GPS systems may have taken a permanent seat in our lives, but society will always have a use for maps--if not the conventional kind. One use for mapping is to allow for better organization and display of stats, which might explain some of these innovations in maps like fornication-flagging maps, live shopping tracking and salacious spending maps.
On the other hand, maps can provide artistic inspiration such as in the case of hand-pierced map jewelry and geographic shelves. Click through this collection of innovations in maps to see even more unique and modified ways to map!
73 Modified Maps
Innovations in Maps, from Colortastic Literal Maps to Subway Skirts:
Katherinev123 — Jun 2, 2010 — Pop Culture
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Regional Obesity Trends
The Fattest US States + 22 Obesity Trends
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Location-Based Social Mapping
Loopt on Your Mobile
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Fornication-Flagging Websites
IJustMadeLove.com Creates an International Sex Map
70
Music-Map
The Coolest New Way to Find Music You'll Love
69
Map Phones
Google Launches The G1 Phone
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Clustr Maps
Geo Locate Visitors to Your Site
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Beer States
Branded Label Map
66
Swarm Maps
New Way to Browse the Web
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Trend Forecast Maps
Geography by Innovation is Better Than the Weather Network
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Google Maps for Mobile
Cell Phone Knows Where You Are
63
Earthly Map Creatures
Images Created From Geographic Shapes Without Touching Scale
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Cartographic Clothing
Elisabeth Lecourt's Map Dresses Will Help You Get Around
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Geographic Dishware
Map Plates
60
Custom Fantasy Lands
Kindlandia Map Creator Lets You Design Your Own World
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Gas Price Maps
GasBuddy
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Suggestive Gayvertising
The Black Tulip Gay Hotel's 'Anal' Floor Map
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Low-Tech Zoomable Maps
Map Squared Unfolds to Detailed Areas
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Heat Map of the Homeless
Can You Say Big Brother?
55
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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Hand-Pierced Map Jewelry
Hannah Lamb's Personalized Rings Follow Shape of Any Coastline
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Interactive Olympic Maps
Medal Count From 1896 to 2004
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Gmaps Pedometer
Let Google Track Your Run
50
Disney Google Earth Tour
3D Virtual Disney World (UPDATE)
49
Colortastic Literal Maps
The 'One Planet Version 3' by Harajukumatt is a Treat for the Eyes
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Projecting Maps
The Maptor Shines On a Wall to Show You the Way
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Horizonless Projections
Here & There Maps Show Uptown & Downtown Manhattan
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Erotic Map Art
Carlos Dagorret 'Unusual Atlas' Series Maps Out Human Sensuality
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Map-Making Mats
'Dimension' Floor Memorizes Your Frequent Walking Patterns
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Geographic Shelves
'Oh, The Farmer and The Cowman Should Be Friends' Bookshelf
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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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Daylight Maps
Google's World Sunlight Map Shows Where Its Day and Night
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Cell Phones to Map Environmental Pollutants
PEIR by UCLA
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Teen Star Tourist Maps
The 'Bieber-iffic! Map to Stratford' Capitalizes on Bieber Fever
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Satellite Sea Bottoms
Google Earth Now Shows The Ocean Floor on Bathymetric Maps
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Informative Rain Protectors
The Umbrella Guide Master Keeps Out the Water and Disorientation
36
Virtual Mindmapping
'Personal Brain' Software Opens up the Realm of Information
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Clothes Made of Paper Maps
"Les Robes Geographiques"
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Papyrus Ski Maps
The MYWAY Scroll
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Spiderweb Topography
New York City Cut Out Map Shows the Five Boroughs in Mind-Boggling Detail
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Scrunchable Maps
The Crumbled City Map by Emanuele Pizzolorusso
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Data Mining Google
U.S. Circulatory System of Highways
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Local Fresh Food Locator
Local Harvest
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Interactive Eco Awareness
BreathingEarth
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Location-Mapping Earrings
The Fluid Forms Streets Earrings Help You Show City Pride
27
North American Obesity
The Skinny on Canadians
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Glowing Globe
3D Atlas & Constellations in One
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Online Cartography
Kevin Kelly Interprets the Web With the ‘Internet Mapping Project'
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Google Earth Tours
Disney World Interactive Mega Map
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Geotagged City Centers
The Geotaggers' World Atlas Reveals Where People are Snapping Pics
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Very Detailed Street View City Tours
MapJack Leaves Google Lost
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Helpful Umbrellas
'The Guide' Shows Tourists the Way
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Stamp Maps
Marc Alcock Creates Postage World Map
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Map Bound Travel Journals
Maps On Leather Creates Unique Scrapbooks for Globe Trotters
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Realtime Nightlife Hotspots
CitySense
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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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Moldy Public Transit Art
Brainless Slime Mold Naturally Recreates Tokyo Rail System Design
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Sugar Daddy Mapping
The Yuppie Locator Charts the Lives of Manhattanites
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Statistics-Skewed World Maps
Population Maps Alter the World as We Know It
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Mood-Based City Navigation
I Feel London/Toronto/NYC
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Microfiber Maps
Rand McNally Waterproof 'fabMAP' Doubles as Handkerchief and Screen Cleaner
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Live Shopping Tracking
Real Life Fashion Stalking Begins With The Zappos Map
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Criminal iPhone Trackers
The Offender Locator App Finds Sex Offenders in Your Area
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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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City Map Kichenware
Metrobowls are Based on Maps of Amsterdam and New York City
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Britain's Busy Skies
'Bizarre' Levels of UFO Sightings
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Subway Skirts
The NYC Map Dress is Fashionable and Direction-Friendly
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Tracking Fictional Travels
A Map of Tintin's Journeys Around the World
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Salacious Spending Maps
LoveHoney Sex Map Plots Out Where People Spend on Erotica
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40 Unconventional Carpets
From Typography Rugs to Faux Pebble Floors
Misleading Sexvertisments
Online Game Evony's Ads Deceivingly Imply Sexual Content
Stencil-Like Carpets
‘Top Floor' Rugs by Esti Barnes Include Hand-Made Designs
Fornication-Flagging Websites
IJustMadeLove.com Creates an International Sex Map
Fiber Art Jewelry
MG Mart Creates Blossoming Handmade Accessories
Retro Citytography
Photographer Robert Herman Takes a Look at City Life
74 Benchmark Maps
From Candy Topography to Linguistic Turf Wars
Firefly Fashiontography
Lucy McRae Creates & Captures Illuminating Clothing
Tween Gaga Remakes
This Greyson 'Paparazzi' Talent Show Performance Will Rock Your World
Faux Stone Floors
2 Form Design Pebble Rugs Are Made of Felted Balls of Wool
Ghostly Graphics
Kazuki Takamatsu's Art is Animazing
Zip-Away Fashion
The 120-Zipper Dress Goes From a Mini to a Cocktail and Everything in Between
Almost Serious Pottery
Clay Art from Cody Pottery Features Funny Feet on Bowls and Mugs
Updated Global Peace Anthems
'We are the World 25' for Haiti Debuts at Olympics Opening Ceremonies
Flamboyant Parenting Ads
Sexy Advertisements Bring in Attention to 'Parenting 101'
Molecular Molded Furniture
Mag-Neato Furniture Collection by Council is Magnet
Ghostly Glow Editorials
Sandrah Hellberg Poses as a High-Fashion Ghost for Dealer de Luxe
Pennies as Floor Tiles
The Standard Hotel New York Uses Currency as Interior Decor
Color Coma Clothing
The David Koma S/S 2010 Line Enduces Fashion-Forward Trances
Canadian Charity Anthems
Young Artists for Haiti Join Forces With a Wavin' Flag
Twinkling Bumbershoots
The Twilight Umbrella is a Protective Disco
Light-Up Glass Maps
The Amazing Living Light Sculpture in Peace Park South Korea
Global Domination Maps
'You and Me, the Royal We' From Aaron Ruff, Oliver Jeffers, & Mac Premo
Cartographic Clothing
Elisabeth Lecourt's Map Dresses Will Help You Get Around
24 Teen Star Innovations
From Personalized Calls From Miley Cyrus to Justin Bieber Mania
Low-Tech Zoomable Maps
Map Squared Unfolds to Detailed Areas
Customizable Area Rugs
‘Cut It Out' Perforated Felt Mats by Ralph Marina
Superhero Rain Gear
The Batapluie is an Umbrella for Gotham City's Finest
Puzzle Flooring
Thought-Provoking Jigsaw Piece Hardwood Floor Covering
Educational iPhone Apps
ZooABC Application Teaches Kids to Love Reading
Virtual Sobriety Checkers
'Walk the Line' iPhone App Uses the Accelerometer Wisely
Celebrity Charity Cases
Vivienne Westwood Gives Leona Lewis Clothing
Rodeo-Ready Rugs
Kyle Bunting Creates Hip Cowhide Carpets
12 Refreshing Fruit Bowls
From Edible Tableware to Sculptural Fruit Stands
Punctuation Accessories
Celebrate National Punctuation Day With Grammar-Loving Earrings
Zombiefied Desserts
Brains, It's Whats for Dinner With the Zombie Brain Gelatin Mold
Geotagged Ceramics
Antelier Potters Add Location Codes to Their Work
Twisted Animal iPhone Apps
Enviro-Bear Is the Best Worst Game for Your Phone
Chainsaw Earrings
ClockworkZero Steampunk Jewelry Uses Repurposed Materials
Personalized Earings
Get Creative with Customizable Virtox 3D Initial Earrings
Techtastic Earrings
Computer Chip Earrings Any Nerdette Would Want
Colortastic Literal Maps
The 'One Planet Version 3' by Harajukumatt is a Treat for the Eyes
Visual Brain Projections
Sport Week's Print Ads Depict Game Centered Thinking
City-Centric Urban Apparel
Boston Knucklehead Clothing is Beantown-Inspired Street Fashion
Ancestral Tree Maps
The Hila Ben-Navat Family Tree Uniquely Documents People and Memories
Literal Fruit Bowls
Harry Allen Casts Actual Fruit to Make His Bowls
Sexual iPhone Apps
‘Passion' Scores You on Your Skills Between the Sheets
Projecting Maps
The Maptor Shines On a Wall to Show You the Way
Supernatural Clothing Lines
Ghostbusters and A Bathing Ape's Second Collaboration
Mega-Multimedia Maps
Iriver M7 NV GPS is a Guide to Good Times, Music and Movies
Silhouette Rugs
Reuber-Henning Designs Funky Decor for Your Floor
BBQ Fire Bowls
The Longgrill Liebschaften Langgrill Lets You Camp is Style
Colorful Brain Scans
Scientists Create First Ever 3D Map of the Brain
Presidential Weather Predictors
The Obama Weather Website Gives a Sweet Forecast
Ghostly Global Wonderlands
Dubai Festival City Announces Plans for Casper Theme Park
Shopping Addiction iPhone Apps
Net-a-Porter Releases NET-APP That Constantly Updates
Candy Topography
Paul Baker's ‘Sweet Map of the UK' Shows Stonehenge, Loch Ness
Map-Making Mats
'Dimension' Floor Memorizes Your Frequent Walking Patterns
Wiener Subway Maps
Michael Hertz's Re-Designed Map Isn't Well Endowed
Flashlight Maps
Owen Song's Light Concept Guides You Through Your Adventures
Making Hurricanes Obsolete
Bill Gates Files Patent to Control the Weather
Grim Reaper Polos
Deadwear Clothing is an Artistic Walk on the Dark Side
Daylight Maps
Google's World Sunlight Map Shows Where Its Day and Night
Smart Tablets
Clear 'Concept Internet Search Device' (UPDATE)
Canary-Inspired Clothing
The Nike Canarinho Collection 2009 Makes Us Want to Move to Brazil
Floor Bandages
The Band Aid Rug Covers Imperfections Just like a Wound
Swanky Budget Lodging
Michelberger Hotel in Berlin is a Cash-Crunched Traveler's Dream
Pothead iPhone Apps
The Cannabis Locator App Helps You Find Some Bud to Smoke
Brain Game Artistry
Invader Gallery Displays Creativity With Rubik's Cube Art
Creepy Carpets
The Boogie Man Rug is the Luxurious Way to Induce Nightmares
Doggie Rain Shields
The Pet Umbrella Will Keep Your Dog Singin' in the Rain
Spiderweb Topography
New York City Cut Out Map Shows the Five Boroughs in Mind-Boggling Detail
Scrunchable Maps
The Crumbled City Map by Emanuele Pizzolorusso
Street Cred Denim
The Obey and Levi's Clothing Merger Will Make You Empty Your Wallet
Fashionable Toy Blocks
Dress from Jc De Castelbajac is a Stylish Ode to LEGO
Vain iPhone Apps
'Vanity' Gauges Your Attractiveness & Rates Your Features
$93,800 Stamps
Audrey Hepurn Postage Fetches Small Fortune at Auction
Fast Food Maps
Visualizing the Distance Between the Nearest Golden Arches
Geek Maps
Must-See Sci-Fi Sights Around the U.S. in One Handy PDF
Stamp Maps
Marc Alcock Creates Postage World Map
Map Bound Travel Journals
Maps On Leather Creates Unique Scrapbooks for Globe Trotters
Topographic Carpets
The Map Rug by Harry Allen is the Modern Equivalent to Oriental
1980s Movie Map Guides
Interactive Google Map Guide to 'Ghostbusters' Tours New York
Commuter iPhone Apps
Exit Strategy NYC Makes for Efficient Train Travel
Sugar Daddy Mapping
The Yuppie Locator Charts the Lives of Manhattanites
Virtual Diseases
HealthMap Lists and Tracks Infections Worldwide So You Know Where Not to Vacation
Statistics-Skewed World Maps
Population Maps Alter the World as We Know It
Tattoos for Tickets
Florida Mom Gets Silly DJ Face Tattooed for Justin Bieber
Violent Appliques
Sinister “Bloodbath” Clothing Depicts Swords, Blood and Violence
Molten Metal Mini Volcanoes
Jakub Berdych Glass Bowls Bring Some Heat to Your Home
Embroidered Urban Maps
Liz Kueneke Lets Crafters Stitch Details of Their Community
Teenage Bowtie Fashion
Justin Beiber for Teen Vogue Proves He is Taking Over the World
Ceramic Charity
Potters Sell Empty Bowls to Feed the Hungry
Crazed Tween Celebtography
Enjoy 'The Justin Bieber Experience' in Interview Magazine
City Map Kichenware
Metrobowls are Based on Maps of Amsterdam and New York City
Viral Pop Star Parodies
WinterSpringPro Justin Beiber Farmville Spoof Pokes Fun at Facebook
Ghostly Cartoon Creations
Play Asia Turns Super Mario Into a Ghost Figurine
Magnetic Rain Gear
The Double Sided Umbrella Fastens No Matter Which Way You Roll
Cruelty-Free Purchasing
PETA 'Be Nice to Bunnies' iPhone App Alerts of Animal Testesters
Foldable Pet Bowls
The Animi Causa BowlDog Brings Portable Style to Dogwalkers
Badass Tween Virals
The Justin Bieber Funny or Die Skit is a Hysterical Success
Salacious Spending Maps
LoveHoney Sex Map Plots Out Where People Spend on Erotica
Alien Invader Fruit Bowls
The Flying Saucer Bowl Will Boggle Everyone's Minds
Pink Cabs for Safety
The Mexico Pink Taxis Aim to Decrease Sexual Harassment