The Strange Maps blog is an eclectic collection of maps, diagrams, and cartoons. Some graphics featured on this blog are informative, some are creative, and others are completely bizarre.The website is maintained by an anonymous blogger. The posted graphic is often accompanied by informative notes. Here is a list of 21 maps that I found interesting:
The Strange Maps blog is an eclectic collection of maps, diagrams, and cartoons. Some graphics featured on this blog are informative, some are creative, and others are completely bizarre.The website is maintained by an anonymous blogger. The posted graphic is often accompanied by informative notes. Here is a list of 21 maps that I found interesting:
Transit Map of the World's Transit Systems
Cities with urban rail systems.
Driving Orientation: A World Map
The origins of traffic driving on the right or left side of the road.
A Diagram of the Eisenhower Interstate System
Which interstates do not cross state lines?
"Slumless, Smokeless Cities"
How geometric can urban planning get?
A Texan's Map of the United States
Don't mess with this map.
The World As Seen From New York's 9th Avenue
A New York state of mind.
GDP Map of the USA
U.S. states labelled as countries with similar GDP.
The Nine Nations of North America
Regions with similar cultural and economic features.
The United Countries of Baseball
You can observe a lot by watching this map.
Shifting Like A Snake: Ancient Mississippi Courses
Nature the artist.
The Patients Per Doctor Map of the World
More effective than presenting data in a table.
World-Wide Web Map, From .ad to .za
What does Los Angeles have in common with Laos?
A Map of the Internet's Black Holes
Countries where internet use is censored or limited.
Online Communities Map (Not For Navigation)
Where do you live on this map?
A Subway Map of Web Trends 2.0
When are they going to release Web 3.0?
UFO Hotspots Map
See where extraterrestrials like to hang out.
The Most Generic Country Ever
A quick geography lesson.
Oh, Inverted World
What if all the land was water?
Where On Earth Was Middle-earth?
One map to rule them all.
Found: a Map of the Island in ‘Lost'
But can it help you make sense of the storyline?
A Simplified Map of London
The simplest map in the collection.
If you have any interesting graphics to share please send it to Strange Maps and help add to this fascinating collection.
Geographers Aren’t Going Anywhere
Microsoft says AI renders my profession obsolete. They couldn’t be more wrong.
Trump Cuts Decimate Mapping Agency
The National Geodetic Survey maintains and updates critical spatial reference systems used extensively in both the public and private sectors.
New Book Shows How Geographic Technology Tackles Global Challenges
In his new book, Jack Dangermond explores the transformative impact of GIS technology in solving global challenges through spatial data, highlighting its widespread application across sectors and its potential to design sustainable futures.
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
California plans to bury El Niño’s downpour
If the state plays its cards right, it may be able to store a billion acre-feet of El Niño’s water in aquifers.
Desperate measures: Advocates weigh draining Lake Powell to fill Colorado River
Draining the reservoir could reduce evaporation losses by a couple hundred thousand acre-feet.
Chicago voters approve permanent festival grounds, penalty for vacant property owners
Currently, major summer and fall festivals take over public parks for weeks at a time, drawing criticism from nearby residents
NYC votes to cut outdoor dining red tape, speed up permitting
New York City also voted to allow the Department of Transportation to begin work on urgent projects before notifying elected officials.
California appears to reject Prop. 45
The proposition would have expanded the projects that qualify for a streamlined environmental review, effectively paring down the California Environmental Quality Act.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
