Bing Destination Maps

Why give use plain old google maps to get to your destination, when you could use a Bing Treasure Map,? Bing Maps now have a whole host of Map Apps including Twitter Maps (because who doesn't want to know what their neighbors are tweeting about), Photosynth Maps (because all things photosynth are wondrous and enjoyable), or the Treasure Map shown above, part of the Destination Maps app (because who doesn't love a hand drawn map, especially one with a big red X on it).

Mapping the Seven Deadly Sins

Geography students from Kansas State University have mapped the Seven Deadly Sins as committed by US residents. The results are pretty interesting, and arguably predictable in many cases. I enjoy that the Greed and Envy maps are so reflective of each other. The sources of the data used to create the spacial distributions is unclear, but an interesting perspective none the less.

The Geography of Buzz

An interesting study out of Columbia University's Spatial Information Design Lab, tries to map art, music and fashion events in New York. They mapped the buzz using geotagged images of events from Getty Images.

Perhaps not the most scientifically sound way of doing it, but an interesting point of view. This reminds me a bit of San Francisco's City Sense.

Baby Name Map of USA

The Baby Name Wizard has mapped baby name trends over time. If you want to know where and when a baby name was popular in the United States, just type in the name and explore the maps. The maps are viewable by year, highlighting the peak year and the trends over time.

Guide to Get Lost

Guide to Get Lost is a student project by Emily CM Anderson. I don't know a whole lot about the project, but I kind of like it that way. There is something really charming and inspirational about wanting to get lost. And even more charming about needing a guide to do it. I'm just going to sit and enjoy that thought for a while.