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mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

The State of Local News 2023.

There are now 204 counties in the US with no local news service. Another 228 counties are on the “Watch List”, meaning they are in danger of losing their one remaining local news source.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-sad-state-of-local-news-2023.html

mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

Does this count as a Valentines Day Map?

Places for Love - 36,581 locations to make love on one map.

https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-perfect-place-for-love.html

mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

There are no roads in London.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-medieval-streets-of-england.html

mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

A visualization (or should that be auralization) of OpenStreetMap edits in real-time.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/02/openstreetmap-edits-in-real-time.html

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mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

The Classic Map Arcade - what could be more fun than playing your favorite computer games on an interactive map?

Featuring Tetris, OSM Asteroids, horse betting and car racing.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-classic-map-arcade.html

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mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

It takes a lot to unite Elon Musk and Taylor Swift but TheAirTraffic has managed to do it. They both want it gone.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-worlds-most-controversial.html

mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

Place your bets. The Mappy Races are underway.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/02/mappy-races.html

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mapsmania, 3 months ago to random

The Solar Eclipse Visibility Map - if you are looking for the best place to view April's solar eclipse NOAA's solar eclipse map can tell you the likelihood of clouds, based on average weather conditions.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/02/where-to-watch-aprils-solar-eclipse.html

mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

The Washington Post has visualized 12 months of atmospheric CO2. This animated globe shows the fast carbon cycle in action.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-year-of-co2.html

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mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

The 7 October 2023 attacks by Hamas have led to increasing violence across the Middle East. Much of it is funded by American tax payers.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/02/mapping-spread-of-war-in-middle-east.html

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mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

The 12 best daily map challenges for the geographically unchallenged.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-top-10-wordle-like-map-games.html

mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

Using AI to detect oil spills, illegal fishing and gas flaring.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/02/using-ai-to-detect-oil-spills.html

mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

Axios has discovered that more people are driving to work now than when they were forced to work from home during lock-down.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/02/car-commutes-are-getting-longer.html

mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

The buildings colored red on this satellite map of Gaza have been destroyed by Israel.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/02/mapping-gazas-destroyed-buildings.html

mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

Mapping oil and gas emissions by climate impact and by amount of flaring produced.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/02/mapping-oil-and-gas-emissions.html

mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

How to create an interactive fantasy map in around five minutes.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-five-minute-fantasy-map-maker.html

mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

This map has been artificially aged by AI in order to help train computers how to better read map labels on vintage maps. https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/01/using-ai-to-age-osm-maps.html

mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

The Interactive Anime Map - view the real-world locations from your favorite anime shows.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-interactive-anime-atlas.html

mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

Using the Overpass API to add the locations of coffee shops around a 'meet in the middle' point (with a lot of help from ChatGPT).
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/01/using-overpass-api-with-leaflet.html

mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

How Bard helped me add URL parameters to my Meet in the Middle map.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/01/adding-url-parameters-to-interactive-map.html

mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

The Washington Post has mapped out the population change (2012-2022) of hundreds of American bird species.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/01/americas-disappearing-birds.html

mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

3 Hour AI Map Challenge - creating a Meet in the Middle map using Bard. Adding custom markers and a tweet button. https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-3rd-hour-of-1-hour-ai-map-challenge.html

mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

Local Explorer - discover more about your surroundings with these wiki maps.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2020/10/wiki-maps-of-world.html

mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

The 1 Hour AI Map Challenge

I spent a second hour in conversation with Bard, attempting to see if AI can create a functioning Meet in the Middle interactive map.
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-2nd-1-hour-ai-map-challenge.html

mapsmania, 4 months ago to random

One Hour AI Map Challenge

I'm going to spend an hour a day with Bard to see how good a Meet in the Middle map it can create.

Here's the result of Day/Hour 1:
https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2024/01/one-hour-ai-map-challenge.html