Mapping the Growth of America / / No Comments This animated map shows the growth of built-up areas in San Francisco from 1860-1930. It visualizes the rapid growth of the city following the California gold rush in the second half of the 19th Century.This animated GIF was made using the interactive map Historical Built-Up Areas, 1810 – 2015. This amazing map uses data from the HISDAC-US: Historical Settlement Data Compilation for the United Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: America, Growth, Mapping
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
Electrify America Map Fixed. New App, Better Pricing Plans Coming. – CleanTechnica / / No Comments Electrify America Map Fixed. New App, Better Pricing Plans Coming. CleanTechnica Electrify America fixed the mapping issues we previously covered, and it has announced pricing plans that will address some of the issues I wrote about … “map app” – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: America, better, CleanTechnica, Coming, Electrify, Fixed., Plans, Pricing