Weird and Unusual Maps

This is an ongoing part of the Map Shanty that focuses on Weird and Unusual Maps that may be used in this project.

Combination of Street View and Beautiful Creativity

Submitted by lesley on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 13:25

i love it!

http://www.streetwithaview.com/index.html

Find the chicken, if you can...

Chicago: Notes for a People's Atlas

Submitted by lesley on Sun, 01/25/2009 - 08:29

Checkout the flickr page that shows people's own maps of Chicago.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/areachicag/sets/72157605796481645/

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chicago's Notes for a Peoples Atlas
chicago's Notes for a Peoples Atlas
chicago's Notes for a Peoples Atlas

scale!

Submitted by alicia on Thu, 01/15/2009 - 19:26

a map of the galaxy from here

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--you should change this--

TRANSPORTATION MAPS

Submitted by lesley on Thu, 01/08/2009 - 15:09

European Commission Released Travel Time to Cities Map http://gem.jrc.ec.europa.eu/gam/index.htm

Large View All Streets Map by Ben Fry:
http://benfry.com/allstreets/

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Transportation
Streets

Psychology and Geospatial Thinking

Submitted by lesley on Thu, 01/08/2009 - 14:52

http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/edu/DLESE/maptutorial/01_About_Spatial_Thin...

Page through this little test, developed by Columbia University for helping GeoScience Faculty teach their college students.

A couple of websites re unique mapping

Submitted by lesley on Sun, 11/02/2008 - 20:49

Check out the website We Feel Fine
http://www.wefeelfine.org/
I'm curious about the API, and i really like their creative methodology.