Data visualization expert Jason Davies has created a new map that shows what the world will look like if air marshals ever stage a coup.

A spherical Voroni diagram creates new borders by finding the exact midpoint between any two airports.

The lines on Davies' maps essentially plot the exact midpoint between the two closest airports

The map was created in partnership with designer Mike Bostock in an attempt to improve the D3 Javascript library to better handle geographic data.

This map shows what happens when the same Voroni principle is applied to national capitals rather than airports.

"It’s been interesting to learn more about the complexities of world administrative regions, boundaries and capitals, and also about how much it means to people," says Davies.

When applied to state capitals, the Voroni method renders the county unrecognizable except at the borders.

Davies has applied this technique to other data sets, like the space between Major League Baseball stadiums.