The Meaning Behind Our Place Names / / No Comments Have you ever walked down a street and wondered where its name came from? Was it named after a historical figure, a local landmark, or an ancient word lost to time? The Open Etymology Map helps answer these questions by uncovering the stories behind place names – using data from OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.🏷 The Etymology Tag in OpenStreetMapThe OpenStreetMap (OSM) project includes an ‘etymology Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Behind, Meaning, Names, place
A Panorama of Victorian London / / No Comments The city of London has inspired many beautiful panoramic maps over the centuries, each lovingly crafted by talented artists. Interestingly, these panoramas almost always share a common perspective – north from the south side of the River Thames. This same viewpoint is used in Frederick James Smyth’s 1844 Panorama of London.Exeter University’s Digital Humanities Lab has created an interactive Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: London, Panorama, Victorian
The 2024 Sea-Level Rise Map / / No Comments The 2024 U.S. Sea Level Report Cards from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) reveal that Gulf Coast states, particularly Louisiana and Texas, continue to experience some of the fastest rates of sea-level rise in the country.Published annually, the VIMS sea-level report uses observed tide gauge data to track sea-level trends across the United States and project future changes based Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: 2024, Rise, SeaLevel
The Marine Migration Map / / No Comments tracked migrations of the Green Turtle Migratory Connectivity in the Ocean (MiCO) is an interactive map visualizing the global migrations of more than 100 species of birds, mammals, turtles and fish. The aim of the map is to bring together knowledge about the migratory routes and connected habitats of marine species, such as marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles, and fish, in order to help Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Marine, Migration
A Guided Street View Tour of the World / / No Comments StreetWhip If you’ve ever lost an hour (or five) wandering the globe via Google Street View, you’re not alone. There’s something uniquely thrilling about virtually dropping into a faraway town and soaking in the details — the architecture, the people, the colors of everyday life. But what if you could do more than just look? What if you had a knowledgeable, curious local guide whispering in Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Guided, Street, tour, View, World
Kangaroos Don’t Vote – People Do / / No Comments If ever an election needed a cartogram map, it was the 2025 Australian federal election. If you were to view The Australian’s Electorate Map – 2025, you could be forgiven for thinking the Liberals had cruised to a landslide victory. This traditional cartogram election map is visually dominated by the blue of the Liberal Party. It also appears as if the Labor Party (shown using salmon pink) Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: don't, Kangaroos, people, Vote
Mapping the Sudanese Civil War / / No Comments Two years into Sudan’s civil war, the country remains gripped by a humanitarian catastrophe and a relentless power struggle that has devastated lives and reshaped its landscape. What began on April 15, 2023, as a clash between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has since escalated into a nationwide conflict. With over 14 million people displaced Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Civil, Mapping, Sudanese
19th Century Street View of Chicago / / No Comments Imagine stepping straight into the heart of history – and finding yourself surrounded by the wonders of 1893. The Chicago 00 Project makes it possible, weaving authentic vintage photographs of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago into a breathtaking, time-traveling Street View adventure!For example, click on the White City Court of Honor map marker, and you are transported into Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: 19th, Century, Chicago, Street, View