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    • 13 March 2025

    • sur The Future of Urban Mobility

      Posted: 13 March 2025, 10:17am CET by Keir Clarke
      This impressive animated data visualization shows the average levels of traffic on Dubai roads over the course of one day. It is one of a series of mapped visualizations in Moving forward: What drives the future of urban transport, a data-driven exploration of urban mobility in Dubai. Dubai city has one of the highest car ownership rates in the world, with one vehicle for every two residents,
    • 12 March 2025

    • sur Switzerland’s Landscape - Reimagined

      Posted: 12 March 2025, 10:25am CET by Keir Clarke
      Switzerland in 2075 will look very different from today. The effects of global heating will transform the landscape, resulting in melting glaciers and raising snow lines on the country's mountains. With less snowmelt, river water levels will drop, making some rivers unnavigable. In agriculture, staple crops will need to be replaced with more heat-resistant varieties. As a result, Switzerland’s
    • 11 March 2025

    • sur ViewPoint 3000

      Posted: 11 March 2025, 11:13am CET by Keir Clarke
      UpToWhere allows you to discover what you can see from any position on Earth. You can think of it as a 3D version of HeyWhatsThat. For the past 15 years, HeyWhatsThat has provided panoramic sketches and the names of visible peaks for nearly any location in the world. Simply click on any spot in HeyWhatsThat, and it generates a diagram of your viewpoint, marking all visible
    • 10 March 2025

    • sur The Republic of Climate Change Deniers

      Posted: 10 March 2025, 11:38am CET by Keir Clarke
      The United States is currently undertaking the biggest act of climate change denial in history.One striking example is what is happening at the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Over 200 FEMA employees have been fired by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Those who remain have been ordered to remove all language related to climate change from FEMA websites and
    • 08 March 2025

    • sur Scrambled Vintage Maps

      Posted: 8 March 2025, 10:44am CET by Keir Clarke
      Vintage Scrambled Maps There's a new Scrambled Maps game in town. If you have been enjoying Tripgeo's popular Scrambled Maps game then you will also love Vintage Scrambled Maps!If you are a fan of maps and enjoy a good puzzle challenge, then Vintage Scrambled Maps is the perfect game for you! This unique and engaging game transforms historical maps into an interactive jigsaw-style experience,
    • 07 March 2025

    • sur The Dot Map of America

      Posted: 7 March 2025, 10:27am CET by Keir Clarke
      One of my all-time favorite interactive maps was created by Dustin Cable at the University of Virginia. Unfortunately, the Racial Dot Map of America was removed in 2022. This map used data from the 2010 Census to place a colored dot on a map for every American - all 308,745,538 of them. As the name suggests, the color of each dot was determined by race.The UVA map, based on 2010 Census
    • 06 March 2025

    • sur Urban Growth in Motion

      Posted: 6 March 2025, 10:37am CET by Keir Clarke
      The City Population Bubble Chart with Proportional Text & Total Population is an animated bubble chart organized into a geographical map that visualizes population changes in cities worldwide from 1950 to 2035. The animation presents the populations of global cities over time, offering an overview of where urban populations are rising and falling.The map uses data from the 2018
    • 05 March 2025

    • sur Wiki Explore

      Posted: 5 March 2025, 10:16am CET by Keir Clarke
      Wiki Explore is a new application that overlays Wikipedia articles onto an interactive map, allowing users to discover information about the world around them. Each point on the map represents a location with an associated Wikipedia article, providing users with quick access into insights about their surroundings.Why Use Wiki Explore?For history enthusiasts, travelers, or curious minds, Wiki
    • 04 March 2025

    • sur Rebuilding the Berlin Wall

      Posted: 4 March 2025, 10:08am CET by Keir Clarke
      choropleth election map showing the CDU dominant in the west and the AfD winning in the east In my round-up of 2025 German Election Maps, I commented on the "stark contrast between the results in former East Germany and the rest of the country." It was immediately apparent to most observers of last week's German election that there was a clear voting split along the old East-West German border.
    • 03 March 2025

    • sur Mapping Myths Across the World

      Posted: 3 March 2025, 9:24am CET by Keir Clarke
      Mythosjourney is 'an interactive global map of myths, legends, and folklore'. Throughout history, myths and legends have shaped our cultures, art, and traditions. Mythosjourney brings these stories to life by plotting them across the world, providing an immersive way to explore folklore through a geographic lens.The platform allows users to interact with myths and legends by navigating an
    • 01 March 2025

    • sur What is Your Climate Vulnerability?

      Posted: 1 March 2025, 9:35am CET by Keir Clarke
      As climate change continues to reshape the environment, understanding the risks and vulnerabilities specific to different communities is more important than ever. The U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index offers a new interactive mapping tool to help users visualize climate-related vulnerabilities across the country and to show which areas face the greatest challenges from the impacts of climate
    • 28 February 2025

    • sur The Battering School Kids Map

      Posted: 28 February 2025, 10:39am CET by Keir Clarke
      I was horrified to learn today that not only is corporal punishment legal in most of the U.S., but 20 states even allow schools to physically punish young children. The U.S. States Where Corporal Punishment is Allowed - IDRA Map shows where schools are permitted to use corporal punishment and also details how many schoolchildren have been subjected to it.The map was created by the
    • 27 February 2025

    • sur It's a Scrambled World

      Posted: 27 February 2025, 9:58am CET by Keir Clarke
      If you're a fan of map-based puzzles, there's exciting news for you - Scrambled Maps has evolved into something bigger and better! Scrambled World, is a major new version of Scrambled Maps that expands the game beyond its classic format and introduces a host of new features designed to enhance your puzzle-solving adventure.What is Scrambled Maps?For those unfamiliar, Scrambled Maps is a
    • 26 February 2025

    • sur The Best & Worst Countries in the World

      Posted: 26 February 2025, 11:01am CET by Keir Clarke
      This map reveals how people perceive each country on Earth. The snappily entitled Sentiment Different Ratio by Country visualizes global public sentiment based on comments from the popular social media platform, Reddit.According to an analysis of 444,059 Reddit comments, Laos, Iceland, and Slovenia are the most highly regarded countries in the world.On the other hand, Palestine, Israel, and
    • 25 February 2025

    • sur Colonial Frontier Massacres

      Posted: 25 February 2025, 9:45am CET by Keir Clarke
      In 2017, the University of Newcastle in Australia released an interactive map of Colonial Frontier Massacres in Central and Eastern Australia 1788-1930. The map is part of the university's efforts to record and document the massacre of over 10,000 Native Australians between 1788 and 1930.The eight-year-long project to document the massacres of First Nations people in Australia has now ended
    • 24 February 2025

    • sur 2025 German Election Maps

      Posted: 24 February 2025, 9:56am CET by Keir Clarke
      The conservative CDU party emerged as the biggest winner in yesterday's German election. Another clear winner from Sunday's vote was the far-right AfD party, which doubled its vote share to 20.8%. Meanwhile, the center-left SPD (the party of incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz) suffered its worst-ever results, securing just 16.4% of the national vote.The Berliner Morgenpost's Federal Election 2025
    • 22 February 2025

    • sur 2024 - Another Year of Record Heat

      Posted: 22 February 2025, 10:21am CET by Keir Clarke
      Last year, two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced at least one month of record-breaking heat. The Guardian has visualized data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service to illustrate the average temperatures around the world for each month in 2024.The animated map at the top of the article comes from The Guardian's feature,  Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced record
    • 21 February 2025

    • sur Zoom, Pan, and Explore: Sutro Tower in 3D

      Posted: 21 February 2025, 11:07am CET by Keir Clarke
      Vincent Woo has released an astounding 3D model of Sutro Tower in San Francisco. Sutro Tower in 3D is a fully interactive representation of the city's 977-foot (298-meter) tall radio and television transmission tower. The model was created using thousands of aerial images of the tower, all captured by drone. These images were then processed into a fully interactive 3D model, thanks largely
    • 20 February 2025

    • sur How Climate Change is Destroying Crops

      Posted: 20 February 2025, 9:38am CET by Keir Clarke
      Carbon Brief has analyzed global media reports to identify where and how extreme weather events have destroyed crops over the past two years. In How Extreme Weather is Destroying Crops Around the World, Carbon Brief has mapped this analysis, highlighting 100 instances of crops being lost to heat, drought, floods, and other extreme weather events in 2023-24.The colors of the 100 markers on the
    • 19 February 2025

    • sur The Best (and Worst) Cities for Rail Transport

      Posted: 19 February 2025, 10:39am CET by Keir Clarke
      London & New York - population density and railways The citizens of Hong Kong have the best rail transport system in the world according to a new study by the University of Toronto. Osaka, Japan, and Madrid, Spain, rank second and third, respectively, while New York ranks highest among U.S. cities.The University of Toronto's School of Cities analyzed how well the world's 250 most populated
    • 18 February 2025

    • sur Before New York

      Posted: 18 February 2025, 11:16am CET by Keir Clarke
      This is New Amsterdam in 1660, when Peter Stuyvesant was serving as the director-general of the colony of New Netherland. New Amsterdam, located on the southern tip of Manhattan Island, was the capital of New Netherland.One of my favorite interactive maps of all time is the Beyond Manhatta. This project visualizes Manhattan Island and its native wildlife, as it would have looked in 1609.
    • 17 February 2025

    • sur The Gulf of Kleptocracy

      Posted: 17 February 2025, 11:12am CET by Keir Clarke
      Apple Maps has joined Google Maps in kowtowing to the maggot infestation of U.S. geopolitical policy. This means you might want to bookmark OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps or Mapquest, - who now seem to be the only interactive map providers still interested in maintaining geographical accuracy.As well as continuing to use the correct place-name label for the "Gulf of Mexico," MapQuest has also
    • 15 February 2025

    • sur The Black History Month Map

      Posted: 15 February 2025, 10:58am CET by Keir Clarke
      The Black History Month Map is a new collaborative and dynamic map developed by kinkofa and PamPam to honor and document the significant places, individuals, and movements that have shaped Black history. To help you explore the invaluable contributions of Black Americans to U.S. history, the map is powered by PamPam's "Ask Pam" AI assistant.The Black History Month Map allows you to discover
    • 14 February 2025

    • sur What If Asteroid 2024 YR4 Hit Your Town?

      Posted: 14 February 2025, 9:36am CET by Keir Clarke
      According to NASA, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth on December 22, 2032. The asteroid is estimated to be between 40 to 90 meters (130 to 300 feet) in diameter.If you want to know what damage Asteroid 2024 YR4 might cause if it lands in your backyard, you can use Neal.Fun's Asteroid Launcher to find out.According to Neal.Fun's Asteroid Launcher, if a 200-foot diameter rock
    • 13 February 2025

    • sur What is Your Ecoregion?

      Posted: 13 February 2025, 9:57am CET by Keir Clarke
      Ecotenet is an interactive platform that provides users with a unique map of ecoregions across the globe. The map focuses on ecological boundaries in order to provide users with an understanding of different types of ecoregion and their unique biodiversity.One of the most compelling aspects of Ecotenet is its emphasis on ecoregions, which are defined by the World Wildlife Fund as a "large unit
    • 12 February 2025

    • sur The Flight of the Barn Swallow

      Posted: 12 February 2025, 10:33am CET by Keir Clarke
      This animated gridded occurrence map shows recorded sightings of the Barn Swallow in Europe throughout 2024. The Barn Swallow is one of Europe's most well-known migratory birds, undertaking a long-distance migration between its breeding grounds in Europe and wintering areas in Africa.On the animated map, you can see Barn Swallows returning to southern Europe in late February and early March.
    • 11 February 2025

    • sur 3D Print Your World

      Posted: 11 February 2025, 10:35am CET by Keir Clarke
      The Topography Explorer is an interactive map that generates and allows users to explore 3D renderings of the Earth's surface.Using the application, you can create your own 3D visualizations of watershed areas or predefined regions. The animated GIF at the top of this post is an example of a 3D visualization generated by the Topography Explorer. This animation shows a 3D rendering of Bioko
    • 10 February 2025

    • sur There's Something About Islands

      Posted: 10 February 2025, 9:58am CET by Keir Clarke
      There is something slightly old-fashioned about Obscure Islands I Find Interesting, which I find very endearing. In essence, it is a simple interactive map with a limited selection of just 16 interesting islands. However, there is a certain charm in its innocent delight in exploring the world—one that reminds me of why I first became obsessed with interactive maps.Obscure Islands I Find
    • 07 February 2025

    • sur Godview AI

      Posted: 7 February 2025, 9:50am CET by Keir Clarke
      Godview is one of the most promising new AI-powered maps to have emerged in the past 18 months. It is an interactive map that allows users to perform geographical searches using natural language queries.This week, Godview introduced an exciting new feature called "Discover." This addition enhances the user experience by enabling individuals to click on any location on the map and instantly
    • 06 February 2025

    • sur Jumbled Maps

      Posted: 6 February 2025, 10:20am CET by Keir Clarke
      Introducing Jumbled Maps Tripgeo has kindly agreed to host another of my map games, bringing geography enthusiasts a fresh and exciting challenge. If you love testing your knowledge of world maps and enjoy puzzles, then my latest game, Jumbled Maps, is perfect for you. In Jumbled Maps, someone has played a cosmic prank on the world map, and every country place-name label has been randomly
    • 05 February 2025

    • sur The Digital Twin's Digital Twin

      Posted: 5 February 2025, 10:20am CET by Keir Clarke
      The Punggol Digital DistrictThe Punggol Digital District (PDD) is a pioneering smart district under development in Singapore. Designed to be a hub for innovation, it will house major technology firms, fintech hubs of banks like OCBC and UOB, and will be seamlessly integrated with the newly opened Punggol Coast MRT station. What sets PDD apart from other smart districts is its Open Digital
    • 04 February 2025

    • sur It's Groundhog Day (Again & Again & Again)

      Posted: 4 February 2025, 11:52am CET by Keir Clarke
      It was Groundhog Day on Sunday. Punxsutawney Phil of Gobbler’s Knob saw his shadow, and according to tradition, this means there will be six more weeks of winter.However, Punxsutawney Phil's prognosis of an extended winter was not universally accepted by all the groundhogs of North America. This is why you need the Groundhog Map.If you don’t trust Punxsutawney Phil’s forecast, the Groundhog Map
    • 03 February 2025

    • sur Synchronized Street View Tours

      Posted: 3 February 2025, 10:09am CET by Keir Clarke
      Introducing Street View AnimatorWho doesn’t enjoy exploring the world on Street View? I can’t begin to calculate the number of hours I’ve spent on Google Maps, virtually wandering the streets of New York, Paris, and Rome. Street View has also given me the chance to explore some of the ancient wonders of the world, such as the Pyramids of Giza, the rock city of Petra, and the temple complex of
    • 01 February 2025

    • sur Millions Flee War, Floods, and Persecution

      Posted: 1 February 2025, 11:55am CET by Keir Clarke
      In 2023 nearly 5.5 million Ukrainians were forced to leave their homes because of the Russian invasion. In the same year, over 6 million refugees fled Pakistan following the devastating 2022 floods. Additionally, the ongoing war in Syria displaced over 3 million people, forcing them to seek refuge abroad.In total, 27,320,316 people were displaced in 2023 and forced to seek a new life in a new
    • 31 January 2025

    • sur Rain and Snow Effects for Mapbox

      Posted: 31 January 2025, 10:01am CET by Keir Clarke
      Mapbox GL now offers the option to add dynamic rain and snow effects to your maps. These new visual weather effects use particle animations to create realistic precipitation on any Mapbox GL map.You can easily add these effects to your maps using the following functions in your JavaScript code:map.setRain or map.setSnowBoth the rain and snow effects come with several customizable parameters
    • 30 January 2025

    • sur The USA is Closing for Business

      Posted: 30 January 2025, 11:19am CET by Keir Clarke
      This animated map from the Lowy Institute shows whether the USA or China was the larger trading partner for countries around the world each year this century (up to 2023). The map provides a stark visualization of the economic shift away from the United States and toward China in the 21st century.According to the Lowy Institute, around "70 per cent of economies trade more with China than
    • 29 January 2025

    • sur Where's the Gulf of Mexico?

      Posted: 29 January 2025, 6:10pm CET by Keir Clarke
      The Google Maps team has introduced a new 'Coding Challenge' for prospective members of the department. It is essential that all employees of Google Geo are able to track down and deport illegal place-name labels from the company's flagship mapping platform.If you are in the process of applying for a position at Google Maps or are interested in joining the team in the future, you can prepare by

    • sur Automatically Mapping YouTube Videos

      Posted: 29 January 2025, 11:51am CET by Keir Clarke
      YouTube is an incredible resource for discovering new places, whether through travel vlogs, historical documentaries, or guided walking tours. However, manually noting down locations mentioned in a video can be time-consuming and inefficient. What if there were an easier way to extract and map these locations automatically?Using the allStara Video AIThe allStara Video AI offers several
    • 28 January 2025

    • sur The New World Order

      Posted: 28 January 2025, 10:49am CET by Keir Clarke
      Press Release: Google Unveils "New World Order Google Map"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: [Press Office]Phone: [123-456-7890]Email: [press@google.com]MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – [1/28/2025] – Last night, Quisling, the parent company of Google, announced a bold and controversial change to its flagship product, Google Maps. We revealed that the "Gulf of Mexico" would be renamed to the "Gulf of America,".
    • 27 January 2025

    • sur The MAGA Plugin for Interactive Maps

      Posted: 27 January 2025, 8:30pm CET by Keir Clarke
      The MAGA plug-in for the Maplibre mapping library must now be used to ensure that all maps comply with the geographical dictats of the Orange Overlord.To conform to the new geographical proclamations of the Trump Ministry of Geographical Truth, please ensure that you follow the steps below before publishing any new maps:Step 1: Include maga.js in Your ProjectDownload the maga.js file

    • sur Dive into Your Maritime History

      Posted: 27 January 2025, 12:13pm CET by Keir Clarke
      The marine area of the UK has played a pivotal role in shaping the country's history. The seas surrounding the UK are home to a wealth of historical treasures, including submerged prehistoric landscapes, shipwrecks, crashed aircraft, and maritime industrial structures. Unfortunately the historical collections, which document these sites, are dispersed across various government organizations,
    • 25 January 2025

    • sur Your Local Business Chatbots

      Posted: 25 January 2025, 1:03pm CET by Keir Clarke
      Mapchat: Exploring AI-Powered Conversations with Local BusinessesMapchat is a new interactive map that enables users to chat with AI-powered chatbots connected to businesses in their local area.Simply zoom in on a location on Mapchat, press the 'Search Map' button, and markers will appear, pinpointing local businesses. Then, by clicking on any of these markers, you can initiate a
    • 24 January 2025

    • sur Biographical Mapping

      Posted: 24 January 2025, 10:09am CET by Keir Clarke
      If you've ever dreamed of walking in the footsteps of your favorite historical figures, then Maptale is the map for you. This new platform lets you explore the life journeys of significant historical and contemporary figures, as laid out on an interactive map.What Maptale OffersAt its heart, Maptale is a collection of mapped biographies, with each map showcasing the life journey of a notable
    • 23 January 2025

    • sur GeoGuessing Reimagined

      Posted: 23 January 2025, 11:39am CET by Keir Clarke
      World Guesser is yet another alternative to the ever-popular GeoGuessr Street View game.Like GeoGuessr, World Guesser drops you into a random location and asks you to guess where you are based solely on the clues you can find in Google’s Street View imagery. The gameplay is divided into two main phases:Investigate:This is where the detective work happens. Navigate through the surroundings to
    • 21 January 2025

    • sur Your Personal AI Travel Guide

      Posted: 21 January 2025, 11:20am CET by Keir Clarke
      Imagine wandering through a city with your very own AI travel guide, ready to reveal the stories behind every landmark, monument, or hidden gem you encounter. With Google’s Talking Tours, this vision takes a significant step closer to becoming a reality.Google Talking Tours offers a fascinating glimpse into the future of AI-driven travel guidance. Developed as part of a collaboration between
    • 20 January 2025

    • sur Introducing Terra Draw

      Posted: 20 January 2025, 3:01pm CET by Keir Clarke
      James Milner has released a new JavaScript library designed to add drawing tools to various online map developer platforms. While most popular mapping platforms offer built-in drawing tools or have add-on drawing libraries, Terra Draw is specifically created to work cross-platform, seamlessly integrating with many popular mapping libraries.Terra Draw is a powerful JavaScript library that
    • 18 January 2025

    • sur GeoGuessr for History Buffs

      Posted: 18 January 2025, 10:29am CET by Keir Clarke
      Can you guess the date and location of the historical event taking place in these two AI generated videos? If you can then you might just become the Time Portal champion of the world.Time Portal is a fun and innovative online game that challenges you to pinpoint the time and place of significant historical moments. If you’re a fan of history and love games like GeoGuessr, this one’s for you.At
    • 17 January 2025

    • sur Roads, Railways, Runways & Rivers

      Posted: 17 January 2025, 10:34am CET by Keir Clarke
      I have been inspired by OpenSkiStats' Which Way do You Ski to create my own interactive map for visualizing the orientations of roads, railways, runways, and rivers in towns and cities around the world.In Which Way Do You Ski, OpenSkiStats created a series of "compass rose" visualizations that illustrate the strong poleward tendency of ski runs across the globe. These ski slope orientation
    • 16 January 2025

    • sur An Extremely Distorted Map of the US Election

      Posted: 16 January 2025, 10:18am CET by Keir Clarke
      Following the publication of its Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Election, the New York Times was widely criticized for visually misrepresenting the election results. Despite this backlash, the newspaper chose to repeat the error after the 2020 election - and has now done so again!The New York Times recently released its Extremely Detailed Map of the 2024 Election. According to the NYT,
    • 15 January 2025

    • sur Global Ski Slope Orientations

      Posted: 15 January 2025, 9:51am CET by Keir Clarke
      OpenSkiStats has analyzed ski trail maps to determine the direction of travel for ski trails worldwide. In Which Way do You Ski OpenSkiStats has used ski trail maps to determine the direction of travel of all ski trails in ski resorts around the globe. By gathering the coordinates of all trail segments, connecting these points, and treating each segment as a vector scaled by its
    • 14 January 2025

    • sur Notable Memorial Map

      Posted: 14 January 2025, 11:24am CET by Keir Clarke
      Notable MemorialsThis morning, I created a map of memorials in central London.My Notable Memorials map displays the names of individuals with memorials in central London, many of which are blue plaque memorials.While there’s nothing particularly groundbreaking about the map itself (although seeing the names of individuals rather than just markers is quite engaging), what
    • 13 January 2025

    • sur LA Fires Damage Inspections Dashboard

      Posted: 13 January 2025, 10:19am CET by Keir Clarke
      Around 105,000 Los Angeles residents remain under mandatory evacuation orders, with an additional 87,000 under evacuation warnings. Many of these residents are uncertain and deeply concerned about the safety of their homes. So far, more than 12,000 buildings have been destroyed by the Los Angeles fires.To provide clarity and transparency, the County of Los Angeles has published preliminary maps
    • 11 January 2025

    • sur The Big Foot Sightings Map

      Posted: 11 January 2025, 11:31am CET by Keir Clarke
      In October 2004, Rodney Frank Williams's daughters reported hearing what they described as "a combination of a whale and a dinosaur" coming from the state forestland near their home in Joyce, Washington. Upon further investigation, Williams discovered a footprint "much like a large wide human print dressed in a moccasin." Additional incidents, including a mysteriously moved pumpkin, led
    • 09 January 2025

    • sur Los Angeles Wildfire Maps

      Posted: 9 January 2025, 10:33am CET by Keir Clarke
      Five wildfires are currently burning in Los Angeles. At the time of writing, three of the fires remain uncontained. So far, the fires have claimed at least five lives, and 137,000 people have been evacuated. Over 1,000 structures, including many homes, have also been lost. Genasys Protect's evacuation management tool provides an interactive map where Los Angeles residents can access evacuation
    • 08 January 2025

    • sur The House Price Map

      Posted: 8 January 2025, 11:13am CET by Keir Clarke
      One of my favorite pastimes is searching for houses for sale in the UK and Europe. I love trawling real estate sites and discovering what kind of property I could buy if I sold my small terraced house in London. As a result of this almost daily exploration of real estate listings, you might say I have become obsessed with house prices and the cost of property in different areas of the UK.Which
    • 23 December 2024

    • sur Mapping Marine Traffic

      Posted: 23 December 2024, 10:10am CET by Keir Clarke
      Esri's interactive map U.S. Vessel Traffic offers a captivating visualization of activity on U.S. waterways, underscoring the vital role marine traffic plays in commerce, travel, and environmental management. Over the past decade, vessel traffic in the U.S. has seen significant growth, with annual cargo shipments reaching 2.3 billion tons.Esri's interactive map leverages Automatic
    • 21 December 2024

    • sur The Taco Bell Interstate Map

      Posted: 21 December 2024, 11:29am CET by Keir Clarke
      If you insist on only eating at a Taco Bell while driving cross-country then you need Think Outside the Bun. Think Outside the Bus is an interactive map of Taco Bell locations across the United States. For Taco Bell enthusiasts, this map is an invaluable tool, showing which states, cities, and even interstates offer the best access to affordable Mexican-inspired cuisine.The map uses the size of
    • 20 December 2024

    • sur Moon 2.0

      Posted: 20 December 2024, 3:57pm CET by Keir Clarke
      NASA is planning a crewed Moon landing in 2027, while the China National Space Administration (CNSA) aims to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030. India, too, has announced plans to send a person to the Moon by 2040.This renewed interest in our closest celestial neighbor suggests that the lunar surface will soon be home to even more human-made objects. Currently, nearly 1,000 items from Earth
    • 19 December 2024

    • sur The Coldest Day of the Year

      Posted: 19 December 2024, 11:04am CET by Keir Clarke
      Did you know the coldest day of the year doesn’t arrive at the same time for everyone in the U.S.? While Groveland, California, is shivering through its chilliest day today, parts of the East Coast are still weeks away from their coldest temperatures. This is because the coldest day of the year, on average, occurs at least a month earlier on the western seaboard than on the eastern seaboard of
    • 18 December 2024

    • sur An Earth Powered by the Sun

      Posted: 18 December 2024, 11:02am CET by Keir Clarke
      Australia's ABC has used data from TransitionZero to map out the astonishing growth in solar energy around the world. Using machine learning to analyze global satellite imagery, TransitionZero has discovered that solar farms now cover approximately 19,000 square kilometers of the Earth. And the number of solar installations is doubling every three years.Using a 3D globe of the Earth, ABC has
    • 17 December 2024

    • sur The CEO Murder Map

      Posted: 17 December 2024, 2:41pm CET by Keir Clarke
      For the past two weeks, the United States has been reeling from the shocking murder of Brian Thompson in New York. As a data scientist, my instinct is always to ask how data can help make sense of what, on the surface, appears to be a senseless act of violence.To that end, I have created the CEO Murder Map, to identify potential geographical patterns in the murders of millionaire executives
    • 16 December 2024

    • sur The WaterwayMap

      Posted: 16 December 2024, 2:59pm CET by Keir Clarke
      The WaterwayMap is a visually beautiful interactive map that uses OpenStreetMap data to visualize the structure and flow of rivers around the world.At its core, WaterwayMap utilizes the directional data of waterways recorded in OpenStreetMap (OSM). In OSM, waterways are represented as ways - ordered lists of nodes that indicate the sequence and direction of flow. WWM uses this
    • 14 December 2024

    • sur Draw Your Neighborhood

      Posted: 14 December 2024, 10:29am CET by Keir Clarke
      DETROITography has released an innovative interactive map that allows Detroit residents to outline their neighborhoods based on their personal perceptions. The aim of the Detroit Neighborhoods Mapping Tool is 'to collectively map neighborhoods as an image of the city in maps and words'.The tool starts with a blank base map, devoid of predefined neighborhood names or boundaries. Users are
    • 13 December 2024

    • sur The Real-Time GPS Spoofing Map

      Posted: 13 December 2024, 11:09am CET by Keir Clarke
      Airlines around the world are reporting an increase in GPS spoofing and jamming incidents. GPS spoofing involves deliberately transmitting false GPS signals to trick a GPS receiver into believing it is in the wrong location. This manipulation can lead to navigation errors and pose significant security risks.GPS jamming, on the other hand, involves intentionally blocking or interfering with GPS
    • 12 December 2024

    • sur Mapping Marine Light and Noise Pollution

      Posted: 12 December 2024, 11:41am CET by Keir Clarke
      The AquaPLAN (Aquatic Pollution from Light and Anthropogenic Noise) is a new interactive map designed to address the pressing issue of pollution in aquatic environments. It is the first interactive map to visualize the extent of artificial light at night and anthropogenic noise pollution in European marine and freshwater habitats. Recent studies highlight the adverse impacts of light and noise
    • 11 December 2024

    • sur The Interactive Murder Map

      Posted: 11 December 2024, 12:05pm CET by Keir Clarke
      Norwegian newspaper VG has been mapping murders in Norway since the turn of the millennium. The cumulative data in Murder in Norway allows the paper to provide some fascinating insights into Norwegian homicides. For example, this year, 61% of murder victims have been killed by a family member or a partner/ex-partner. Last year, 45% of murder victims were killed by their partner or ex-partner.
    • 10 December 2024

    • sur How Good is Your Map Memory?

      Posted: 10 December 2024, 10:16am CET by Keir Clarke
      Discover the World, One Click at a Time!Tripgeo has released another exciting, map-based game that challenges you to explore your geographic knowledge like never before! Map Memory allows you to center an interactive map anywhere in the world to create a unique map game, entirely based on the local geography.Whether you're a geography whiz or a curious traveler, Map Memory is perfect for anyone
    • 09 December 2024

    • sur Do You Live in 15 Minute City?

      Posted: 9 December 2024, 12:09pm CET by Keir Clarke
      Imagine stepping out of your home and finding your favorite café, grocery store, and park just minutes away. For residents of New York or Seattle, this is a daily reality. But in sprawling cities like Houston or Indianapolis, such convenience remains a dream for many. Thanks to The Washington Post, you can now discover how walkable your city is compared to other U.S. cities.The Washington Post
    • 07 December 2024

    • sur The Bellingcat Open Source Challenge

      Posted: 7 December 2024, 1:37pm CET by Keir Clarke
      Wordle and Minute Cryptic and Scrambled Maps will have to a back-seat this month - there's a new daily challenge in town: the Bellingcat Open Source Challenge.Launched by Bellingcat, a renowned platform for open-source research and investigative journalism, the Open Source Challenge is running throughout December. Five days a week, Bellingcat is posting a new challenge, inviting participants to
    • 06 December 2024

    • sur US Segregation Maps

      Posted: 6 December 2024, 12:24pm CET by Keir Clarke
      Visualizing U.S. Segregation Through Interactive MapsCensus Dots is an interactive map of 2020 U.S. census data. On the map, millions of colored dots each represent one individual. The colors indicate the race or ethnicity that individuals identified with in the 2020 Census. Although the map does not mention this explicitly, most census dot maps randomize the locations of dots within each
    • 05 December 2024

    • sur North America's Shrinking Railways

      Posted: 5 December 2024, 11:48am CET by Keir Clarke
      Passenger rail services in 1980 and 2024 interactive map visualizes the Amtrak (red) and VIA Rail (blue) systems in 1980 and 2024, alongside independent railways and commuter services (green). The map highlights a notable decline in the availability of passenger rail services in both the USA and Canada over the last 44 years.Using the map's slide control, you can easily switch between the
    • 04 December 2024

    • sur The Bird Migration Atlas

      Posted: 4 December 2024, 2:29pm CET by Keir Clarke
      The European Turtle Dove is a relatively small bird, weighing only about 100 grams (3.5 ounces). Despite its size, the European Turtle Dove undertakes an incredible long-distance migration of around 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles) from Europe to sub-Saharan Africa every year. This remarkable journey, along with the migratory routes of hundreds of other bird species, can be explored in detail on
    • 03 December 2024

    • sur The Joy-Plot Map of Europe

      Posted: 3 December 2024, 11:24am CET by Keir Clarke
      The Ridgeline Map of European Population Density is an interactive map that provides a multi-resolution visualization of Europe's population density in the form of a joy-plot.Joy-plots, also known as ridgeline plots, draw their inspiration from one of pop culture’s most iconic visuals: the album cover of Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division. Designed by Peter Saville in the 1970s, the cover
    • 02 December 2024

    • sur Geotripper - the Traveling Salesman Game

      Posted: 2 December 2024, 9:10am CET by Keir Clarke
      Only a few days after the release of the flight sim game Travel Cat the prolific TripGeo is back with another entertaining geographical map game. GeoTripper offers players a unique challenge: charting the shortest possible route through a series of random destinations around the globe! GeoTripper is a lot of fun to play. I was fortunate enough to get a sneak peek of the game over
    • 30 November 2024

    • sur Lifetime Net Elevation Scores

      Posted: 30 November 2024, 9:46am CET by Keir Clarke
      Topi Tjukanov's popular Notable People map highlights the most "notable" person born in specific locations around the world. The designation of "most notable" is determined based on the highest number of page views of individuals listed on Wikipedia's "People from X" pages.I’ve often pondered the idea of creating a complementary Notable Deaths map that showcases the most famous person to have
    • 29 November 2024

    • sur Travel Cat's Aerial Adventures

      Posted: 29 November 2024, 10:34am CET by Keir Clarke
      I have seen a few flight simulator games created with 3D maps over the years,, but Travel Cat to let you pilot a plane as a cat. Flying a feline-piloted plane past the Eiffel Tower in Paris or around the Statue of Liberty in New York is as enchanting as it sounds. It is also a lot of fun.Travel Cat uses the Google Maps API's 3D view to create a basic flight simulator that allows you to
    • 28 November 2024

    • sur Drowning in Plastic

      Posted: 28 November 2024, 10:34am CET by Keir Clarke
      There are five large ocean garbage patches. Most people have heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, but there are also the North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and South Pacific garbage patches.These garbage patches form due to ocean currents called gyres, which trap floating debris in circulating patterns. Over time, waste such as plastic bottles, fishing nets, and microplastics
    • 27 November 2024

    • sur Mapping the Underground Art Scene

      Posted: 27 November 2024, 10:12am CET by Keir Clarke
      Earlier this month Maps Mania reviewed Subway Stories, a visualization of subway journeys on the NYC subway system. The map was developed for the 2024 MTA Open Data Challenge.  Now, the MTA has announced the winner of that challenge: Art Off the Rails, an interactive map showcasing the artworks of the MTA.Art Off the Rails uses the MTA's extensive art catalog to map the locations
    • 26 November 2024

    • sur Travel Times in the Roman & British Empires

      Posted: 26 November 2024, 6:30pm CET by Keir Clarke
      In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the heroine Elizabeth Bennet marries Fitzwilliam Darcy. This marriage separates Elizabeth from the rest of her family, both in terms of class and physical distance. As the new mistress of Pemberley, Darcy's grand estate in Derbyshire, Elizabeth must move over 130 miles away from her childhood home of Longbourn, in rural Hertfordshire.While 130 miles might

    • sur Mapping the U.S. Electoral Divide

      Posted: 26 November 2024, 11:11am CET by Keir Clarke
      In the United States, a persistent and striking political divide is evident between urban and rural areas. High-density urban regions overwhelmingly tend to support Democratic candidates, while low-density rural areas lean Republican. This geographical polarization shapes the outcomes of elections and reflects broader cultural, economic, and ideological divisions. A compelling exploration
    • 25 November 2024

    • sur Giant Dancing Virtual Geoglyphs

      Posted: 25 November 2024, 10:26am CET by Keir Clarke
      @duncan77mccabe Strava art animation through the streets of Toronto! This took me 121 runs from January to October 2024. #strava #running #toronto #purplehat #active #run #Canada #motivation #madden25 #ncaa #purple #hat #sofitukker #sofi #tukker ? original sound - Duncan McCabe Accountant and avid runner Duncan McCabe has invented a new form of art - virtual animated geoglyphs. Using the
    • 23 November 2024

    • sur I'm Sending You Back to the Future!

      Posted: 23 November 2024, 12:03pm CET by Keir Clarke
      I've spent today on a time-traveling adventure through 18th-century London. Standing in the bustling, tourist-filled Trafalgar Square, I opened up Allmaps Here and was instantly transported back to King’s Mews - an elaborate courtyard that stood here long before the Battle of Trafalgar was fought and etched its name onto London's streets. Suddenly the city came alive with elegant Georgian charm
    • 22 November 2024

    • sur Bluesky Mapping

      Posted: 22 November 2024, 11:00am CET by Keir Clarke
      Update 2: And here is a third map. EU Skeet Capitals replaces the place-name labels of EU capital cities with the latest Bluesky messages which mention the city.Update: I got busy and created a second map. Social Media Locations (comment below with suggestions for a better name). This map allows you to search for real-time Bluesky mentions of locations around the world. To start a search you
    • 21 November 2024

    • sur Mapping Mythical Islands & Imaginary Lands

      Posted: 21 November 2024, 9:24am CET by Keir Clarke
      Hy-Brasil is a mythical island, which was once believed to be located west of Ireland. According to legend, the island was typically shrouded in mist and only visible once every seven years. It appeared on several maps from the 14th to 16th centuries, often depicted as a circular island divided by a central river or strait.Hy-Brasil is also shown in the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland on Map
    • 20 November 2024

    • sur The World's Changing Climate Zones

      Posted: 20 November 2024, 10:04am CET by Keir Clarke
      Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time. It is more important than ever to visualize and understand its likely impacts. The new Köppen-Geiger Explorer hopes to meet this challenge by providing a powerful and interactive way to visualize climate zones and their transitions over time, based on the widely used Köppen-Geiger climate classification system.The Köppen-Geiger
    • 19 November 2024

    • sur Your Global Local Radio Map

      Posted: 19 November 2024, 9:44am CET by Keir Clarke
      I'm currently listening to XEFO-AM from Mexico City, a radio station that seems to exclusively play classic, early 20th-century Spanish-language songs. The station is just one of about 100 local radio stations in Mexico City that appear on the Radiocast interactive map.Radiocast is an interactive globe featuring over 7,000 radio stations broadcasting from around the world—all of which can be
    • 18 November 2024

    • sur The Butterfly Superhighway

      Posted: 18 November 2024, 9:42am CET by Keir Clarke
      Every year, millions of Monarch butterflies undertake an epic journey across North America, traveling thousands of miles from their breeding grounds in the United States and Canada to their wintering habitats in central Mexico. In the spring, they then return to their northern locations in the United States and Canada.What makes this migration even more astonishing is that no single butterfly
    • 16 November 2024

    • sur Welcome to the Metaverse

      Posted: 16 November 2024, 9:35am CET by Keir Clarke
      Imagine a digital world layered seamlessly over our own, where every street corner and landmark is brought to life in 3D by a global community of gamers. This is Niantic’s vision for the real-world metaverse, and it’s already starting to take shape.For several years, AR gaming company Niantic has been leveraging its hugely popular games, such as Pokémon GO and Pikman Bloom, to gather location
    • 15 November 2024

    • sur AI for Spatial Data Search

      Posted: 15 November 2024, 9:50am CET by Keir Clarke
      Aino claims to be 'the world’s first AI tool tailored specifically for retrieving and analyzing spatial data'. In essence, Aino is an AI-powered platform that allows you to search and (supposedly) download spatial data from over 10,000 datasets across more than 400 cities, covering points of interest (POI), urban infrastructure, social data, and much more.How Easy is Aino to Use?I found Aino
    • 14 November 2024

    • sur NYC's Subway Stories

      Posted: 14 November 2024, 10:46am CET by Keir Clarke
      New York City's subway network is a bustling artery that connects millions of New Yorkers to their daily lives. A new interactive map, Subway Stories, developed for the 2024 MTA Open Data Challenge, visualizes some of the stories and patterns that emerge from the rich flow of New York's subway ridership data. Drawing on comprehensive data from 2023, the visualization provides an
    • 13 November 2024

    • sur No Local News

      Posted: 13 November 2024, 8:35am CET by Keir Clarke
      "There are 206 counties in the United States with no news outlets. There are 1,561 counties with only one. More than two newspapers a week are closing, and print frequency is shrinking. Some 7,000 newspaper jobs were eliminated in the past year, almost 2,000 of them in newsroom positions." - The 2024 State of Local News ReportThe Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University has
    • 12 November 2024

    • sur The Reemergence of Nuclear Power

      Posted: 12 November 2024, 9:54am CET by Keir Clarke
      When I reviewed the Nuclear Stations Map in August, I was surprised to see that, a little over a decade after the Fukushima disaster, Japan appears to be building at least three new nuclear power plants on its coastline. The Nuclear Stations Map shows all the nuclear plants in the world, whether decommissioned, in operation, or under construction. Currently, the map highlights over 60 new
    • 11 November 2024

    • sur The European Cycle Map

      Posted: 11 November 2024, 9:36am CET by Keir Clarke
      Cycling in Europe just got easier with the launch of VeloPlanner, a new interactive map that aims to simplify route planning for cyclists by highlighting 'signposted' cycling routes across the continent. By leveraging detailed data from OpenStreetMap (OSM), VeloPlanner offers a comprehensive view of designated bike routes, helping cyclists of all skill levels find paths that suit their needs.&
    • 09 November 2024

    • sur Dressing Miku

      Posted: 9 November 2024, 10:36am CET by Keir Clarke
      tldr: miku-earth is an interactive map of people's drawings of the virtual idol Hatsune Miku dressed in the national costumes of countries and subcultures around the world.I like to imagine that Hatsune Miku is just the first step in a new era of virtual celebrities, paving the way for the likes of William Gibson’s Rei Toei to suddenly emerge as real virtual beings. Both Miku and Rei
    • 08 November 2024

    • sur The Indigenous Treaty Map

      Posted: 8 November 2024, 9:43am CET by Keir Clarke
      The Yellowhead Institute has released The Treaty Map, a comprehensive historical overview of land treaties "negotiated" between Indigenous Nations and the Canadian federal government (and previously, with colonial governments and the British Crown). The Institute aims to use the map to foster a deeper understanding of Indigenous land rights and the ongoing disputes surrounding these treaties.The
    • 07 November 2024

    • sur How Big is Your Country's CO2 Footprint?

      Posted: 7 November 2024, 10:06am CET by Keir Clarke
      Jo Wood, a professor of visual analytics, has released an impressive cartogram visualizing each country's annual CO? emissions over the past 200 years. The map was created for the #30DayMapChallenge.Press 'play' on the Global C02 Emissions map to view an animated timeline of annual CO? emissions by country, from 1800 to 2022. This dynamic visualization offers fascinating insights into the
    • 06 November 2024

    • sur The 2024 US Election Maps

      Posted: 6 November 2024, 8:01am CET by Keir Clarke
      The winner of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election is becoming clear, as shown by today's newspaper election maps. Donald Trump has secured two key battleground states, North Carolina and Georgia, and leads over Kamala Harris in several states already called in his favor. In U.S. elections, traditional choropleth maps - where regions are shaded to represent the winning or leading candidate - can
    • 05 November 2024

    • sur Your Hour-By-Hour Guide to Election Night

      Posted: 5 November 2024, 8:17pm CET by Keir Clarke
      Even though the results of the election may not be known for days, many people will still be glued to the news overnight. If you're one of those who will be tracking every rumor for clues about the outcome of the U.S. Presidential Election, you might want to bookmark these interactive maps from The New York Times and The Washington Post, which show when polls close and when to expect updates

    • sur Vintage Street View Imagery

      Posted: 5 November 2024, 8:59am CET by Keir Clarke
      Imagine if Google Maps offered a way to view Street View panoramas of cities as they looked in the past. Unfortunately Google only began capturing Street View images in 2006 and 2007. Photography itself, however, was invented in the 19th century, which means we can explore vintage photographs to glimpse our cities as they used to exist.In fact, one American photographer, Ed Ruscha, practically
    • 04 November 2024

    • sur Scrambled Hex Maps

      Posted: 4 November 2024, 5:30pm CET by Keir Clarke
      Fresh from creating a mobile friendly update for Scrambled Maps, Tripgeo has now released an even trickier puzzle, called Scrambled Hex Maps.  If you love puzzles that challenge your spatial reasoning and problem-solving skills, Scramble Hex Maps is a game you won’t want to miss! This engaging daily challenge invites players to rearrange scrambled hexagonal maps into their correct
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