#365DaysOfMaps Campaign
A project of the Map Design Commission of the International Cartographic Association (ICA). Producing a map a day for the entire year of 2026. All web maps are hosted here upon release.
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NewPolar Bear Subpopulations (PBSG) — Proportional SymbolsArctic-focused polar stereographic map of PBSG subpopulations with proportional symbols representing estimated abundance and a scientific, subdued visual theme.
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NewThe Inkward IslesAn interactive fairy-tale map where each chapter is an island; fly between shores, read Mette’s story, and watch a route draw itself across a pale sea.
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The Great American Wine Down
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Caffeinated Consciousness
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California has gone nuts!
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Recognize Singles Day — USPS Postmark EditionA tongue-in-cheek postal-themed county map recognizing Singles Day, showing where single-adult-led households are most common across the United States.
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Send a Valentine Around the World 💘A playful Valentine’s Day world map in a heart-like Bonne projection. Tap any country to send a sweet poem in its official language via your email app.
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MISSION CONTROL — World Radio Day MapA Cold War–era mission-control scrollytelling map of radio milestones, contrasting RF technology breakthroughs with broadcasting history across time and place.
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Place to Celebrate Paul Bunyan Day!A folksy, interactive map of places named for Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. Tap a spot to see details and open directions in your maps app.
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Leading Cause of Cancer Death by CountryA minimalist global map showing the leading cause of cancer death by country for International Cancer Research Day.
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National Missing Persons DayMobile-first interactive U.S. map of reported missing persons by state, shown as proportional donut charts split by Juvenile and Adult; includes a no-data ‘punched hole’ symbol.
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Groundhog Day: Ask Another OneA funky Groundhog Day map of iNaturalist groundhog observations, with playful clustering and a year filter for exploring sightings across Pennsylvania.
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International Hijab Day — Country AmbassadorsAn interactive equal-area world map highlighting countries with World Hijab Day ambassadors, celebrating solidarity and awareness across borders.
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Happy Hot Chocolate Day, 2025!A warm, chocolately choropleth map of the United States showing likely National Hot Chocolate Day celebration based on average January temperatures.
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THE MARTYR’S MARCH — Gandhi’s FootstepsAn interactive map of Mahatma Gandhi’s travels (Salt March stops), styled for India’s National Martyrs’ Day with bilingual English–Hindi popups and a tricolor map wash.
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International Jigsaw Day – OSM PuzzleA random assortment of OSM-screen-grabbed jigsaw puzzles to celebrate International Jigsaw Puzzle Day, 2026. :-)
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The Hug Anxiety MapA qualitative, satirical map of regional comfort with unsolicited hugging in the United States.
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Penguins of Antarctica — Polar Stereographic MapA polar stereographic map of Antarctic penguin colony sites with illustrated species popups, counts, and a compact year sparkline.
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Happy Quark Day – Hologram Walkthrough
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The Misadventures of President D.J. Pooh.A picture-book globe narrative following President Bear across the United Acres Wood and beyond, with a meandering dotted trail and story captions.
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DRINK. RIDE. DIE.Animated propaganda-style map showing Minnesota snowmobile fatalities over time, with cumulative blood splats and alcohol involvement markers.
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Nothing Day — Places Named Nothing (USA)A minimalist, almost-empty map of U.S. places named Nothing, Nowhere, and similar. Faint points appear with subtle hover and simple Wikipedia popups.
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Bagel NationMobile-first interactive map of U.S. bagel shops with city/state search and a donut chart showing chain dominance.
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Tempura Today, Gone-morrow?A cheerful National Tempura Day map that visualizes fishing sustainability—enjoy the crunch while it lasts, responsibly.
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Washington in Turmoil — Key Moments in PhasesInteractive story map of key moments around the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, organized into phases and presented in chronological order.
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International Screenplay Day — A Text-Map of Film EmpathyA minimalist zoomable world map where each country is filled with screenplay text, celebrating film’s power to build empathy and connection across borders.
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You're Getting Sleepy… | International Hypnotist DayA calming, quirky interactive world map for International Hypnotist Day showing hypnosis history, schools, and country regulations.
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Sip Happens™A tongue-in-cheek propaganda-style globe revealing invisible plastic pollution near sea turtle nesting sites.
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Wanna get away? Remote places for introverts.A minimalist mobile-first map of extremely remote places around the world, themed for introverts and terrain-forward exploration.
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Global New Year TraditionsMobile-first interactive world map showing New Year traditions by country. Tap countries to explore celebration styles, descriptions, and sources.
Web Mapper Portfolio
Maps created for fun, testing, and agent development purposes in Fall 2025.
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Birthplaces of Renowned Physicists (1400–Present)WebMapperGPT scraped all of the data about famous physicists, created the GeoJSON from it, and then produced the map I asked for.
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Target America: an Expansive HistoryTarget store expansion across the United States over time.
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Mind the Gap — Suspicious Falls and Other Deaths in Putin's RussiaWatch your mouth and steer clear of open windows. This maps highlights a series of unfortunate events for Russian elites who fell afoul of Putin since 2022.
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Grid Down: EV Chargers in the Path of Hurricane IanDystopian rendering of Hurricane Ian
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Redlands, California, Free Parcel AppInteractive proof-of-concept parcel map for Redlands, California with owner and assessment attributes from a public ArcGIS Feature Service.
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Pliezhausen Sunday Silence MapA public shaming map created in the spirit of Soviet propaganda posters to humiliate community members who are not quiet enough on Sundays in Pliezhausen, Germany. The data is all fake. Fortunately, WebMapperGPT also refused to include even fake names, as it
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Iowa Wind TurbinesExplore Iowa wind turbines in a dystopian <em>Blade Runner</em>, corporate-dominance looking aesthetic. WebMapperGPT found online dataset to load and produced map to my specifications.