ordered chronologically.

An even deeper divide - Analyzing the U.S. election

data analysis, dataviz, reporting

DER SPIEGEL

A close-up look at the election in 6 U.S. states

data analysis, dataviz

DER SPIEGEL

Climate change live dashboard for spiegel.de

research, methodology

DER SPIEGEL

Mapping and analyzing traffic jams

analysis, interactive map, reporting

DER SPIEGEL

Beyond car-centric - A data driven investigation

data analysis, mapping, reporting

DER SPIEGEL

Covid-19 - The second wave hits Europe

data analysis, dataviz

DER SPIEGEL

Coronavirus and the football transfer market

data analysis, dataviz, reporting

DER SPIEGEL

The financial dominance of Bayern München

data analysis, dataviz, reporting

DER SPIEGEL

Investigating car insurance algorithms

data analysis, dataviz, reporting

DER SPIEGEL

Covid-19 - No, the rise in cases in not due to testing

data analysis, dataviz, reporting

DER SPIEGEL

Covid-19 - Global comparison in numbers

data analysis, dataviz, reporting

DER SPIEGEL

Covid-19 - The pandemic reaches the U.S.

data analysis, dataviz, reporting

DER SPIEGEL

Covid-19 - No excess mortality in Germany?

data analysis, dataviz, reporting

DER SPIEGEL

Codid-19 - A first look at excess mortality statistics

data analysis, dataviz, reporting

DER SPIEGEL

Covid-19 - International death figures in context

data analysis, dataviz, reporting

DER SPIEGEL

Reduced Mobility due to anti-corona measures?

scraping, analysis, dataviz, reporting

DER SPIEGEL

The fastest stock market crash in history

data analysis, dataviz

DER SPIEGEL

Covid-19 - Early analysis of severly affected countries

data analysis, dataviz, reporting

DER SPIEGEL

Regional trends on German housing markets

data analysis, mapping, reporting

DER SPIEGEL

The impact of setback rules for wind turbines

data analysis, dataviz, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Analyzing the 2019 UK general election

dataviz, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Why is the world population still increasing?

data analysis, dataviz, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

The health situation in East and West Germany

dataviz, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Analyzing four years of football free kicks

data analysis, dataviz, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Yet another record summer?

data analysis, dataviz, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

A short history of urban design in Germany

reporting, mapping, storytelling

SPIEGEL ONLINE& DER SPIEGEL

Analyzing EU election results for Germany

data processing, mapping

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Political ad targeting on Facebook

data analysis, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

The Bundeslige title race 2018/2019

scraping, data processing & dataviz

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Are some goals worth more than others?

scraping, modeling, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Key facts about e-mobility in Germany

scraping, data visualization series

SPIEGEL ONLINE

How many lives could be saved by a speed limit?

data processing & analysis, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Shot maps - Fully automated football dataviz

data processing, automated dataviz

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Visualizing snowfall accumulation in the Alps

dataviz on deadline

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Uncovering credit scoring in Germany

data analysis, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Friends and rivals in German football

data analysis, dataviz, storytelling

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Summing up state elections in a single map

data analysis, mapping

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Data-driven infographics for state elections

data processing, automated dataviz

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Analyzing the spatial distribution of ATMs

scraping, data analysis & visualization

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Analyzing all World Cup squads since 1930

scraping, analysis, dataviz & reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

A data driven look at all World Cup 2018 squads

scraping, analysis, dataviz & reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Mapping EU farm subsidies in Germany

mapping

SPIEGEL ONLINE

How Bayern Munich dominates the Bundesliga

scraping, data analysis & visualization

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Commuting in Germany - a personalized story

scrollytelling, dynamic text & dataviz

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Crowdsourcing fictional number plates meanings

data collection and analysis

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Measuring and visualizing coach performances

automated scraping + chart generation

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Unusual islands of political coalitions

data processing, map design

SPIEGEL ONLINE

The socio-demography of party strongholds

data analysis, data visualization

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Explaining election results with animated maps

data analysis, mapping, storytelling

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Football inflation - a transfer market analysis

scraping, data analysis, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Euros for doctors 2016

data processing, data analysis, interactive map

SPIEGEL ONLINE+ CORRECT!V

The most timeless songs of the past decades

data processing, interactive dataviz

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Mapping nuclear reactor risk in Europe

data processing, interactive map

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Measuring rental housing discimination

data processing, analysis, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE+ BR DATA

How global warming will affect alpine ski ressorts

data processing, interactive map

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Visualizing football games with passmaps

data processing, automated dataviz

SPIEGEL ONLINE

A visual history of political majorities in the US

dataviz, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Analyzing the US presidential elections 2016

dataviz, mapping, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Terrorism since 1970 in a global perspective

dataviz, mapping, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

What's wrong with the German census?

interactive maps

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Mapping German dialects with crowd-sourced data

interactive map

SPIEGEL ONLINE+ SRF

Your chances to win gold at the olympics

news game

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Euros for doctors

data wrangling, interactive map

SPIEGEL ONLINE+ CORRECT!V

Top goal scorers of Germany national team

scraping, dataviz

SPIEGEL ONLINE

The market value of all EURO2016 players

scraping, dataviz, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

The federal transport infrastructure plan

interactive map

SPIEGEL ONLINE

The rising number of attacks on refugees

dataviz

SPIEGEL ONLINE

How much cell phone data do you need?

interactive calculator / dataviz

SPIEGEL ONLINE

How terrorist attacks affect tourism

data processing, dataviz, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Chasing Gerd Müllers historic record

scraping, dataviz, reporting

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Analyzing flickr usage in Germany

static & interactive maps

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Messuring home field advantage in football

scraping, dataviz

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Probability of a white christmas in Germany

scraping, dataviz, mapping

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Home owners, retirement & financial security

data analysis, interactive map

SPIEGEL ONLINE

Spinning globe with glowing city markers

dataviz experiments

MAPPABLE.INFO

Mapping the night time economy

scraping, static maps

FREELANCE JOB

Adding interactivity to static maps

mapping experiments

FREELANCE JOB

Tracking mobility during a short Amsterdam visit

static map

MAPPABLE.INFO

24h time-lapse of carsharing in Berlin

map with time-lapse animation

FREELANCE JOB

The global distribution of terrestrial mammals

static map

MAPPABLE.INFO

Travel Score - how much of the world have you seen?

interactive map, online service

MAPPABLE.INFO

The limited accessibility of public transport

static maps, visual diff view

MAPPABLE.INFO

Berlin A-Z - mapping intra-city migration patterns

data mining, interactive map

MAPPABLE.INFO

Analyzing and visualizing carsharing data

scraping, dataviz, mapping

MAPPABLE.INFO

The Geography of nonvoters in Germany

interactive map

MAPPABLE.INFO

Mapping tourism in Hamburg

scraping, interactive map

MAPPABLE.INFO