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Map of the Week

Doug Greenfield

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Illustrated Mapmaking Contest - 2026

The Osher Map Library in Portland, Maine recently posted their 2026 Illustrated Mapmaking Competition results. These are maps made by school children in Maine in the 4th-6th grade range. First prize went to The Broken Islands by Jacob S., a...

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Cancer Mapping

Dr. Jospeh Fraumeni, a pioneering researcher of epidemiology, died a couple of weeks ago. Among his achievements were the first maps of cancer deaths in the United States. Here are two early maps.

These maps eventually became an atlas of c...

11 days ago
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Skype a Scientist

Skype a Scientist is an organization that matches scientists with classrooms across the United States. Their annual United States of Science Challenge seeks to fill a certain number of classrooms in each state with donations. This map is a...

17 days ago
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Maps for the U.S. Semiquincentennial

Semiquincentennial is a mouthful. So much that my spell check doesn’t believe it’s a word. The Bicentennial, which I’m old enough to remember well was easier to pronounce, and celebrate. I won’t make any grand statements, instead here are s...

25 days ago

Cool Spaces

Europe has been very hot lately. The City of London created a cool spaces map last year highlighting indoor spaces, water fountains (the small blue dots), shade, and cooler areas of the city.

The interactive map lets you choose what you w...

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  • Doug Greenfield

    A person who really likes maps, music and a few other things. I was born a while back and now I'm here. Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/douggreenfield.bsky.social Mastodon - https://mapstodon.space/@douggreenfield

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