Global Sunlight Chart / / No Comments The ShadeMap: Direct Sunlight Chart is an interactive map which can calculate the number of hours of direct sunlight for any location on Earth. Unlike traditional sun charts, this map actually accounts for shadows cast by buildings and terrain. If a tall building or mountain blocks out the sun for part of the day this is taken into account in the sunlight chart for that location. The Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Chart, global, Sunlight
Assassination Simulation / / No Comments Japanese broadcaster MBS has released a full scale 3D digital recreation of the assassination of Shinzo Abe. In July 2022 the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed while giving a speech at Yamato-Saidaiji Station, Nara. A Re-creation of former PM Shinzo Abe’s Assassination is a shocking full re-enactment of the Prime Minister’s assassination, which uses witness accounts and Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Assassination, Simulation
The World’s Population in 3D / / No Comments This 3D Map of world cities with a population over 100k visualizes the global population of the world’s cities as 3D towers. Zoom in on Europe and you can see that London dominates western Europe, towering over Paris, Madrid, Berlin and Rome. The data for the map comes from this Wikipedia list of towns and cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants. Wherein lies the problem. The main problem with Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Population, world's
MapLibre Adds WebGL2 Support / / No Comments MapLibre GL JS v3 has been released. Version 3 of the popular mapping library includes significant improvements to Terrain 3D, support for WebGL2, new styling options and improved performance. MapLibre GL JS, a JavaScript mapping library that uses WebGL to render interactive maps from vector tiles and styles. MapLibre was founded in 2015 in reaction to the growing trend of proprietary mapping Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Adds, MapLibre, Support, WebGL2
Explore the World in 3D / / No Comments San Francisco as seen using Google’s new Photorealstic 3D Tiles At Google I/O this year the Google Maps team unveiled the release of Photorealistic 3D Tiles. Google Maps’ Photorealistic 3D Tiles are a new way to view the world in 3D. In essence the new tiles allow map developers to use Google Earth’s 3D buildings and terrain in their interactive maps. The new 3D tiles are ideal for creating Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Explore, World
AI Street View / / No Comments Today I have mainly been creating AI generated Street View scenes of historical locations. The result is AI Time Travel Street View, a little virtual world of 360 degree panoramas which you can wander around in while exploring Medieval France, Renaissance Venice and Victorian London (as dreamed by AI).Navigating around AI Time Travel Street View is fairly intuitive. Just click on the arrow Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Street, View
Mapping Russian Military Facilities in Crimea / / No Comments Ukrainian journalists working for Radio Liberty have released an interactive map which shows the locations of more than 200 military facilities located in Crimea. The map shows over 200 Russian military locations in Crimea categorized into 10 different categories, documented using Planet Labs satellite imagery and terrestial photography. Ukraine is soon expected to launch a counteroffensive Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Crimea, Facilities, Mapping, military, Russian
The First Images from EUMETSAT MTG-I1 / / No Comments The first high quality image from Europe’s newest weather satellite has been released. The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) operates a fleet of satellites with which it monitors weather, climate, and the environment from space. EUMETSAT’s newest satellite, Meteosat Third Generation – Imager 1 (Meteosat-12) was launched in December 2022 and is Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: EUMETSAT, first, from, images, MTGI1