World in Dots

Create a map of the world or a country in dots. I really don't know why, but I love it.

I've created the Netherlands with a customized red background and 'square dots'. It resembles a 'what do you see first' picture: the Netherlands or the head of a woman.

A very basic one would be:

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Literal Meanings of Country Names

Someone took the names of each country in the native language and found the original meaning of each name.

Zoomable full map here
Research here

Cute

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New York City in the 1980s

Do you want to take a walk down memory lane? A street view of the 1980s, NYC.

How big is the world?

The True Size Of ... Search, drag and compare the size of a country.

This app was created by James Talmage and Damon Maneice. It was inspired by an episode of The West Wing and an infographic by Kai Krause entitled "The True Size of Africa". We hope teachers will use it to show their students just how big the world actually is.

A history of alternative music

This looks awesome. It's a history of alternative and independent music mapped out to the circuit board of an early transistor radio. All this for GBP 35,--.

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The Sleep Loss Map ... very interesting

Looking at The Sleep Loss Map by Hillarys I wonder if in certain countries they don't use Twitter, or they sleep very well.

It's good to see I'm not the only one.

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Interactive World City Populations Map 1950 - 2030

A very nice interactive world city populations map, past - future. I was surprised by the data from Amsterdam.

The Global Urban Transformation
This map visualises the radical transformation that has occurred across the globe in the last 60 years, from a 30% urban world in 1950, to a 54% urban world in 2015 and a predicted two-thirds urban world in 2050. In 1950 there were 740m people living in cities; there are now 4 billion, rising to a predicted 6.3b by 2050. The circles on the map are proportional to city populations in 1950, 1990, 2015 and 2030. Move your mouse over cities to explore their detailed dynamics. Data is from the UN World Urban Prospects.

One of the biggest mysteries in the history of western cartography

The Fool’s Cap Map of the World is one of the biggest mysteries in the history of western cartography. Why a fool? Why is the face a map of the world? It looks beautiful though.

more info over here.

We are killing ourselves

Metrocosm, obsessed with data visualization, created this map. How obesity changed since 1975. I rest my case. Global warming, war, not using ones own brain ... humanity is killing itself.

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You Know Nothing About Earth

Do you still trust maps??!!

What Do You Think Your Country Does Best?

If you're in Europe, what do you think your country does best? Least noisy housing? Highest cork production? I expected something else with the Netherlands where I live.

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The Map Of Zombies

A map of over 350 kinds of zombies. Now I'm scared. Created by Jason Thompson. There's a Kickstarter project to realize it. Yeah ... nailed it.

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A Map As An Infographic

42 Amazing Maps by the Vlogbrothers. He's right.

"The map, as an innovation, is extremely important. Simply constructing a useful representation of our world onto a piece of paper (or clay or vellum or whatever) vastly increased the capabilities of humankind. But we continue to add and alter this medium, in ways that allow for greater understanding of our world and even of ourselves."

All 9,866,539 Buildings In The Netherlands

Bert Spaan (de Waag) developped a map for the European Smart CitySDK project. A map with all 9.866.539 buildings in the Netherlands, time-colored. So cool!

You can find more info here. The map you will find here.

Cat Map

Yeah sure, I've added mine ... on Cat Map.

Nice website by the London Zoo. Mapping the cats of the world. Add your own cat(s).

Film Map

"After discovering UK creative collective Dorothy from their Coal Globes work, they’ve made our little hearts jump again with the Film Map, a fictional street map comprising of over 900 film names. The Lost Highway runs parallel to Sunset Boulevard, and Shutter Island and The Island of Dr Moreau are both located within the deep waters of Reservoir Dogs, naturally. It’s just the most awesome map we’ve seen this year (aside from the Apple iOS 6 maps, of course). You should check out the Song Map too, while you’re at it."

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Breweries Of Europe

Breweries of Europe by Pop Chart Lab is a tasty poster design that comprehensively maps out approximately 1,000 beer breweries from all over the continent of Europe.
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Satirical Maps

A collection of satirical maps from between 1791 and 1899 on Retronaut.

Song Map

'Song Map', an imaginary road map by UK-based Dorothy Collective and is available for purchase on their website.

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Song Map

A road map of song titles: from Highway to Hell to Penny Lane, Itchycoo Park to Heartbreak Hotel. And just like places in our own neighbourhood, some are really good and some are best avoided – remember Love House by Sam Fox?

For the real music geek there’s an A-Z key of all the songs featured on the map with the bands that sang them.

you can buy it here