Geolocating Visual Media in Conflict Zones / / No Comments Geoconfirmed is a volunteer-based platform focused on geolocating visual content in conflict zones. The organization provides verified geolocation data to support situational awareness, investigative efforts, and combat misinformation. Initially launched in 2022, to document the Ukraine conflict, Geoconfirmed now also documents visual content in other conflict zones. Their tools include detailed Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: conflict, Geolocating, Media, Visual, Zones
What is Your Climate Risk? / / No Comments The German Foreign Office has released a new interactive map which visualizes climate and conflict risks around the world. The Climate Conflict Vulnerability Index Map identifies areas around the world where climate change and conflicts are likely to happen, and where people are especially vulnerable to these risks.How It WorksThe CCVI is built on three key factors:Climate: Looks at the risks Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Climate, risk
You Are HERE / / No Comments Sony Pictures has launched a unique interactive experience to promote its upcoming film, Here. By entering your address into You Are Here, you can explore your neighborhood’s history over the last 500 years.Here, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, is based on Richard McGuire’s acclaimed graphic novel. The film spans multiple generations, focusing on a Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Here
Scrambled Maps for Mobile / / No Comments Scrambled Maps Just Got a Mobile Makeover, Thanks to TripGeo!Great news for puzzle lovers! TripGeo has been hard at work to make Scrambled Maps even better – now fully optimized for mobile devices. If you love solving map challenges, you can now take Scrambled Maps with you wherever you go, right on your phone!For those new to the game, Scrambled Maps is a fun daily challenge where Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: maps, Mobile, Scrambled
What is Your Neighborhood Scare Score? / / No Comments The Spookiest ZIP Codes in the U.S.As Halloween approaches, many of us are stocking up on candy, preparing costumes, and decking our homes with spooky décor. But did you know that how much candy, costumes, and Halloween decorations you buy might reveal just how into Halloween your neighborhood is? That’s the concept behind Instacart’s brand-new interactive map, Explore America’s Haunts, which Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: neighborhood, Scare, score
Florida’s Waffle House Index Score / / No Comments In the wake of Hurricane Milton, which made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast with devastating winds and flooding, emergency responders are working to assess the damage. One unconventional but, some argue, effective tool for gauging the situation is the “Waffle House Index,” a metric used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to evaluate the severity of storms and guide disaster Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Florida's, House, Index, score, Waffle
The American Election & the Rest of the World / / No Comments With the world closely watching the U.S. 2024 election, what could a Trump or Harris presidency mean for international stability? From rising tensions in Eastern Europe to critical climate action, the global implications of the U.S. election stretch far beyond American borders.The European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) has been exploring “how a Trump or a Harris presidency Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: American, election, Rest, World
The Nicknames of America / / No Comments Some U.S. cities have very quirky nicknames. Apparently, the citizens of Auburn, Alabama like to call their town the ‘Armpit of the Confederacy’. While their nearby neighbors in Gordo, Alabama call their home the ‘Armpit of Civilization’. Elmwood and Belleville in Wisconsin both claim to be the ‘UFO Capital of the World’ (presumably because of all the strange, alien-looking folk living in Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: America, Nicknames