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By on 6 November, 2017

 

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.

 

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