Music Emotion Research / Interactive Mapping
National Aural Atlas
The emotional map of national anthems.
Original app view · designed background
An interactive world map of emotions in national anthems, based on 2025 research by Toiviainen et al. and built with React, TypeScript, MapLibre, and D3.
View product- Format
- Interactive Platform
- Track
- Experiment
- Status
- Prototype
The context
How can musical emotions be explored spatially? National Aural Atlas makes an emotional map of national anthems interactive, drawing on 2025 research by Toiviainen et al.
The approach
A world map becomes the entry point to the data. React and TypeScript connect the interaction with MapLibre and D3. The prototype brings musical content, data visualization, and geographic orientation together.
Key points
Research
A scientific foundation provides the starting point.
Visualization
Data and geography share one view.
Interaction
Explore and compare global patterns directly.
Where it stands today
A publicly accessible prototype for exploring music and emotion. Design and data visualization are by Laura Paz; programming is by Jonah Großhanten. The scientific foundation is the research of Toiviainen et al. (2025).
