#3072: tactil, cartograms

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 by Raf

• Touch Mapper easily creates personalized 3D outdoor maps for any address, to print with a 3D printer, a great help for people who are blind or partially sighted
  https://touch-mapper.org/en/
• A curated collection of grid cartograms (map-like representation, which distorts shapes and areas), in a machine-readable format
  https://github.com/severo/data-grid-cartograms?tab=readme-ov-file

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#3071: stories, atmospheric

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 by Raf

• StoryTerra is an interactive map-based platform for exploring the stories of books, movies, TV shows, and games through the lens of geography and history.
  https://www.storyterra.com/
• The ERA5 atmospheric reanalysis with an analysis period of 84 years shows how in the Canary Islands subsidence thermal inversions (STI) are more frequent and 100 m lower
  https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/joc.8933

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#3070: bird, fungi

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 by Raf

• BirdWeather is a visualization platform supported by BirdNET to monitor bird vocalizations globally through 2000 active audio stations
  https://app.birdweather.com/stations/1390
• Machine learning on a global dataset of 25,000 geolocated soil samples to predict reservoirs of arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal fungi in terrestrial ecosystems
  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09277-4

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#3069: hydrochemical, public lands

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 by Raf

• Interactive web dashboard to facilitate the consultation and analysis of hydrochemical data from water points in Catalonia that allows reports to be generated [CA]
  https://icgc.shinyapps.io/HydroGeoR/
• Trump's policies reshape the role of federally owned lands in the USA and reverse the protection of, among others, natural parks
  https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-TRUMP/PUBLIC-LANDS/zdpxkxdwnvx/

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#3068: gaza, horses, constellations, nyc, schengen

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 by Raf

• An environmental crisis in the ruins of Gaza: bombings have left contaminated soil, blackened water and piles of garbage that spread disease and pollution
  https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-gaza-war-environmental-disaster/
• A responsive web application that helps riders find their next dream ride around the world, with a series of horse-related links
  https://tamas-map-murex.vercel.app/
• Maps of territories as constellations, made by adding areas of high luminance from the artificial brightness that obscures the visibility of the stars
  https://www.kittbunney.com/constellation-maps
• Transcribing the texts of millions of Google Street View panoramas compiled into a database of 138 million records for searches, and maps, in New York City
  https://pudding.cool/2025/07/street-view/
• Map of the Schengen area in 2025, Europe's borderless travel zone
  https://www.polgeonow.com/2020/03/what-is-schengen-list-countries-map.html?m=1

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#3067: water, waste, runs, terrain, tombs

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 by Raf

• The world's total supply of freshwater, Earth's most essential resource, is rapidly disappearing as the planet warms
  https://www.propublica.org/article/water-aquifers-groundwater-rising-ocean-levels
• "Basura cero" is a simple platform to generate a collaborative web app that allows you to report incidents or unresolved problems in your city, town or neighborhood [ES]
  https://github.com/PucelaBits/basuracero
• "No Days Off" collects the 10 continuous years (almost 20 thousand km) of daily runs, with all kinds of statistics and rankings, of Adrien Friggeri
  https://nodaysoff.run/
• Mapterhorn is an open data project that publishes terrain data, from various data sources, in PMTiles format for interactive web maps
  https://mapterhorn.com
• Portal that collects and visualizes datasets on Etruscan chamber tombs, making descriptions, images, plans and 3D models available
  https://etruscan.dh.gu.se/

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#3066: grid, megaliths

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 by Raf

• MapYourGrid is a free and open source initiative that seeks volunteers to create an open digital twin of the European energy distribution network.
  https://mapyourgrid.org/
• The IGN topographic map of the numerous menhirs and dolmens that, throughout metropolitan France, reveals the distribution of this unique heritage, part of them designated by UNESCO [FR]
  https://www.ign.fr/mag/menhirs-et-dolmens-la-france-des-megalithes-en-carte

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#3065: rentals, gis, darkness, light

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 by Raf

• Short-term rentals through online platforms are on the rise, far surpassing traditional tourism, while putting pressure on the real estate market in certain areas of the EU
  https://correctiv.org/en/europe/2025/07/16/airbnb-where-online-travel-platforms-changed-tourism-in-europe/
• EoGIS is an intuitive and powerful application designed to help you explore, visualize and edit geospatial data interactively.
  https://eogis.com/
• Mapping of changes in public lighting practices at the municipal level in France since 2014, to promote savings and dark skies through night-time shutdowns [FR]
  https://www.cerema.fr/fr/actualites/extinction-eclairage-public-etude-pratiques-collectivites
• First global map of light pollution in Catalonia made with advanced modeling to improve planning and environmental and energy management of outdoor lighting [CA]
  https://www.ieec.cat/primer-mapa-global-de-la-contaminacio-luminica-a-catalunya-desenvolupat-mitjancant-modelitzacio-avancada/

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#3064: ice, light, glaciers, trees

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 by Raf

• The response of the Antarctic ice sheet to climate change is influenced by a coastal plain, which was once continuous and formed through river erosion between 100 and 80 million years ago.
  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-025-01734-z
• Light pollution map updated annually using NOAA VIIRS data, utilizing the Bortle scale to identify dark sky areas.
  https://lightpollutionmap.app/
• Study of changes in the proglacial zones of marine glaciers to quantify the length of new coastline that has been exposed by glacial retreat between 2000 and 2020
  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02282-5
• Map that shows the locations of hammock-friendly tree pairs in Vancouver, Canada, thanks to the publication of open data on trees on public lands.
  https://hammock-production.up.railway.app/

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#3063: insets, 3d, 3d, pathogens

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 by Raf

• Mapinsetr offers a collection of functions for creating embedded maps, known as "map insets". These are small situation maps that display a portion of a larger map, with or without zoom capabilities
  https://github.com/riatelab/mapinsetr
• Giro3D is a TypeScript web library for creating 2D and 3D geospatial scenes. It is compatible with three.js, WebGL, and major standards
  https://gitlab.com/giro3d/giro3d
• Custom 3D models in Mapbox: a step-by-step integration guide for creating and adding custom 3D models using Three.js
  https://bleech.de/en/blog/custom-3d-models-in-mapbox/
• As climate change warms ocean waters, Vibrio bacteria diseases are spreading northward along many coastlines
  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vibrio-bacteria-in-beach-water-can-make-you-seriously-ill/

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#3062: earth observation, universe, identifier, usaid

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 by Raf, last check: Mon, 01 Sep 2025

• AlphaEarth Foundations is an AI model that works as a virtual satellite with petabytes of Earth observation data to generate a unified data representation
  https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/alphaearth-foundations-helps-map-our-planet-in-unprecedented-detail/
• Italy celebrates 400 years since the birth of Giovanni Domenico Cassini, the man who expanded the universe [ES]
  https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/huella-suelo-giovanni-domenico-cassini-hombre-ensancho-universo_1_12409308.html
• GERS (Global Entity Reference System) provides a unique identifier for each geospatial entity, facilitating the creation of richer mapping solutions
  https://overturemaps.org/gers/
• Dismantling USAID will undermine Washington's soft power and threatens mechanisms to prevent hunger, especially putting Africa at risk [FR]
  https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2025/04/12/le-gel-de-l-aide-des-etats-unis-met-l-afrique-en-danger-nos-cartes-pour-comprendre_6594771_3212.html

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#3061: cycling, satellites, segmentation, vessels

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 by Raf

• Map of cycling routes in Spain with itinerary, location, difficulty, distance, and more data and photographs
  https://www.spainbybike.es/en
• Discover the impact of ESA's Earth Observation on our daily lives with these stories about how satellites help us make smarter decisions
  https://edukeo.esa.int/
• OmniCloudMask is a Python library for state-of-the-art segmentation of clouds and cloud shadows in high- to moderate-resolution satellite imagery
  https://github.com/DPIRD-DMA/OmniCloudMask
• The Baltic Sea and the Denmark Strait have become focal points of geopolitical tension between Russia and NATO, with a growing number of civilian ships suspected of engaging in sabotage
  https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5315978

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#3060: democracy, connectivity, scams, tiles

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 by Raf, last check: Mon, 18 Aug 2025

• In Spain, there is a regulation against symbols and remnants of non-democratic memory. This website features a database, a form to submit new locations, and a map for exploration [ES]
  https://www.deberiadesaparecer.com/
• A report that gathers data on the three dimensions of the digital breach, at both the regional and Catalan levels, to identify specific barriers to accessing basic digital services [CA]
  https://m4social.org/resources/desconnectades-index-catala-de-bretxa-digital/
• Analysis of satellite images and eyewitness accounts to reveal the extent and persistence of criminal centers dedicated to fraud established in eastern Myanmar
  https://asia.nikkei.com/static/vdata/infographics/myanmar-scam-centers/
• Tilegroxy provides a consistent, memory-efficient API for many geospatial webmapping protocols, useful when consuming data from multiple providers
  https://github.com/Michad/tilegroxy

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#3059: bathymetry, waves

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 by Raf

• Combining physical and artificial intelligence models to improve satellite-derived bathymetric (SDB) mapping in shallow areas compared to conventional methods
  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1574954125003371
• The study of heat waves in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area over the last 30 years (1991-2020) indicates that temperatures could increase between 2.5°C and 4.2°C by the end of the century.
  https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025JD043559

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#3058: vinyl, land

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 by Raf, last check: Mon, 18 Aug 2025

• "Maps on Vinyl: An Atlas of Album Cover Maps" is a book and at the same time a historical and cultural document that collects 415 album covers (records) reproduced with great care and accompanied by a text
  https://www.damiensaunder.com/portfolio/maps-on-vinyl/
• A multi-land degradation index shows that continental and arable agricultural lands in Europe are currently threatened by one, two and three degradation drivers
  https://idp.nature.com/transit?redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41467-024-48252-x&code=e8c05cb9-42c3-440b-8c87-39d4a2c2fbce

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#3057: surveillance, 3d

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 by Raf

• Atlanta is the most monitored city in the United States with 124.14 cameras per 1,000 people, and the map only shows 4.2% of the total surveillance capacity due to a lack of open data.
  https://mappingatlanta.org/2025/06/09/city-of-cameras/
• FlatCityBuf facilitates the storage and retrieval of 3D city models by combining the semantic richness of CityJSON with the performance of FlatBuffers and spatial indexing.
  https://github.com/cityjson/flatcitybuf

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#3056: analysis, settlements

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 by Raf

• The power (and danger) of geodata generated daily and the digital footprint associated with patterns, inferences, and OSINT (open source intelligence) analysis [ES]
  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/de-strava-al-%2525C3%2525ADndice-pizza-del-pent%2525C3%2525A1gono-cuando-los-se-emilio-1tbwf/
• A collective work that offers a critical vision of the transformations of rural settlements in Catalonia over the last 25 years, focusing on spatial changes and other indicators. [ES]
  https://upcommons.upc.edu/entities/publication/d9abb59b-ca36-4120-927d-45f15256fa7d

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#3055: spices, octopus

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 by Raf, last check: Mon, 01 Sep 2025

• Second version of the BioTIME database, which compiles records of species abundance estimates in sampling events of ecological assemblages over time
  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/geb.70003
• Analysis of examples with ancient maps to determine how octopus maps function as visual arguments and contribute to specific negative or conspiratorial interpretations
  https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3706598.3713583

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#3054: roads, qgis stylesheets

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 by Raf, last check: Fri, 22 Aug 2025

• MobiLiteNet enables real-time, scalable and accurate roadside problem detection for mobile deployment on smartphones and mixed reality systems
  https://idp.nature.com/authorize?response_type=cookie&client_id=grover&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41467-025-59516-5
• A repository with QGIS stylesheets (QML) for use with Geofabrik's OpenStreetMap (OSM) data in ESRI Shapefile format
  https://github.com/charleyglynn/OSM-Shapefile-QGIS-stylesheets?tab=readme-ov-file

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#3053: population, collapse

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 by Raf

• The population crisis in Europe, where almost all countries will have negative growth from now until 2100, can only be solved with immigration
  https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/feb/18/europes-population-crisis-see-how-your-country-compares-visualised
• 3D reconstruction of the collapse of the Birch glacier over the village of Blatter in Switzerland, with open geodata obtained in a rapid mapping campaign 3 days after the collapse
  https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/06-01-3d-reconstruction-of-birch-glacier-collapse/

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#3052: schools, building

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 by Raf

• Giga is a UNICEF-ITU initiative to connect all schools to the Internet and all young people to information, opportunities and choices, providing a map and APIs for data
  https://maps.giga.global/map
• GlobalBuildingAtlas is a dataset that provides global and comprehensive coverage of building polygons, heights and 3D LoD1 building models (PDF with links)
  https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.04106

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#3051: draw, vulnerability

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 by Raf, last check: Fri, 22 Aug 2025

• A plugin to add controls to Maplibre to use the power of the Terra Draw library to draw on screen
  https://github.com/watergis/maplibre-gl-terradraw
• Interactive climate vulnerability map of Catalonia with 21 risks (forest fires, loss of comfort, water shortages, coastal erosion, etc.) classified as low, medium or high risk [CA]
  https://diba.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/87ef24cc9ed742f09e2356658f48bd6f

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#3050: offline, raspberry

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 by Raf, last check: Fri, 22 Aug 2025

• The Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) project has a specific version that packages vector maps and satellite images on a server to be consumed offline and without advertising.
  https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-Maps
• A Raspberry Pi, wood, and RGB LEDs to make a coffee table that is Cincinnati's real-time traffic map from 48 integrated data sources
  https://www.xda-developers.com/raspberry-pi-coffee-table-traffic-map-cincinnati/

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#3049: basemap, climbing

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 by Raf, last check: Wed, 06 Aug 2025

• basemap.world web vector map service for web and mobile devices, developed by the federal and state governments and provided by the Federal Office for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) of Germany
  https://basemap.de/produkte-und-dienste/web-vektor-world/
• Climbing routes visualized in 3D in Unaweep Canyon, Colorado USA, based on photographing the scene with a drone, generating the model and using GIS to draw the routes
  https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/77b2ace255e9476c8246a4bc4cce923f

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#3048: lidar, parks

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 by Raf, last check: Mon, 18 Aug 2025

• Interactive, mobile-friendly online map to improve accessibility to LiDAR data from the high-precision digital elevation model provided by Swisstopo
  https://github.com/r-follador/delta-relief
• How to develop green infrastructure (parks) capable of providing vital ecosystem services to shape a more integrated, livable and resilient metropolitan region in Barcelona
  https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/7/1432 | archive.org

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