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This map is based on the travel time between points rather than on the distance.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/mapping-spacetime.html

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The 2023 World Air Quality Report - last year only seven countries met the World Health Organizations' PM2.5 air pollution guideline.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-world-air-quality-report-2023.html

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The Future for Trees - Our Forests Tomorrow's interactive map shows where different tree species in Europe will struggle to survive after global warming and where they need to migrate in order to survive.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-future-for-trees.html

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FlightRadar's new GPS jamming map detects and tracks interference and jamming of GPS signals around the world.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/flightradars-new-gps-jamming-map.html#google_vignette

mapsmania, 2 months ago to random

PortWatch is a new interactive map for monitoring disruptions to global maritime trade.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-sea-trade-monitor.html

mapsmania, 2 months ago to random

Which are the most mis-mapped US states?

Play the US state map game 'Find the Location of ...' and discover which states are the most and least recognized by other players.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-most-mis-mapped-us-states.html

mapsmania, 2 months ago to random

Total Scrolly Eclipse - the Washington Post has created a satellite strip map, stretching 4,000 miles from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic, for the April solar eclipse's path of totality.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-total-scrolly-eclipse.html

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Timemap Timelines is a series of interactive animated maps which visualize the historical development of transport networks in cities over time.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/mapping-history-of-railway.html

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mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

Visit a virtual medieval farm.

The Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research has created an incredible high-resolution 3D model of the medieval Havrå cluster farm from over 12,000 images.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/visit-virtual-medieval-farm.html

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mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

Use this app to flip off the world on Google Maps Street View.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/flip-off-world-with-street-view.html

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This map of climate resilient crops attempts to show where specific crops will give higher (and lower) yields after climate change.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/climate-resilient-crops.html

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In February the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) launched an Aerosol Alerts service to provide warnings about upcoming air pollution.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/real-time-air-pollution-alerts.html

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mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

Virtual Rewind Machines - these three maps can help you create your own satellite time-lapse animations. https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/virtual-rewind-machines.html

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This map shows how the majority of people commute to work (active mobility (biking & walking), public transport or car) in cities around the world.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/not-everyone-commutes-by-car.html

mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

The last nine months have all broken previous global record temperatures.

The National Academy of Sciences has created 3 interactive maps to show how global heating will increase extreme heat, drought and flood events around the world.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/global-climate-change-impacts.html

mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

There are 2,773 stories in the Naked City

The City asked an AI to map all the locations mentioned in The City since its founding. The result is an interactive map of the 2,773 locations mentioned in 4,159 articles.

https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/there-are-2773-stories-in-naked-city.html

mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

Of the 99 journalists killed around the globe last year, 72 were Palestinians.

See where journalists were killed or imprisoned across the world last year on the Attacks on the Press 2023 interactive map.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/attacks-on-press-map-2023.html

mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

I just might be the worst ever player of the Europe Country Drawing Challenge.

How many European countries can you draw on a satellite map with no borders?
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/can-you-draw-europe.html

mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

Solar Symbology - nice use of animated symbols on this Bloomberg map shows what the April solar eclipse will look like from different cities.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/solar-symbology.html

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New York needs 113.9 million more trees in order to become carbon neutral.

Picterra has mapped the number of trees in 26 global cities & calculated how many more trees each city needs to offset its CO2 output.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/03/cities-need-trees.html

mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

This interactive map from the National Monument Audit allows you to explore which dead white men are memorialized in different parts of the United States.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/02/who-deserves-monument-anyway.html

mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

How to edit geo-data online with:

1.Placemark Play
2. geojson io
3. Vector GeoJSON
4. Geoman Geojson Editor.

https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2019/11/online-geojson-editors.html

mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

This map shows how 15 major consumer brands, including Mars, Proctor & Gamble, Nestlé, and Unilever contribute to deforestation.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-supply-chain-of-deforestation.html

mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

The Street View Surveillance Game - How many examples of surveillance tech can you find in this interactive panorama?
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/02/street-view-surveillance.html

mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

A fascinating deep dive into the street names of Budapest.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/02/over-2600-locations-in-budapest-have.html