In my mental model of a walkability map it’s not enough to know how far away something is, but also how long it takes me to get there. My perceptions...
The Underground Atlas
2 days ago
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Is Apple Maps Erasing Druze Identity by Calling the “Jabal al-Druze” the “Jabal al-Arab”?
a week ago
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Armed conflict over the past few weeks in southern Syria between the Druze and Bedouin militias receiving help from the Syrian military have taken...
Zero Chance of Rain on Mars Today
a week ago
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A Sketch of Isle Royale
a week ago
from somethingaboutmaps
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It’s been a summer full of side projects here. Which is a very good sign — I used to do many, many side projects, but for the last couple of years,...
Which states have the ugliest kids?
a week ago
from Maps Mania
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Wolves in the Gaza Strip? The Geography of the Coyote-Like Arabian Wolf
a week ago
from GeoCurrents
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The gray wolf is usually seen as a wilderness species, an animal that needs vast expanses of habitat far from human concentrations, as well as sizable...
Searching Text in Street View
a week ago
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Mapping the Return of the Gray Wolf to California
2 weeks ago
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One of the most surprising aspects of the recovery of the gray wolf in the United States is the return of the species to California. Wolves had been...
GeoGuessr for Photos
2 weeks ago
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Ontario, Bonus Days
2 weeks ago
from Twelve Mile Circle – An Appreciation of Unusual Places
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On what was supposed to be the final morning, we entered Toronto Pearson Airport to catch an 11:00 am Sunday flight back to Washington, DC. We finally...
The Global News Map
2 weeks ago
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The Controversial Expansion of Gray Wolves in the United States
3 weeks ago
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As discussed in the previous post, the gray wolf has made a remarkable but controversial recovery in Europe. The same is true in the United States. In...
A Clearer View of Darkness
3 weeks ago
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Ontario, Day 8 (Toronto Tourist)
3 weeks ago
from Twelve Mile Circle – An Appreciation of Unusual Places
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We woke up that morning to our final full day in Canada and we decided to speedrun as much of Toronto as we could manage. Unfortunately due to...
I Traveled the World Through Trending Videos
3 weeks ago
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The Library of Lost Maps
3 weeks ago
from James Cheshire
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Really thrilled to announce that The Library of Lost Maps will hit bookshops this autumn! I will share more details over the summer, but you can...
The Death of Local News
3 weeks ago
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Mapping the Return of Wolves in Europe
3 weeks ago
from GeoCurrents
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As I was preparing to resume posting on GeoCurrents after a short hiatus, I decided to examine recent posts on the fascinating but unfortunately named...
A Time Machine for Maps
3 weeks ago
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Ontario, Day 7 (Toronto Orientation)
3 weeks ago
from Twelve Mile Circle – An Appreciation of Unusual Places
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We left the southern shores of Georgian Bay and I already missed the area. It turned out great even if I knew next to nothing about it before I...
Institute for Men Says Women Are Underpaid
4 weeks ago
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Ontario, Day 6 (Owen Sound)
4 weeks ago
from Twelve Mile Circle – An Appreciation of Unusual Places
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Our time along the southern tip of Georgian Bay was quickly drawing to an end but we still had one more destination along the shoreline towards the...
How Big is it Really?
4 weeks ago
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Submission – Official Map: Valley Metro Light Rail and Streetcar, Phoenix, Arizona, 2025
a month ago
from Transit Maps
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Submitted by a few people—sorry for the delay in getting to this!—including Shameek, who says: Phoenix is opening the new southern light rail...
The Daily MapGame Challenge
a month ago
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Ontario, Day 5 (Lake and Caves)
a month ago
from Twelve Mile Circle – An Appreciation of Unusual Places
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As I planned the trip, I tried to intersperse mellow days with active days and most of the time I followed those guidelines. Originally Day 5 was...
Has a Nuke Gone Off?
a month ago
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Ontario, Day 4 (Penetanguishene and Beyond)
a month ago
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I had absolutely no idea how to pronounce Penetanguishene, and I still don’t. Typing it isn’t any easier. I had to cut-and-paste the name to make sure...
Mapping the Revolutionary War
a month ago
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Quick Project: Queensland Rail Network Diagram
a month ago
from Transit Maps
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Okay, as promised in the previous post, here’s my version of the Queensland passenger rail network as a diagram. As is usual for these redesigns, I’ve...
The Doomsday Glacier
a month ago
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Submission – Official Map: Queensland Rail Network
a month ago
from Transit Maps
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Submitted by Bushland Maps, who says: I have noticed that no one has submitted the Queensland Rail network map, so here it is! Sort of… I have...
Ontario, Day 3 (Lake and Mountain)
a month ago
from Twelve Mile Circle – An Appreciation of Unusual Places
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Now it was time to get serious about seeing some local sights. We got to Ontario without any issues, we had an entire down day, and next we needed...
The Whole of Human History Mapped
a month ago
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Ontario, Day 2 (Downtime)
a month ago
from Twelve Mile Circle – An Appreciation of Unusual Places
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Well, we made it to Canada and we decided to settle down for our first full day. I promised the family I’d take it easier and try to avoid...
Part 2 of “The Myth of Continents Revisisited” Video Posted on YouTube
a month ago
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The second half of my lecture on continents has been posted on YouTube and can be found here. It begins with the geological conception of the terms...
Red Dots for Dialysis Decline
a month ago
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The Myth of Continents Revisited: GeoCurrents YouTube Video
a month ago
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As it has been more than a quarter century since the publication of my book The Myth of Continents (co-written with my wife, Kären Wigen), I have long...
Ontario, Day 1 (Choices)
a month ago
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I’ve been to Canada a few times but never for very long. One time when I was a kid, maybe ten years old, we went to Toronto for a couple of days. It...
Google's AI Hurricane Predictor
a month ago
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Three Part World
a month ago
from Map of the Week
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Via Newsweek - The current tyrants governments of the United States, Russia and China may be wishing for a three superpower world where spheres of...
The Reforestation Interactive Map
a month ago
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Medieval Murder Maps
a month ago
from Map of the Week
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Medieval Murder Maps is a project of the Violence Research Center at the University of Cambridge. Using data from the coroners of the cities of...
The Real-Time 15 City Map
a month ago
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Canadian Provinces and U.S. States Economically Compared
2 months ago
from GeoCurrents
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As noted in the previous GeoCurrents post, Alberta is Canada’s most prosperous and economically productive province. But it does have, as might be...
The Future of Street View Has Arrived
2 months ago
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Economic Factors Behind the Alberta Secession Movement in Canada
2 months ago
from GeoCurrents
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Several recent GeoCurrents posts have emphasized similarities in the electoral geographies of the United States and Canada. But there are also some...
