An Extremely Distorted Map of the US Election

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Following the publication of its Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Election, the New York Times was widely criticized for visually misrepresenting the election results. Despite this backlash, the newspaper chose to repeat the error after the 2020 election – and has now done so again!The New York Times recently released its Extremely Detailed Map of the 2024 Election. According to the NYT, Maps Mania… more →
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Roads, Railways, Runways & Rivers

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I have been inspired by OpenSkiStats’ Which Way do You Ski to create my own interactive map for visualizing the orientations of roads, railways, runways, and rivers in towns and cities around the world.In Which Way Do You Ski, OpenSkiStats created a series of “compass rose” visualizations that illustrate the strong poleward tendency of ski runs across the globe. These ski slope orientation Maps Mania… more →
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GeoGuessr for History Buffs

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Can you guess the date and location of the historical event taking place in these two AI generated videos? If you can then you might just become the Time Portal champion of the world.Time Portal is a fun and innovative online game that challenges you to pinpoint the time and place of significant historical moments. If you’re a fan of history and love games like GeoGuessr, this one’s for you.At Maps Mania… more →
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Global Ski Slope Orientations

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OpenSkiStats has analyzed ski trail maps to determine the direction of travel for ski trails worldwide. In Which Way do You Ski OpenSkiStats has used ski trail maps to determine the direction of travel of all ski trails in ski resorts around the globe. By gathering the coordinates of all trail segments, connecting these points, and treating each segment as a vector scaled by its Maps Mania… more →
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The Big Foot Sightings Map

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In October 2004, Rodney Frank Williams’s daughters reported hearing what they described as “a combination of a whale and a dinosaur” coming from the state forestland near their home in Joyce, Washington. Upon further investigation, Williams discovered a footprint “much like a large wide human print dressed in a moccasin.” Additional incidents, including a mysteriously moved pumpkin, led Maps Mania… more →
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Los Angeles Wildfire Maps

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Five wildfires are currently burning in Los Angeles. At the time of writing, three of the fires remain uncontained. So far, the fires have claimed at least five lives, and 137,000 people have been evacuated. Over 1,000 structures, including many homes, have also been lost. The Los Angeles Time’s California Widlfires Map uses data from CalFire, the National Interagency Fire Center, and the Maps Mania… more →
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SPOT: the Natural Language Geolocation Map

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SPOT, is an AI-powered tool designed to simplify and enhance the geolocation process for journalists and the OSINT community. Searching for the locations in media content can be challenging, especially for those unfamiliar with OSINT tools for identifying locations which are unknown. SPOT is designed to bridge this gap by providing a user-friendly way to locate places in images and videos using Maps Mania… more →
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More 2024 Maps of the Year

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On New Year’s Day, I posted the Maps Mania round-up of the 2024 Year in Maps. I am not the only one who has spent time exploring the best maps of 2024. The Global Investigative Journalism Network’s Top 10 Data Journalism Projects of 2024  included maps from Hungary’s Atlo, Japan’s Nikkei, and Germany’s netzpolitik. Danube Warming Up Atló’s Danube Warming Up uses a Mapbox story-map Maps Mania… more →
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