The TeleGeography map gallery Image source (click for full size). The telecommunications market research and consulting firm TeleGeography have a big and nice gallery of maps with maps of global internet communication, submarine cables and voice traffic. They have both static and interactive maps. On the maps above you can see… Continue reading

Since it’s Saturday I will link to a more fun map, the map of Vaguely Rude Place Names Of The World. The name of the map says what it is all about, places that have rude names. The Nordic countries have few places on this name, and I think this… Continue reading

Here are several European maps showing the origin of common used words. I find it interesting that almost all of Europe uses the word ananas for pineapple (pineapple being one of few exceptions). These maps also explain the source of the word variations, which shows that our languages have more… Continue reading

Today I want to share a link to another brewer, called TypeBrewer. This is a tool to help explore typography and get an idea of how different types can change the look of a map. The typography can also have an impact on how easily readable a map is, so… Continue reading

For todays post I want to share one of my favourite websites about maps, Strangemaps. This website is filled with interesting maps and discussions about them. One of my favourite posts is about what happens to your head if you look at too many maps. Another is the map of… Continue reading

Mercator Puzzle Today I want to share a link to a game that is useful for learning how the Mercator projection distorts the shape of countries closer to the poles. This game is made by Google who uses the Mercator projection for their maps due the square grid which makes… Continue reading