Dot Maps of the Chicago Mayoral Race / / No Comments Brandon Johnson is set to become the new mayor of Chicago. Johnson beat Paul Vallas in Tuesday’s runoff election with 51.44% of the vote. You can see where people voted for each of the candidates at the neighborhood level thanks to two different dot density maps created from the results of the Chicago Mayoral election.CBS in Breakdown of Chicago mayor vote by precinct has created a combined dot Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Chicago, maps, Mayoral, Race
The 100 Most Boring People in America / / No Comments Who is the most unnotable person in your town?I asked ChatGPT to find me the most unnotable people in America’s biggest towns and cities. The results can be seen on my Unnotable People map. On this map the placename labels of the 100 largest towns and cities in the USA have been replaced with each town’s most insignificant person.Using ChatGPT to find each town’s most unnotable person means Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: America, Boring, most, people
The Electric Vehicle Driving Test / / No Comments Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, as people look for ways to reduce their environmental impact. But what are the pros and cons of electric vehicles compared to gas cars? And are all electric vehicles created equal? The San Franicisco Chronicle has created an interesting route planning tool which can help drivers compare the likely travel time and cost of taking any car Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: driving, Electric, test, Vehicle
Spying on a Chinese Spy Balloon / / No Comments Thanks to some impressive detective work the New York Times has worked out the provenance of the notorious Chinese spy balloon which enraged many Americans back in February. In Tracking the Chinese Spy Balloon From Space you can follow the path the balloon took on an interactive map, as it journeyed from China, across the Pacific Ocean and across the United States during January and February of Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: balloon, Chinese, Spying
What do you call an American with a Brain? / / No Comments Q: What do you call a person from Maine with a brain?A: A Maineiac.Q: What do you call a person from California with a brain?A: Lost!Q: What do you call a person from Arkansas with a brain?A: A Yo’allI asked the Stanford Alpaca AI what you would call a resident of each US ‘with a brain’. I was hoping for some good ‘dad joke’ type answers. For example I asked Alpaca “What do you call a Texan Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: American, Brain, call
The City of Women Subway Map / / No Comments Barcelona, like New York and London, now has a reimagined subway map designed to celebrate and recognise the lives of some of the city’s most remarkable women. The Barcelona City of Women subway map highlights the extraordinary contribution of women to the Catalan capital. On the Ciutat de Dones map every station on Barcelona’s metro network and all the stops on the city’s railway network has Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: City, Subway, Women
The Map of Home Heating / / No Comments The Washington Post has been exploring how Americans heat their homes. Their are four main energy sources used by Americans to heat their homes: electricity, natural gas, propane and fuel oil. Which one is used is mainly determined by geographical and historical reasons.In How Americans Heat Their Homes the Post has produced a map which shows that fuel oil (in red) is the most used source of home Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Heating, home
The Undeniable Truth on Street View / / No Comments To mark the one year anniversary of Russia’s illegal war on Ukraine the website ‘Undeniable Street View’ has been launched. By providing virtual walks through six Ukrainian cities with custom made 360 degree panoramic ‘Street View’ imagery the Undeniable Street View allows you to see for yourself the damage that Russia has inflicted on Ukrainian infrastructure. The cities of Kyiv, Irpin, Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Street, Truth, Undeniable, View