The Taco Bell Interstate Map / / No Comments 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 Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Bell, Interstate, Taco
The Coldest Day of the Year / / No Comments 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 Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Coldest, year
The WaterwayMap / / No Comments 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 Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: WaterwayMap
The Real-Time GPS Spoofing Map / / No Comments 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 Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: realtime, Spoofing
How Good is Your Map Memory? / / No Comments 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 Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: GOOD, memory
The Bellingcat Open Source Challenge / / No Comments 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 Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Bellingcat, challenge, open, source
The Bird Migration Atlas / / No Comments 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 Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: atlas, Bird, Migration
Lifetime Net Elevation Scores / / No Comments 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 Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Elevation, lifetime, scores