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
The Car Free Cities Atlas / / No Comments The cyclists of Helsinki have the best access to protected bike lanes of any citizens in the world. 94% of people in the city live within 300m of a protected bikeway. This means that Helsinki scores number one out of the 1095 cities ranked in the Atlas of Sustainable City Transport.The new Atlas of Sustainable City Transport ranks and maps cities around the world based on how easy Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: atlas, cities, free
The fitness map of world: Interactive atlas reveals the routes millions of athletes run and cycle around the world – Daily Mail / / No Comments Daily Mail The fitness map of world: Interactive atlas reveals the routes millions of athletes run and cycle around the worldDaily MailThe data was taken from Strava, an app which uses GPS to track people's activities and can record key metrics about that activity. Users can zoom in to an area on the map and then choose what activity they want to focus in on – cycling, running, water … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: around, athletes, atlas, Cycle, Daily, fitness, Interactive, Mail, millions, reveals, Routes, World