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Maps Distort How We See the World

unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/maps-distort-how-we-see-the-world
30 Maps to Rethink the World

As Google Maps Renames Neighborhoods, Residents Fume - The New York Times

nytimes.com/2018/08/02/technology/google-maps-neighborhood-names.html
Google’s digital maps have become the world’s default atlas and the arbiter of what neighborhoods are called, even when many residents disagree.

Clues for software design in how we sketch maps of cities (Interconnected)

interconnected.org/home/2021/03/31/maps

Slow Ways - a network of walking routes connecting Great Britain

slowways.uk/
Slow Ways is a network of walking routes that connect all of Great Britain’s towns and cities. Created by you.

Google Maps hack

simonweckert.com/googlemapshacks.html
" 99 second hand smartphones are transported in a handcart to generate virtual traffic jam in Google Maps.Through this activity, it is possible to turn a green street red which has an impact in the physical world by navigating cars on another route to avoid being stuck in traffic. " #googlemapshacks

Draw all roads in a city at once

anvaka.github.io/city-roads/

Neal.fun

neal.fun/
Bringing back the weird web one post at a time.

3D Terrain Maps

shadedrelief.com/3D_Terrain_Maps/index.html
Tom Patterson, US National Park Service

noclip

noclip.website/
Model Viewer for random games

Apple is rebuilding Maps from the ground up | TechCrunch

techcrunch.com/2018/06/29/apple-is-rebuilding-maps-from-the-ground-up/

Flowkit for Sketch

sketchflowkit.com/

A Year of Google Maps & Apple Maps — Justin O'Beirne

justinobeirne.com/a-year-of-google-maps-and-apple-maps

Radio Garden

radio.garden/
Explore live radio by rotating the globe.

Four Million Commutes Reveal New U.S. 'Megaregions'

news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/11/us-commutes-reveal-new-economic-megaregions-map/
As economic centers grow in size and importance, determining their boundaries has become more crucial. Where do you fall on the map?

Falsehoods programmers believe about addresses

mjt.me.uk/posts/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-addresses/

Map Projection Transitions

jasondavies.com/maps/transition/

The Village and The Village

iamdanw.com/wrote/what-are-borders-anyway/

Planetary.js: Awesome interactive globes for the web

planetaryjs.com/

Why Google Maps gets Africa wrong | Guardian Africa

theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/02/google-maps-gets-africa-wrong
Why Google Maps gets Africa wrong

None

hint.fm/wind/
Wind map http://t.co/29XfDaJF