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50 Interactive Map Innovations

From City Dietary Restaurant Maps to Loaded English Dialect Maps

— June 17, 2013 — Eco
If you have a fear of looing your way let these interactive map innovations show you where to go. Traveling is about seeing the things that interest you the most and in order to discover the places that fit your lifestyle the most, you have to know where to look. Traditional maps are boring and lifeless, but these fun, informative directional guides will put you right in the middle of the places you most want to see.

Whether you like electronic mapping devices or paper planers, these interactive map innovations will help you plan your travels. From artfully inaccurate map books to retractable tourist tablets, these maps are better at helping you find your way than a crumpled up gas station map. With a little planning and the right guide, you will have the best trip yet.
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Gold-Plated Handheld Devices
Gold-Plated Handheld Devices
Gold iPads are the Symbol of High Luxury in Dubai
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All-Inclusive Divorce Services
All-Inclusive Divorce Services
Wevorce's Divorce Solution Keeps Your Seperation Easy
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Texturized Typographic City Maps
Texturized Typographic City Maps
These Maps by Mark Webber are Intricately Detailed Masterpieces
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Sophisticated Solar Panel Maps
Sophisticated Solar Panel Maps
The Mapdwell Project Helps Communities Plan for Sustainable Energy
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Hyper-Virtual Roadtrips
Hyper-Virtual Roadtrips
The Google Street View Hyperlapse Software Lets Users Cruise Landscapes
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3D-Mapped Exotic Locales
3D-Mapped Exotic Locales
Google Maps Has Now Mapped Some of the Most Remote Mountains in the World
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Stitched Wooden Maps
Stitched Wooden Maps
These Wooden Casey Von Esteban Creations are Delicately Hand-Stitched
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Silver Screen Astrology Charts
Silver Screen Astrology Charts
These Hollywood Star Charts by Dorothy Map the Golden Age of Film
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Comprehensive Business Network Maps
Comprehensive Business Network Maps
Wikisway Provides a Full Visualization of the CrunchBase Data
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Game Plumber-Themed Maps
Game Plumber-Themed Maps
Ken Kocses’ Super Mario-Themed Poster is the Ideal Map for Any Game
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Social Media Exploration Maps
Social Media Exploration Maps
The ‘Etch Maps’ Visualize Your Urban Story and Experienc
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Globe-themed Hydrant Photography
Globe-themed Hydrant Photography
Adam Kennedy's Planet Universe Depicts the World
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Drone History Attack Maps
Drone History Attack Maps
Bloomberg's 'Drone War' Map Comprehensively Documents Automated Strikes
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Immersive Health Campaigns
Immersive Health Campaigns
ICM's Health Campaign Puts People in an Uncomfortable Subway Experience
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Gamer Recreated Transit Maps
Gamer Recreated Transit Maps
Dave Delisle Recreates Washington's Metro Sytem as a Mario Map
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Special Dietary Restaurant Apps
Special Dietary Restaurant Apps
Turnyp is a the Restaurant Guide App for Bounded Diets
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Milk Can Maps
Milk Can Maps
The Baby Formula Sculpture by Ai Weiwei Addresses 2008 Chinese Scandal
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Loaded English Dialect Maps
Loaded English Dialect Maps
Rick Aschmann's North American English Map Debunks Accent Myths
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Real-Time Video Tracking Maps
Real-Time Video Tracking Maps
Google Just Launched the YouTube Map Trends Application
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Crowdsourced Travel Maps
Crowdsourced Travel Maps
KLM's Must See Map Lets You & Friends Create Maps by Selecting Must-Sees
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Crowdsourced Memory Maps
Crowdsourced Memory Maps
The 'Map Your Memories' Gets Artists to Make Personalized Manhattan Maps
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Subway-Inspired Media Charts
Subway-Inspired Media Charts
This Infographic Visualizes Digital Media Through Transportation Maps
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Interactive Subway Screens
Interactive Subway Screens
The New York City Touch & Go Kiosks Will Digitize Travel Information
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Illegal Animated Internet Maps
Illegal Animated Internet Maps
Internet Census 2012 Infected 420,000 Computers to Gauge Web Usage
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Futuristic Tech Investment Infographics
Futuristic Tech Investment Infographics
This Infographic Measures Projected IT Investments
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Controller Evolution Charts
Controller Evolution Charts
This Pop Chart Infographic Explores the Family Tree of Controllers
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Celestial Animal Illustrations
Celestial Animal Illustrations
Louise McNaught Shows Delicate Bond Between Man and Nature
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Pinnable City Maps
Pinnable City Maps
Palomar's New Felt Map Lets You Pin Nostalgic Memories and Discoveries
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Search Engine Treasure Maps
Search Engine Treasure Maps
The Google Treasure Hunt Sounds Like an April Fool's Day Prank
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Pixelated Cartography Renderings
Pixelated Cartography Renderings
This Tetris World Map Print Transforms the Continents into a Game
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Artisitic Pop Culture Maps
Artisitic Pop Culture Maps
City Print Transforms Popular Maps into Frame-Worthy Art Pieces
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Flipped Perspective Topography
Flipped Perspective Topography
The Upside Down World Map Changes Global Directions
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Artfully Inaccurate Maps
Artfully Inaccurate Maps
The 'A Map of the World' Book is a Collection of Strange Maps
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Map Adorned Journals
Map Adorned Journals
The Paula Scher 'Maps' Mini Notebook Collection Guides Your Way
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Internet Addiction Infographics
Internet Addiction Infographics
This Infographic Poses Tough Questions About Extreme Internet Use
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Sponge-Made Maps
Sponge-Made Maps
Jeffrey Allen Price Renders the World Using a Common Kitchen Product
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Wire Shadow Structures
Wire Shadow Structures
Larry Kagan Creates Figures Out of Twisted Bits of Metal
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Edible City Maps
Edible City Maps
The Atelier Food Project by PJADAD Design is Made from Groceries
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Search Engine Career Graphics
Search Engine Career Graphics
The 'What it Takes to Get a Job at Google' Infographic Lays it Out
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Carved MRI Portraits
Carved MRI Portraits
Etched Glass Designs by Angela Palmer Look Like 3D Sketches of CT Scans
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Vibrantly Illustrated Map Designs
Vibrantly Illustrated Map Designs
This World Map is Inspired by Illustrators and Storytellers
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Mythical Topographic Paintings
Mythical Topographic Paintings
Paul Morstad Infuses His Magical Map Design with Vintage Style
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Aerial Tweet Maps
Aerial Tweet Maps
Fast Company Design Aerial Maps Reveal Twitter User Data of NYC and London
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Social Media Hate Maps
Social Media Hate Maps
Humboldt State University's Hate Heat Map Shows Where American Bigotry Is
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Combustible Matchstick Maps
Combustible Matchstick Maps
U.S.A. (burnt/unburnt) by Claire Fontaine is Frighteningly Flammable
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Intricate Cityscape Illustrations
Intricate Cityscape Illustrations
Abi Daker Specializes in Detailed Freehand Drawings
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Interactive Global Cat Maps
Interactive Global Cat Maps
This Fun Cat Map App Lets Users Track All Cat Residents of the World
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Smartphone Digital Radio Services
Smartphone Digital Radio Services
Apple is Rolling Out a Digital Radio Service
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Personalized Typography Decor
Personalized Typography Decor
Customize the Home with Gorgeous 3D Letter Paper Sculptures
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