Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the 29 July 2025 M 8.8 Kamchatka Earthquake The USGS has posted a “geonarrative” (i.e., a StoryMap) that delves into great detail about the seismology of the magnitude 8.8 earthquake that took place on 29 July 2025 off the Kamchatka Peninsula, providing history,… https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-29-july-2025-m-8-8-kamchatka-earthquake/ https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-29-july-2025-m-8-8-kamchatka-earthquake/

Early Canadian Automobile Maps Library and Archives Canada has posted a four-part series on early automobile maps to their Facebook page (they don’t have a blog, just social media accounts), featuring examples from their collection: Nova Scotia, Montreal, Banff… https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/early-canadian-automobile-maps/ https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/early-canadian-automobile-maps/

The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin The Word for World is both an upcoming exhibition and an upcoming book exploring the maps of Ursula K. Le Guin—i.e., the maps she herself made for worlds like Earthsea. When Ursula K. Le Guin… https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/the-word-for-world-the-maps-of-ursula-k-le-guin/ https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/the-word-for-world-the-maps-of-ursula-k-le-guin/

Misinformation, Conspiracy Theories, and the Oregon Wildfire Map “In the end, what’s most remarkable about the campaign against Oregon’s wildfire map isn’t that misinformation found an audience. It’s that it worked.” Pro Publica looks at how misinformation and conspiracy theories led to the… https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/misinformation-conspiracy-theories-and-the-oregon-wildfire-map/ https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/misinformation-conspiracy-theories-and-the-oregon-wildfire-map/

Eclipse Atlas Launches Eclipse Atlas is the third iteration of Michael Zeiler’s solar eclipse map websites. First there was Eclipse-Maps.com, which launched in 2010; then came the Great American Eclipse website to cover the North American total and… https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/eclipse-atlas-launches/ https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/eclipse-atlas-launches/

Some Asian Updates to Online Maps Google has announced that Street View imagery is now available for Nepal. Meanwhile, Apple observers are reporting that cycling directions are rolling out for Hong Kong and Taiwan in Apple Maps (AppleInsider, MacRumors). https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/some-asian-updates-to-online-maps/

A Tool to Generate Tactile Street Maps Speaking of tools for generating maps for the blind and visually impaired (previously), there’s also TMAP (Tactile Maps Automated Production) from Lighthouse’s MAD Lab. TMAP is a screen reader-friendly tool for creating tactile street maps. Raised… https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/a-tool-to-generate-tactile-street-maps/ https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/a-tool-to-generate-tactile-street-maps/

How xkcd Does Maps Randall Munroe, author of the xkcd web comic, posts a surprising amount of map-related content, which I invariably end up linking to here. With some exceptions, they fall into one of two categories, each of… https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/how-xkcd-does-maps/ https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/how-xkcd-does-maps/

3D Printed Tactile Maps Touch Mapper is an open source project (GitHub) for generating 3D printed tactile maps for the visually impaired. The maps use OpenStreetMap data and produce a file that can be printed on almost any 3D… https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/3d-printed-tactile-maps/ https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/3d-printed-tactile-maps/