74 Benchmark Maps
From Candy Topography to Linguistic Turf Wars:
Meghan Young — Oct 21, 2009 — Pop Culture
It’s not very easy to get lost anymore, especially with Google Maps systematically obtaining high-res images of major cities around the globe. These virtual tours are radically changing the way we navigate through life. There are also other interesting maps that Trend Hunter doesn’t want you to forget about. Find whatever you can possibly desire with these benchmark maps.
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World Map Body Paint Bikinis
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2009 Shows Worldly Brooklyn Decker
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Super Close Google Maps
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Location-Based Social Mapping
Loopt on Your Mobile
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Emotional City Maps
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Fornication-Flagging Websites
IJustMadeLove.com Creates an International Sex Map
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Music-Map
The Coolest New Way to Find Music You'll Love
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Googling for Drugs
Pot Locator Using Google Maps for Weed
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Map Phones
Google Launches The G1 Phone
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Clustr Maps
Geo Locate Visitors to Your Site
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Geotagged Graffiti
Street Art Fans Use Google Maps Street View to Locate Best Pieces in UK
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Beer States
Branded Label Map
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Swarm Maps
New Way to Browse the Web
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Controversial Map Ads
Absolut Vodka Appologizes for World Mexico
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Google Maps for Mobile
Cell Phone Knows Where You Are
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Out-Of-This-World Design
Google Maps Reveals Satellite Views on Field Art (UPDATE)
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Earthly Map Creatures
Images Created From Geographic Shapes Without Touching Scale
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Neighboroo
Google Maps by Income, Politics, Crime Rate, Ethnicity, etc.
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Geographic Dishware
Map Plates
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Custom Fantasy Lands
Kindlandia Map Creator Lets You Design Your Own World
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Gas Price Maps
GasBuddy
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3D Travel Websites
'OnionMap' 3-D City Exploring
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Heat Map of the Homeless
Can You Say Big Brother?
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Bringing Refugee Camps Into Focus
Google Earth Maps Refugee Crises
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Ceiling-Mounted Subway Maps
GPS System Pinpoints Location on Subway Car Ceilings
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Recycled Map Envelopes
Learn Geography, Send Your Letter
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Interactive Bombing Maps
Carlos Labs Scary Scenario Maps Lets You Test Virtual Weapons
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Using Google Maps for Evil
Spotting Empty Pools for Trespassing
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Interactive Olympic Maps
Medal Count From 1896 to 2004
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Gmaps Pedometer
Let Google Track Your Run
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Projecting Maps
The Maptor Shines On a Wall to Show You the Way
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Mega-Multimedia Maps
Iriver M7 NV GPS is a Guide to Good Times, Music and Movies
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Horizonless Projections
Here & There Maps Show Uptown & Downtown Manhattan
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Candy Topography
Paul Baker's ‘Sweet Map of the UK' Shows Stonehenge, Loch Ness
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Linguistic Turf Wars
Soda vs Pop Map Settles the Score
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Map-Making Mats
'Dimension' Floor Memorizes Your Frequent Walking Patterns
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Wiener Subway Maps
Michael Hertz's Re-Designed Map Isn't Well Endowed
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Flashlight Maps
Owen Song's Light Concept Guides You Through Your Adventures
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Web-Savvy Cannabis Clubs
WeedMaps.com is Like Yelp.com for Pot Dispensaries
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Daylight Maps
Google's World Sunlight Map Shows Where Its Day and Night
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Transit Map Jewelry
NYC Metro Cuffs Make Navigating the Big Apple Easy
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Cell Phones to Map Environmental Pollutants
PEIR by UCLA
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Satellite Sea Bottoms
Google Earth Now Shows The Ocean Floor on Bathymetric Maps
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Clothes Made of Paper Maps
"Les Robes Geographiques"
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Personalized Genealogy Maps
Worldnames by Public Profiler
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Papyrus Ski Maps
The MYWAY Scroll
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Google Maps to Share Horror Stories
"Sod Abroad" Promotion
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Outbreak Monitors
Google Maps That Show Swine Flu Outbreak
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Designer Fly Swatter
Milan Street Map Pattern
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Fast Food Maps
Visualizing the Distance Between the Nearest Golden Arches
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Google Earth Tours
Disney World Interactive Mega Map
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Geek Maps
Must-See Sci-Fi Sights Around the U.S. in One Handy PDF
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Very Detailed Street View City Tours
MapJack Leaves Google Lost
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Stamp Maps
Marc Alcock Creates Postage World Map
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Interactive Garage Sale Finders
The Yard Sale Treasure Map Marks Bargains for Tight Budgets
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Topographic Carpets
The Map Rug by Harry Allen is the Modern Equivalent to Oriental
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1980s Movie Map Guides
Interactive Google Map Guide to 'Ghostbusters' Tours New York
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Hidden Images in Maps
Animals On The Underground
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Sugar Daddy Mapping
The Yuppie Locator Charts the Lives of Manhattanites
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Virtual Diseases
HealthMap Lists and Tracks Infections Worldwide So You Know Where Not to Vacation
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Statistics-Skewed World Maps
Population Maps Alter the World as We Know It
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Google Maps Typography
Rhett Dashwood Turns Aerial Shots Into the Alphabet
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TrendHunter.com Broken by a Map (WHAT?)
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Microfiber Maps
Rand McNally Waterproof 'fabMAP' Doubles as Handkerchief and Screen Cleaner
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Mall Map-Inspired Decor
Recycled 'You Are Here' Doormat States the Obvious
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Live Shopping Tracking
Real Life Fashion Stalking Begins With The Zappos Map
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Street Map Quilts
Stitched Soft-Maps Turn City Streets to Warm Sleep
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Embroidered Urban Maps
Liz Kueneke Lets Crafters Stitch Details of Their Community
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Real-Time Smog Logs
UK 'MESSAGE' Program Maps Traffic Pollution in a Google Maps Overlay
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Surname Popularity Contests
Dynastree Genealogy Maps Expose the Roots of Your Family Tree
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Mapping Evolution
Time Machine Effect Launches With Google Earth Historical Images
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Mobile Interactive Maps
Google Earth for iPhone
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Google 411 Now Has Maps
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Google Strongly Involved With US Elections
Twitter & Google Super Tuesday Map
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Tracking Fictional Travels
A Map of Tintin's Journeys Around the World
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AI-Generated Real-World Transformations
AI-Artist Who Gives a Unique Design to Real Objects
AI Post-Apocalyptic Cities
Top10Casinos Explores the Future, Inspired by the Dune Universe
Impairment-Aiding Navigation Apps
The Commute Booster App is Made to Help the Visually Impaired
Spatial Audio Streaming Interfaces
The Apple Vision Pro Spotify UI by Kyuna Petrova is Immersive
Niche Search Engine Tools
Global Explorer Helps Users Discover and Dive Deeper into Topics
Stealthy GPS Navigators
Garmin's New Wrist-Worn Navigators Are Designed For Sensitive Scenarios
Vacuum-Tracking AR Apps
This App Detects Areas Of the Floor That Were Missed During Vacuuming
AI Image Location Search
Picarta Can Find Where a Photo Was Taken Using AI
AI-Generated QR Codes
Coca-Cola Created Enhanced QR Codes with Musical & Visual Elements
Affordable SEO Insights Platform
SEO Stuff Offers All-Things Keyword Research
Playful AI Travel Planner
Triplay is the Brainchild of Technology and Travel Enthusiasts
AI Travel Campaigns
Away's Extraordinary Is Out There Uses AI to Show Real-World Destinations
Tourist Destination Predictions
BonusFinder Canada Used Technology to Predict the Future
Vocabulary-Expanding Flashcard Tools
LanguageBeast Uses Flashcards to Help Users Master English
Aftermarket Automotive Navigation Displays
The Garmin Drive 53 GPS Navigator is Feature-Rich
AI-Powered Cultural Trend Tools
Huge's Culture Decoder Uses AI to Understand Cultural Trends
Kid-Envisioned Urban Environments
The Little Big Playmat Takes a Creative Path to Design Problems
Creative Text-to-Infographic Tools
Infography Converts Blog Posts to Artistic Infographics
Lifestyle Activity Tracking Apps
The 'Timeline It' App Tracks Virtually Any Activity or Event
AI-First Notebooks
Google's Experimental NotebookLM is an AI Notebook for Everyone
AI Travel Planners
Travel Wiz Creates Personalized Travel Itineraries in Minutes
Thermal Imaging Satellites
SatVu's Hotsat-1 Will Identify Energy Inefficient Buildings
Professional Journey Mapping Insights
Journey AI Converts Customer Research into Journey Maps
Travel-Focused Marketing Guides
TikTok Debuts a Playbook for Travel Marketers to Foster Engagement
AI-Powered Travel Itinerary Platforms
The 'Travelmoji' AI Travel Planner Makes Use of ChatGPT
Augmented Reality Projection Laptops
Sightful Presents Spacetop, a Screenless Projecting Laptop
AI-Enhanced Map Apps
The Satlas AI Application Uses Deep Learning to Clarify Visuals on Maps
Route-Making Running Apps
FitCrumbs Lets Users Make Their Own Running Routes
Immersive Hybrid Billboards
Meta's Halloween Thrillboards Tease Immersive Meta Quest 3 Experiences
Collaborative AI Mindmapping Tools
'EdrawMind' is a Free Tool for Outlining Brand Decisions
Inclusive Digital Platform Experiences
Google Launches More Inclusive Assistance to its Platforms
Vocabulary-Improving AI
Root, the AI Vocabulary Tracker Uses Games to Improve Language Skills
AI-Generated Lensless Cameras
Bjørn Karmann Designs the New AI-Based Paragraphica Camera
Gamified Botanical Gardens
This Milanese Park Has Been Converted Into a Life-Sized Board Game
Smart 3D Home Maps
SamSung's Map View Creates a Seamless Smart Home Ecosystem
Immersive Urban Woodwork
Roguski Reimagines Urban Landscapes in Wooden Masterpieces
Historical Humankind Coffee Books
Hungry Minds Presents The Book to Nurture Childlike Curiousity
Integrated Influencer Marketing Platforms
SocialTalk Helps Users Discover, Track, and Connect
Virtual Pub Museums
Heineken Pub Museums Spotlight Important Cultural Locations
AR-Powered Furniture Lenses
Google Search Now Supports AR-Based Ikea Furniture Try Outs
Multilingual AI Travel App
Traveluh Accounts for Different Cultural Nuances When Planning
AI-Powered Trip Planners
Guide Uses AI to Help with Hotel Selection, Itineraries, and More
Playful Creativity-Focused Campaigns
Sharpie® Launches the World is Your Canvas Tour
Digitized Life Goal Apps
Buckit Breaks Down Life Aspirations Into Achievable Goals
Water-Covered Speaker Installations
Google and Lachlan Turczan Unveil Shaped by Water in Milan
Personalized Guided Audio Tours
WeGoTrip Slows Travel Down with Personalized Audio Guides
Expansive AI Dictionaries
Latest AI Tools Holds All-Things AI in One Convenient Place
AR Infrastructure Lenses
This Augmented Reality Lens Reveals Innovation Everywhere in NYC
IoT-Connected Traffic Beacons
This Traffic Beacon Concept Changes According to Needs
Accessible Subway QR Codes
Colorful QR Codes in New York's Subways Will Help People Navigate
Book-Shaped Transparent Bookmarks
TENT Unveils the Uniquely Shaped Book on Book Bookmark
Portable Holographic Displays
Looking Glass Go Shares Memories as 3D Holograms, Not Photos
Interactive Digital Menus
Tabmeal Empowers Restaurants to Revolutionize the Way Guests Order
Feature-Rich Airport Apps
The 'byAir' App Offers Indoor Maps, Transport Options and More
Smart Trip-Planning Tools
Trips by Steller Combines Human Intelligence with AI
Visual Poetry Creation Tools
Poetique Boasts a Library of 80,000 Images to Complement Your Words
Device-Locating Digital Ecosystems
Google is Officially Launching its 'Find My Device' Service
Screen-Free Wandering Navigation
TERRA is a Pocket-sized Compass That Supports Mindful Wandering
Park-Navigating Map Updates
Google is Now Offering Expanded Information On U.S. National Parks
Car-Free AR Lenses
Bolt's Feels Like Home Campaign Uses AR to Envision Car-Free Spaces
Updated Sustainable API Features
Google Adds New Features to its Ingenious Project Sunroof
Screenshot-Organizing Apps
Camp is a Screenshot Organizer That Leverages AI for Powerful Results
Language Translation Search Tools
Google's Circle to Search Tool is Getting New Updates
AI-Powered Search Engine Features
Google Presents its New Circle to Search Feature
Interactive Quiet-Locating Maps
Quiet Places Finder Helps People Locate Calm in the Big City
AI Search Engines
OSO AI Scans Text Across the Expanse of the Internet
Web3 Game Analytics Tools
Telescope Labs Unveils an Advanced Tool for Analyzing Web3 Games
Satellite Image Puzzle Games
Users Have Six Guesses to Identify the City on Unzoomed
Car-Identifying Apps
Scout Helps Enthusiasts Identify a Vehicle
Detailed Travel-Planning Apps
80days.me Will Design a European Adventure in Minutes
Social Media Forecasting Tools
WGSN TikTok Analytics Harness Data, Insights and More
AR Apartment Platforms
3D Apartment Lets Home Hunters Virtually View Their Furniture in a New Home
AI City Travel Planners
Travelicious is an AI Travel Planner Specifically for Cities
Generative AI Infotainment Systems
Microsoft and TomTom Have Partnered for Generative AI in Cars
Tech-Enhanced Travel Planning
Travvit is a Travel Discovery Platform to Inspire Better Vacations
Locally Focused Visionary Tableware
IKEA's Design Lab Presents the New Products of Place Campaign
Immersive Language-Learning Apps
Travel Echo Helps Travelers Engage With Locals Abroad
Laser-Cut Urban Artistry
Hubert Roguski Unveils Metropolis, an Exhibition of Laser-Cut City Maps
Map-Inspired Fleece Blankets
Xplorer Maps Offers Fleece Blankets for Those with Adventure Spirits
Geography-Based Esports Competitions
GeoGuessr Hosts Its First Esports World Cup with 24 Players
Text-to-Image AI Apps
The Bonkers App Quickly Creates Images using AI
English Vocabulary Games
WPuzzle Helps People Enhance Their Language Skills in an Engaging Way
Sensory Explorative Art Exhibitions
Chromasonic Presents the Making Sense of Color Exhibition
Connective Travel Recommendations
LFG Curates 'Placelists' Acting as a "Spotify for Travel"
AI Travel Planners
Chonki.ai Lets Users Browse Curated Travel Experiences from Experts
Climate Intelligence Platforms
Cervest's 'EarthScan' Platform Leverages Predictions and Analytics
Workspace Navigation Features
Google Released the 'Enhanced Tool Finder' for Google Doc Apps
Personalized AI Travel Guides
Hermeso Will Give You Local Suggestions Based on Your Wants
Business Idea Keyword Checker
Build the Keyword Helps Find Keyword for Optimal Traffic
Vocabulary Trainer Applications
TurboTerms Streamlines the Process of Studying Vocabulary
Brand-Specific Trail-Finding Apps
Ford Unveils the Bronco Trail App for iOS and Android Devices
Competitor Tracking Insights
Campana Offers Insights into Your Rivals' Strategies
Comprehensive AI Trip Planners
TravelPal Recommends Activities, Walking Routes, Dinners, and More
Deserted Island Billboards
Silk & Spice Set Up a Billboard for Fans to Go and Find
Pocket Concierge Apps
The Scene Matches Users to Restaurants, Bars, Clubs & Cafes
Tracker-Detecting Smartphone Updates
The Google Find My Device Network Will Detect for Trackers
Nature Exploration Apps
Natural Altas Combines a Naturalist Field Guide with GPS Mapping Software
AI Navigation Upgrades
Tmap Mobility Launches an AI-Powered Revamp for its Navigation App
Kaleidoscope Vibrant Pavilions
Google's Mountain View Features a Halo Pavilion Artwork
Mapping Car Battery Support
Google Maps Rolls Out Battery and Charging Support for Electric Cars
Social Trip-Planning Apps
TripMap Makes Trip Planning Easier with Expense Tracking and More
Mystery Search Engines
Mystery Search Shows You the Question of the Person Before You
Crowdsourced Restroom Code Maps
Privy.NYC Offers Codes to Public Bathrooms in New York City
AI-Powered Goal Achievement Toolkit
Plan Quest Uses AI to Helps People Visualize and Achieve Goals
Virtual Countryside Experiences
L'Occitane's Virtual Experience Transports Visitors to Provence
Consumer Spending Tools
Snoop Taps Starcount for a New Consumer Insights Tool Called SpendMapper
Miniature Artful Hip-Hop Landmarks
Danny Cortes Captures Iconic Hip-Hop Moments Through Art
Video-Generating GPS Apps
Strava Launches Flyover, an Aerial 3D Video Recap of GPS Activities
City Exploration Apps
Concrete is a Social Exploration App Inviting Users to Discover Their City
AI Map-Making Tools
MapStory is Perfect for Bloggers or Adventurers to Create Interactive Maps
Real-Time Reading Practice Tools
Google's Practice Badge Helps Kids with Pronunciation
Localized App Translation
Translatespace Can Make an App MultiLingual in Minutes
Curated Flight Deal Apps
The Going App Offers Expert and Personalized Travel Deals
AI Data-Interpreted Graphics
Vizzy Turns Data Into Graphs, Maps, Charts, and More
Travel-Friendly Location Scouting
LocationScout Helps Travelers Find the Most Beautiful Spots
AI Travel Guide Apps
DocentPro Offers Insights and Stories of Nearby Attractions and Sites
Milestone-Marking Relationship Maps
Lovecation Moments is the Perfect Valentine's Day Gift
Interactive Mapping Solutions
Mapplic Turns Static Images Into Engaging Maps
Food-Focused Travel Guide Platforms
'FoodieTrip' Connects Hungry Travelers to Experienced Guides
Global Love Story Maps
WhereWeMet.Org Shares Love Stories on a World Map
Geography Guessing Games
TopoGuesser Uses Google Earth to Challenge Players with World Landscapes
Personalized Visual Catalogues
With Jotly, users can streamline their online discoveries
Real-Time Social Maps
Mapin is a Social Map That Connects the Community Through Content
Efficient Picture Search Tools
Bookmarks Ninja Has Advanced Indexing Capabilities to Find Photos
Location-Based Photo Sharing
Harbor Creates Personalized Picture Albums Through location Sharing
Versatile Marketing Toolkits
Looper Insights Releases a Digital Marketing Insights Tool
Accessible Home Services Marketplaces
Urban Company Recently Made Its Platform More Accessible
Pathfinding Algorithm Websites
Map Pathfinding Visualizer Provides a Visual for a Path Algorithms
Efficient Fact Generators
Facts Generator Can Produce Interesting Facts About Any Subject
Year-Tracking Heat Maps
Yearly Allows Users to Track Their Progress
Digital International Move Support
Country Out Helps People Get Organized Before a Big Move
Personalized Map Markers
MiniMap Radar Let's Users Mark Favorite Spots with Personalized Icons
No-Network Dependent Browsing Tools
Google Unveils the More Helpful Suggestions Feature
Visualized Screen Time Apps
The 'Cyte' App Helps Users Search Their Digital History with Ease
Privacy-Centric Search Engines
Brave's New Search Engine can Search for Images and Videos
Gamified AI Quizzes
SnapQuiz Offers a Vast Library of Quizzes with Something for Everyone
App-Assistive Concert Discoveries
Apple Added Concert Discovery Features to Its Music and Maps
Photo-Sharing Memory Maps
MemoryMaps Maps Out Photos for Added Visual Appeal
County-Focused Discovery Apps
Discover Saratoga Launches a New App for Travelers to Utilize
Novelty Polling Websites
Funnypoll Gives Users a Quick Laugh in an Often Overwhelming Online Space