New Maps of Westeros & Middle-earth / / No Comments Fans of fantasy fiction must believe that they have sailed across the Great Sea and arrived in the blessed lands of Valinor. With both House of the Dragon and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power currently airing on subscription tv we really are living in the Blessed Realms. One of the many highlights from the first two episodes of The Rings of Power have been the sumptuous and sweeping Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: maps, Middleearth, Westeros
Where Should You Live? / / No Comments MoveMap is an interactive map which can help you decide the best place to live based on your own preferences and tastes. Tell Movemap what kind of weather you prefer, what kind of environment you would prefer to live in and the amount you wish to spend on a property and Movemap will show you the best places to live in the United States which match your preferences. MoveMap uses property price Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: live, should
Mapping the Extreme Heat Belt / / No Comments Last Monday the First Street Foundation released data from its analysis of how current and future extreme heat events will impact American neighborhoods. Enter your zip-code into the First Street Foundation website and you can view the risk that your home faces over the next thirty years from extreme heat (and also the risk to your home from wildfire and flooding). The First Street Foundation Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Belt, Extreme, Heat, Mapping
Ukraine Under Attack / / No Comments The Map of the Russian Shelling of Ukraine is a new interactive map which shows where and when Russia has bombed the people of Ukraine. The map uses different colored markers to indicate the different types of shelling attacks (rocket, air or artillery). If you click on any of the markers you can view the date of the Russian attack and click-through to read any media reports about the selected Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: attack, Ukraine, under
Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu / / No Comments The 3D Inca Trail Tour is a guided tour of the four day trek from Piskacucho to Machu Picchu. This interactive tour of the incredible journey to the historic Incan citadel in the Andes makes impressive use of MapboxGL’s 3d terrain data to provide a virtual taste of some of the world’s most beautiful views.As you scroll through the tour you will follow the actual ancient path taken by the Royal Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Hiking, Inca, Machu, Picchu, trail
A Summer of Drought / / No Comments One consequence of the extreme temperatures being experienced in Europe this summer is that most of the continent is now under a drought warning and many areas are under a severe drought alert. The European Drought Observatory’s Drought Indicator map shows that nearly all countries in Europe are currently experiencing drought conditions.The extreme heat across Europe has already led to Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Drought, summer
Real Time World Temperature Records / / No Comments The pace of global heating in 2022 means that it is now possible to create a real-time map showing locations around the world where all-time temperature records are being broken. In just the last 24 hours two locations in the U.S. have experienced their highest ever recorded temperatures (Cotulla, TX & Escanaba, MI). It isn’t only in America where heat records are now being broken on a daily Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Real, records, Temperature, time, World
How Far Can You Travel in 5 Hours? / / No Comments How Far Can You Go By Train in 5h? is an interactive map which shows you how far you can travel from any European rail station in less than five hours.Hover over any location on this map (within the highlighted area in Europe) and you can view an isochrome layer which shows you how far you can travel by train in hourly increments. The nearest train station (from which travel times are Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: hours, travel