From flammable neighborhoods to moral hazards, fire insurance maps capture early US cities and the landscape of discrimination

Hundreds of thousands of Sanborn maps mapped the fire risk of every US city with over 1,000 people in the 20th century.

Move over Ball x Pit—I just found a website that maps the location of over 51,000 and counting of the world's public pinball machines

Move over Ball x Pit—I just found a website that maps the location of over 51,000 and counting of the world's public pinball ...
NPR

Code Switch

December 31, 2025 • A few years back, many politicians were raising the alarm about the dangers of "CRT" in schools. Today, the new risk to public education is "DEI." What do both of these moments ...
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Walmart is ditching ZIP codes in favor of honeycomb-style maps as it looks to speed up deliveries

Walmart is taking a lesson from the humble honeybee in its quest to make its deliveries as fast as possible. The retail giant already boasts a formidable store count of 4,700 locations across the US, ...
NPR

Code Switch

What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore ...
Public Radio East

Resolution introduced calling for a new ZIP code for some areas of Carteret County

Local mayors say the current use of a Swansboro ZIP code—tied to neighboring Onslow County—has led to misdirected sales tax ...
UNESCO

Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow

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Cfr.org

Tracking China’s Control of Overseas Ports

The new container ship, OOCL Piraeus, docks at the Port of Piraeus in Greece in 2023. Xinhua via Getty Images This interactive map tracks China’s growing maritime influence through investments in ...
Lakeland Public Television

Proposed Parcel Map for Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Act Now Available

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and Chippewa National Forest have announced the creation of a parcel map as part of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act. The map is meant to show ...
Hyde Park Herald

Long-awaited Woodlawn Central eyes groundbreaking as zoning advances

Construction could begin as soon as this year on the first phase of Woodlawn Central, a mixed-use megadevelopment spearheaded ...
GitHub

Awesome AI Market Maps

An Awesome List of Artificial Intelligence Startup Market Maps from 2026, 2025 and 2024. Now featuring over 375 AI Market Maps by top VCs, industry analysts, and AI practitioners. As these things go, ...
GitHub

Paraformer: Updating Large-scale High-resolution Geographical Maps from Limited Historical Labels

Large-scale high-resolution (HR) mapping is a vital task to survey the Earth's surface and resolve many challenges facing humanity. However, it is still a non-trivial task hindered by complex ground ...