mapsmania

mapsmania, 16 hours ago to random

Stanford University's Segregation Explorer visualizes segregation in schools in the US.

School districts in LA, Philadelphia and New York City score particularly poorly.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/05/segregation-in-us.html

mapsmania, 1 day ago to random

Your local Warming Stripes visualization has been updated to include 2023.

Last year was the hottest year on record so your latest stripe isn't going to be blue.

https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/05/warmer-stripes-for-2023.html

mapsmania, 2 days ago to random

Mapping the rise of megafires in Europe.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/05/is-europe-ready-to-burn.html

mapsmania, 3 days ago to random

NPR looks at the new USDA gardening zones.

Use NPR's map to find your plant hardiness zone & discover what that means for your garden.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/05/welcome-to-your-new-gardening-zone.html

mapsmania, 4 days ago to random

Can you draw the United States? I can''t.

Draw each state on this empty map and earn points based on how close you are to the reality.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/05/can-you-draw-america.html

mapsmania, 6 days ago to random

Integrated video, map, timeline, annotations & transcript of the American civil rights documentary Eyes on the Prize.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/05/active-video.html

mapsmania, 7 days ago to random

The cumulative growth of bridges in the U.S. since 1800.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-secret-life-of-bridges.html

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mapsmania, 8 days ago to random

Time to take the great American virtual road-trip with a vintage Windows 95 interface, the sound of local radio, and views c/o Mapillary.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/05/virtual-road-trips.html

mapsmania, 9 days ago to random

Is Gaussian Mapping the future of mapping?
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-future-of-street-view.html

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mapsmania, 11 days ago to random

Hexagen World, an r/Place type game, with a world map created from user prompted AI generated hexagon tiles.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/05/haxagen-world.html

mapsmania, 13 days ago to random

This animated 3D globe shows how the Earth's climate has changed over the last 540 million years.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/05/540-million-years-of-planet-earth.html

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mapsmania, 14 days ago to random

America drops to 55th overall in the 2024 World Press Freedom Rankings.

Reporters Without Borders say that this is partly due to President Biden's failure "to press US partners like Israel and Saudi Arabia on press freedom", and to its 'partisan media'.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-2024-world-press-freedom-rankings.html

mapsmania, 15 days ago to random

Whose Plaque is it Anyway? Searching Read the Plaque & other memorial tracking maps to discover what the text says on this local plaque.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/05/whose-plaque-is-it-anyway.html

mapsmania, 16 days ago to random

What sent inflation rates soaring around the world & are they beginning to fall? The new Global Inflation Tracker provides an intriguing guide to trends in prices across the world since the 1990's.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-global-inflation-tracker.html

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mapsmania, 17 days ago to random

Live from 400 km over head comes this live stream from the ISS - superimposed on top of an interactive 3D globe.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/04/live-from-space.html

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mapsmania, 18 days ago to random

These maps can help you find your ideal weather.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/04/weather-or-not.html

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mapsmania, 20 days ago to random

New Heat Risk Map - with a 7 day forecast of extreme heat conditions, showing where temperatures may be high enough to harm people's health.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-us-heat-risk-map.html

mapsmania, 21 days ago to random

The Best Six Free Alternatives to Geoguessr
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/04/four-free-alternatives-to-geoguessr.html

mapsmania, 22 days ago to random

This is brilliant. The ADS-B Massive Visualizer allows you to query and visualize the world's air traffic data in countless different ways - eg helicopters in NY following the Hudson & East Rivers.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-stunning-beauty-of-air-traffic-data.html

mapsmania, 23 days ago to random

America's Drunkest and Driest Counties - the percentage of the population who are excessive drinkers in each county.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/04/americas-drunkest-counties.html

mapsmania, 24 days ago to random

Last week NOAA reported a global coral bleaching event. ABC News has now mapped out the current level of risk to coral reefs around the world.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/04/mapping-global-coral-bleaching-event.html

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mapsmania, 25 days ago to random

The Tiny World Map is a map which is designed to work off-line.

However the map is so low resolution I struggle to think of any use cases for it (which of course doesn't mean that there aren't any).
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/04/tiny-world-map.html

mapsmania, 27 days ago to random

Slim City - the 5 minute incremental city management game.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/04/slim-city.html

mapsmania, 28 days ago to random

Using machine learning models and satellite imagery to detect and calculate the devastating levels of destruction in Rafah and the wider Gaza Strip.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/04/of-rafahs-buildings-destroyed.html