Mapping Antwerp’s last ‘invisible’ route
A detail of Maarten Inghel’s “The Invisible Route,” a map of Antwerp’s proliferating security cameras and how to avoid them. Image provided by Marten Inghel to Atlas Obscura.
Atlas Obscura
One man tried to find a surveillance camera-free path through his city, and it wasn’t easy.
What Makes This 90-year-old Berlin Metro Map So Appealing?
Image via The Big Think’s Strange Maps blog.
The Big Think: Strange Maps, Frank Jacobs
The Big Think’s Strange Maps blog discovers a strange and beautiful visualisation from 1927.
From Heaven to Hell: Exploring the Odd Vertical Limits of Land Ownership
Piccadilly Circus station cross-sectional diagram shows layers of Underground. Image: 99% invisible.
99% invisible
An exploration of vertical as it relates to property ownership throughout history.
First high-resolution map of Africa illuminating its breathtaking natural diversity
View of the earths surface from Sentinel-2A satellite. Image: Geospatial World
Geospatial World
The ESA releases a new, high-resolution map of Africa from Copernicus.
Ten mesmerising geophysical maps that double as works of art
A hyperspectal view of the Orange Hill area of Alaska’s Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve, overlaid onto a digital elevation model. Colors represent different minerals likely found in the mountainscape. Image: USGS via Earth & Space Science News
Earth and Space Science News
Ten detailed maps that also dazzle visually.
