Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

The first and last globe not to include the Americas.
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...

January 27, 2026 at 5:05 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

The humongous pixel art map of New York.
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...

January 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

Use this virtual slime mold simulator to build a subway map for your city.
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/01/subw...

January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

Inflation made getting buzzed expensive. 🍻

So I built Drunk Map - it gives you the dizzying experience of trying to read a map while inebriated, but for $0.00.

Drunk map reading without the bar tab:
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/01/drun...

January 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

All U.S. military actions overseas since 1900. Thank heavens America now has a non-interventionist President.
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/01/mapp...

January 20, 2026 at 7:35 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

Make a map poster in a matter of minutes. Use any location and choose your own style.

googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/01/make...

January 19, 2026 at 4:52 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

♥️ 🚄 I love this beautifully designed Last Train Map - although I'm not sure I'd ever actually use it.
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...

January 15, 2026 at 5:17 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

12 million New York bike rides on one map.
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/01/12-m...

January 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

This is an impressive New Years Day flight around the world as seen by the ISS - put together by NZZ.
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-ne...

January 7, 2026 at 5:17 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

Mappy New Year fireworks - googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...

January 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

Every home has its own unique song. Discover yours with Earthsounds.
#what3songlines
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2025/12/what...

December 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

#mapswithjames
I've already spent far too long on this today.
mapsmania.github.io/james/

December 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

This animated map shows new homes built in San Francisco in every decade since 1900.

🏗️ Revealing that not many new single-family homes have been built this century.
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2025/12/new-...

December 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

Tracking the Russian ships smuggling grain out of Ukraine.
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2025/12/how-...

December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

#30DayMapChallenge - Black - Not Black - Black - Not Black.
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2025/11/back...

November 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

Deadly Rivers in the Sky - how global warming leads to more extreme rainfall and flooding. googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2025/11/dead...

November 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

Travel through time on Street View.
This is fun - although probably not very accurate.
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2025/11/time...

November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM

Maps Mania

@mapsmania.bsky.social

#30DayMapChallenge - Projections
I've added a few more map projections to my tweening projections map - and very brief info on each projection featured.
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2025/11/twee...