The USA is Closing for Business / / No Comments This animated map from the Lowy Institute shows whether the USA or China was the larger trading partner for countries around the world each year this century (up to 2023). The map provides a stark visualization of the economic shift away from the United States and toward China in the 21st century.According to the Lowy Institute, around “70 per cent of economies trade more with China than Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Business, Closing
The MAGA Plugin for Maplibre / / No Comments The MAGA plug-in for the Maplibre mapping library must now be used to ensure that all maps comply with the geographical dictats of the Orange Overlord.To conform to the new geographical proclamations of the Trump Ministry of Geographical Truth, please ensure that you follow the steps below before publishing any new maps:Step 1: Include maga.js in Your ProjectDownload the maga.js file Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: MAGA, MapLibre, plugin
An Extremely Distorted Map of the US Election / / No Comments Following the publication of its Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Election, the New York Times was widely criticized for visually misrepresenting the election results. Despite this backlash, the newspaper chose to repeat the error after the 2020 election – and has now done so again!The New York Times recently released its Extremely Detailed Map of the 2024 Election. According to the NYT, Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: 'extremely, Distorted, election
Roads, Railways, Runways & Rivers / / No Comments I have been inspired by OpenSkiStats’ Which Way do You Ski to create my own interactive map for visualizing the orientations of roads, railways, runways, and rivers in towns and cities around the world.In Which Way Do You Ski, OpenSkiStats created a series of “compass rose” visualizations that illustrate the strong poleward tendency of ski runs across the globe. These ski slope orientation Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Railways, Rivers, roads, Runways
GeoGuessr for History Buffs / / No Comments Can you guess the date and location of the historical event taking place in these two AI generated videos? If you can then you might just become the Time Portal champion of the world.Time Portal is a fun and innovative online game that challenges you to pinpoint the time and place of significant historical moments. If you’re a fan of history and love games like GeoGuessr, this one’s for you.At Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Buffs, GeoGuessr, History
Global Ski Slope Orientations / / No Comments OpenSkiStats has analyzed ski trail maps to determine the direction of travel for ski trails worldwide. In Which Way do You Ski OpenSkiStats has used ski trail maps to determine the direction of travel of all ski trails in ski resorts around the globe. By gathering the coordinates of all trail segments, connecting these points, and treating each segment as a vector scaled by its Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: global, Orientations, Slope
The Big Foot Sightings Map / / No Comments In October 2004, Rodney Frank Williams’s daughters reported hearing what they described as “a combination of a whale and a dinosaur” coming from the state forestland near their home in Joyce, Washington. Upon further investigation, Williams discovered a footprint “much like a large wide human print dressed in a moccasin.” Additional incidents, including a mysteriously moved pumpkin, led Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: foot, Sightings
Los Angeles Wildfire Maps / / No Comments Five wildfires are currently burning in Los Angeles. At the time of writing, three of the fires remain uncontained. So far, the fires have claimed at least five lives, and 137,000 people have been evacuated. Over 1,000 structures, including many homes, have also been lost. The Los Angeles Time’s California Widlfires Map uses data from CalFire, the National Interagency Fire Center, and the Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Angeles, maps, wildfire