Comments on: National Geographic Map of the Day

National Geographic Map of the Day

Mitheral — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:57:20 -0800

National Geographic Map of the Day. Previously featuring maps that run the gamut from automotive discovery and exploration; through literary, witchhunts and imaginary; to historical and Olympic.

By: silkygreenbelly

silkygreenbelly — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:17:52 -0800

Great post! I loved the National Geographic maps from my dad's NG as a kid. Until I left for college my bedroom was literally wallpapered with them. I had pretty much forgotten about them until i saw your post. This is great as I love to look at their maps but can't quite afford a subscription yet.

By: Nelson

Nelson — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:19:21 -0800

Sorry to start with a snark, but the presentation is awful. Why is there some silly quiz question on top of the maps? And why use some funky Flash zooming interface when they could just publish the full image right in the page? It's not like these are giant data sets A good example of a map blog done well is Strange Maps. Fun content, too.

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:26:02 -0800

Presentation or no, I love maps. When I can't afford to go anywhere, I can travel by map. I'm happy looking at an atlas for hours,then looking up places that interest me on Flickr or something. Maps of exploration especially intrigue me. It's sort of like people who can "listen" to music by reading sheet music.

By: Mitheral

Mitheral — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:28:02 -0800

The write up before the quiz provides context to the map. You can skip the quiz by closing the box. And while I'm not in love with it the flash interface allows for an arbitrary zoom level. In an interface like Strange maps I either can see the whole map at once or I can see it zoomed in to actual size with no happy medium. The current post shows why that can be less than ideal.

By: kuujjuarapik

kuujjuarapik — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:33:29 -0800

can't quite afford a subscription yet IMO, the subscription is not worth the amount of direct marketing phone calls, mailings and assorted crap that they subject you to. It is especially annoying that the magazine often runs "Earth in Peril by Humans" stories, and then dumps a ton of unread paper in your recycling bin. I'm letting my subscription lapse. I still love the maps, though. Thanks for the post.

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:53:20 -0800

Last April First was pretty good!

By: Vindaloo

Vindaloo — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:14:20 -0800

Once a gain a wicked idea completely ruined by the lack of "Save As"

By: languagehat

languagehat — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:37:21 -0800

Very nice, thanks!

By: Mitheral

Mitheral — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:27:40 -0800

Nelson writes "A good example of a map blog done well is Strange Maps. Fun content, too." Strange maps is a great site.