Cartodataviz
Hi, my name is Artème Pointel, cartographer, geographer, geopolitician and artist with a passion for cartography, design and political science.After obtaining a Master's degree in Geopolitics at Reims (URCA), I won first prize in the international Pacific DataViz Challenge 2022 competition organized by the Pacific Community and the Government of New Caledonia. I have published several articles on leading cartography websites.As a specialist in the creation of data representations, studies and analysis, I offer on-demand services in the fields of cartography, geopolitics and political science, to help you express the full value of your most precious assets - your data.Contact me with your projects or requests for information; together we'll find original and effective solutions!This website contains a large number of my productions and links to my publications. Feel free to explore it!
Awards and publications
My awards
First prize of the Pacific DataViz Challenge 2022
My scientific papers
In Nouméa, “new” urban festivals and sensorial mapping — Visionscarto.net (French)
From territory to map: representing the geopolitics of gold in Kenya — Visionscarto.net (French)
My published maps, dataviz and infographics
Regulation by and for the miners: the case of the Sigalagala gold mining area, south of Kakamega — Afrique contemporaine (English — French)
Artisanal mining in western Kenya: local and cross-border dynamics — L’Espace Politique (English — French)
Artisanal mining activities take off in the former colonial mine of Rosterman — L’Espace Politique (English — French)
Works available in open source
Some of my creations and articles are available for free download under Creative Commons licenses (CC BY 4.0 & CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Please feel free to view and download them at your convenience.
Maps, dataviz - infographics
Master's Degree Research: M1 & M2
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My Work
Sensorial Maps
Sensorial maps attempt to reveal experiences of space. Constructed from representations and sensations, they often express an invisible dimension of places, those of the senses, to highlight everyday situations.
“Rex Energy”
Sensorial map created for the Association pour le Développement des Arts et du Mécénat Industriel et Commercial (ADAMIC). Based on a schematic diagram of the Rex Nouméa rooms, it incorporates the various spatial experiments, observations and testimonials of the center's team, as well as my personal survey/experience of this space.Map created in June-August 2023.
All rights reserved to ADAMIC.
Nerd/Geek space-time sensorial map
Sensorial map representing (in a non-exhaustive way) the space-time of a Nerd/Geek. The map builds on the pejorative origin of these two terms, which marginalize and stigmatize people who are too passionate about science and technology, setting up a duality between places of social acceptance and non-acceptance, between places of withdrawal and discriminating environments.Map created in early 2023.
Maps
Regulation by and for the miners: the case of the Sigalagala gold mining area, south of Kakamega
Maps created in 2023 for Joseph Bohbot as part of his article Creating norms in gold panning: A combination of state attempts at formalization and self-regulation by the sector. A case study of the Vihiga and Kakamega gold panners in western Kenya, published in the journal l'Afrique contemporaine. This map looks back at the Singalagala mining incident of February 2023.Maps created in 2023.
Artisanal and small-scale mining in Western Kenya
Two thematic maps produced for Joseph Bohbot as part of his article Artisanal and small-scale mining in Western Kenya: Between Local Dynamics and Cross-Border Dynamics, published in the journal L'Espace Politique. The first map looks at the cross-border dynamics of gold geopolitics in Kenya; the second presents the spatial organization of the Rosterman gold mine.Maps created in 2023.
Rex members by Nouméa district in July 2023, 2022 and 2017
Three thematic maps created for the Association pour le Développement des Arts et du Mécénat Industriel et Commercial (ADAMIC), showing the distribution of Rex Nouméa members by Nouméa district for July 2023, 2022 and 2017.Maps created in June-July 2023.
All rights reserved to ADAMIC.
Troposphere VI rocket launch campaign
Synthetic map showing the various phases of the Troposphere VI rocket launch campaign, developed by the company Keka Aerospace.Map created in December 2022.
Map distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partners and riparian states in 2022
Thematic map showing the partner and riparian states of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). There is no official list of BRI partner countries. The Belt and Road portal includes both member countries and riparian countries, without explicitly differentiating between them; the map adopts this typology.Map created in November 2022.
Share of imports from the People's Republic of China among members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group: comparison 2013 - 2018
Thematic maps produced for the Pacific DataViz Challenge.
They show the evolution of imports from the People's Republic of China (PRC) between 2013 and 2018 as a proportion of total imports for each member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSLG).Cards created in November 2022.
Grand prix of the Pacific DataViz Challenge 2022.
Maps distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Dataviz - infographics
“Imagine 2025”
Infographic presenting potential New Caledonian themes, actors and projects that could be exhibited at the Expo 2025 in Osaka.Created in December 2023.
The Rex ‘Family’
Infographic created for the Association pour le Développement des Arts et du Mécénat Industriel et Commercial (ADAMIC), presenting all the direct and indirect links/relationships the Rex Nouméa center has with many different players, both institutional and private.Created in August 2023.
All rights reserved to ADAMIC.
Share of imports from the People's Republic of China among members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group: comparison 2013 - 2018
Dataviz produced for the Pacific DataViz Challenge. It shows the share of imports from the People's Republic of China (PRC) versus the leading trading partner within the total imports of the Groupe Fer de Lance Mélanésien (GFLM) for 2013 and 2018.Dataviz created in November 2022.
Grand prix of the Pacific DataViz Challenge 2022.
Dataviz distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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Designs & Arts
My designs
For my various projects, I produce designs, icons, motifs or graphic palettes. You can discover them on my artist page, Ema.
My Arts
Under the pseudonym Ema, I also create abstract artworks inspired by traditional Pacific aesthetics. Dive into my networks to see them!
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