Map Projection Transitions
A lovely way of demonstrating the differences between map projections. Drag for extra fun.
Tags: cartography
Submarine Cable Map
This year’s TeleGeography map of the undersea network looks beautiful—inspired by old maps. I love the way that latency between countries is shown as inset constellations.
Mercator Puzzle!
This is fun. Drag the red country outlines around and slot them into place on the map. Sounds easy, right? But the distorting effect of the Mercator projection makes it a lot tougher than it looks.
CABINET // Trap Streets
A fascinating piece by James on trap streets, those fictitious places on maps that have no corresponding territory.
41Latitude - Google Maps & Label Readability
An examination into the legibility of labels on online mapping services.
thisisntfuckingdalston.co.uk
A low-tech version of Flickr's shapefiles: stopping people and asking "excuse me, what area is this?"
flickr shapetiles / july 2010
Aaron's lovely visualisation of Flickr's shapetiles.
Historypin | Home
Old photos placed on a map. Quite engrossing.
Geonames Maps « optional.is/required
Brian documents his beautiful Geonames SVG maps.
If San Francisco Crime was Elevation | Doug McCune
Beautiful mapping visualisations of crime data.
Argleton: A story of maps, maths and motorways —Kickstarter
Suw's Kickstarter-funded piece of puzzle fiction sounds very intriguing. Let's make it a reality.