Mapping the Growth of a City in 3D / / No Comments Zurich 4D is an interactive 3D map of Switzerland’s largest city. The map was developed by the city’s Building Department in order to provide a freely accessible 3D model of the city. The Zurich 4D map allows you to explore more than 50,000 buildings in Zurich in glorious 3D and is used by the city for planning construction projects, modeling noise pollution, and city planning etc. What Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: City, Growth, Mapping
Watercolor World / / No Comments Watercolor World has added the Scott Polar Research Institute’s collection of watercolor paintings to its interactive map of watercolor paintings. Watercolor World is an interactive map and free online database of documentary watercolour paintings, all of which were painted before 1900. The Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge owns a large collection of polar paintings Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Watercolor, World
Exploring the Lakes of Mars / / No Comments Freie Universität Berlin’s Jezero Crater interactive map allows you to take a virtual tour of the landing site on Mars of the 2020 Perseverance rover. This tour includes a synthesized 360 degree panorama of the crater as it might have once looked, when water still existed on Mars. The interactive Jazero Crater map shows the track of Perseverance, revealing the parts of the Jezero crater which Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Exploring, Lakes, Mars
Journey to the Moon in 3D / / No Comments NASA’s Artemis program will build a Lunar Gateway space station which can then be used to establish a permanent home base on the Moon and to launch human missions to Mars. Unfortunately the launch date for Artemis 1 has been postponed on a number of occasions due to engineering problems and adverse weather conditions (with the latest planned launch yesterday postponed because of Hurricane Ian). Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: journey, Moon
The RAF Map of Post-War London / / No Comments Layers of London is an interactive map which gives you access to lots of historic maps and historical information about the capital city. This morning I’ve being exploring the Layers of London RAF Aerial Collection (1945-1949). After World War II the Royal Air Force methodically flew over the whole of Britain to photograph the country from the air. This resulted in 24,000 photographs of London. Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: London, PostWar
Documenting Russian Aggression in Ukraine / / No Comments Over the last couple of weeks the Ukrainian army has made some incredible advances against the Russian occupying forces, retaking thousands of square miles in the east of the country. Video clips of joyous local citizens welcoming the liberating soldiers have been shared around the world. 360war wants to ensure that images of the damage caused by the occupying Russian army are also seen by Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Aggression, Documenting, Russian, Ukraine
The Disastrous Growth of Arctic Wildfires / / No Comments Temperatures in some parts of the Arctic this year have risen as much as 30C. Because of global heating the Polar Jet Stream is slowing down, which in turn can lead to extended punishing heat waves in the Arctic. Another effect of global heating is an increase in lightning strikes in the Arctic. This combination of extreme high temperatures, slower air circulation, and increased lightning Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Arctic, Disastrous, Growth, wildfires
Is Havana the World’s Least Sexist City ? / / No Comments Geochicas has been at the forefront of efforts around the world to reveal the under-representation of women in street names. Their interactive map Las Calles de las Mujeres explores the ratio of streets named for men and women in a number of cities in Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Bolivia, Cuba, Paraguay, Peru, Italy and Uruguay. The Geochicas map now includes an analysis of street names in 32 Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: City, Havana, least, Sexist, world's