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Dual Maps Goes 3D

Dual Maps, an old Maps Mania favorite, has undergone a bit of a makeover this week. As you may have heard, Google recently removed its classic 45° bird's-eye aerial imagery from th...

Mapped: Press Freedom Around the World in 2026

This world map shows the state of press freedom in every country, with more than half of the world's press facing constraints in 2026.

Google Maps - Google

Explore and navigate the world with confidence using Google Maps. Find the best routes with live traffic data and real-time GPS navigation for driving, walking, cycling, and public...

iOS 27: All the New Apple Maps Features

The Maps app didn't get as many iOS 27 updates as some of Apple's other apps, but there are still several useful features worth knowing about. Flyover Improvements Apple is u...

NYC's oldest maps blaze paths to the past and future

The New York Public Library has a vast collection of more than 400,000 maps. The maps show where the city has been and where it's going.

Beyond the Data Dump: The AI-Curated Wiki Map

At least once a week, I discover a new 'vibe-coded' interactive map that features geo-located Wikipedia articles. Most never get a mention on Maps Mania because they offer nothing...

Make TikTok-Ready Video Maps

At first glance, AniMaps appears to be very slick.It’s a route animator with built-in video export, and it feels made for sharing travel clips on social media. Dr...

Jerry's Map Interactive

Most maps capture a moment in time. Jerry's Map has spent more than sixty years doing the exact opposite.Jerry's Map is the life's work of artist Jerry Gretzinger, who began drawin...

Maps: Tracking Tropical Depression Jangmi

See the likely path and wind arrival times for Jangmi

Floodmap shows the world without ice

FloodMap shows maps depicting the outcome of raised (or lowered) sea levels on the world's coastlines. It uses OpenStreetMap data, has a box to enter how many meters of water you'd...

The Reuters Climate Monitor

Reuters has launched a new Climate Monitor, an impressive interactive globe that allows anyone to see how today's temperatures compare with what used to be considered normal around...

Google Maps Reverts Back to Satellite Images of LA Before Wildfires Ahead of Election

Residents in LA reported that Google Maps was displaying satellite images of the Altadena and Pacific Palisades neighborhoods prior to the devastating 2025 wildfires, leading some...

Metro Music Maps

Over a decade ago, Alexander Chen’s iconic MTA.me turned Massimo Vignelli’s 1972 New York subway map into a live, plucking string instrument. On this map every time an MTA train cr...

FIFA World Cup 2026 explained in maps and charts

Qualified teams, groups, schedule and snapshot of stadiums that will host World Cup matches.

Mapping the Light: Sunrise & Sunset

Sunrise and Sunset is an interactive map that displays the sunrise and sunset times for any location on Earth, for any day of the year. It also visualizes the sun's altitu...

The White House's Conspiracy Theory Map

The White House has launched a new interactive map intended to showcase ICE operations across the United States. Normally, the release of a government map would be a fairly mundane...

Melting glaciers in the Alps

For Bloomberg, Laura Millan, Kyle Kim, and Armand Emamdjomeh mapped the projected extent…Tags: Bloomberg, glaciers, global warming, melting

Interesting Data Maps From Around the Web — DataViz Weekly

We have come across several interesting data maps over the past few days, so this edition of DataViz Weekly leans spatial. The four projects we selected show how maps can make loca...

The Real-Time Rat Tracking Map

Most transit maps show where people travel. RATFLOW NYC shows where the city's other commuters roam.RATFLOW NYC is a fascinating "data-art" project that visualizes New Yo...

7 exciting Apple Maps features coming to iPhone in iOS 27

Apple Maps had its growing pains. But WWDC26 revealed some serious sophistication. Here's every notable Apple Maps upgrade in iOS 27. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest...

How Maps Save Lives

Fifty thousand people were killed on February 6, 2023, when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern and central Türkiye and northern and western Syria. The Night the Earth Shook...

Street View opens a new window into Georgia

Georgia Street View imagery is now available on Google Maps.

New NOAA Land Maps Deliver Nine Hundred Times More Detail for Local Communities