Slate has created a beautiful interactive map of Olaus Magnus’ 1539 Carta Marina. The Carta Marina is brimming amongst wonderful body of body of water monsters.
Slate has made each of the monsters selectable on their interactive map, together with then users are able to click on each of the monsters together with read how Olaus Magnus described each monster inwards his ain commentary to the map.
Also marine related, together with but every bit beautiful inwards its ain way, is this alive currents map of the Great Lakes from the National Oceanic together with Atmospheric Association. The Great Lakes Surface Currents Map is an animated map simulating the catamenia patterns inwards the Great Lakes.
The map visualizes H2O displace based on information of the lake currents at the introduce time. The map is based on hint.fm's gorgeous Wind Map.
Unrelated to monsters or the waters deep (but a lot of fun) is GeoLive. This Leaflet map allows y'all to pull together with add together markers to a alive map. That inwards itself is sort of smashing but if at that topographic point are other users on GeoLive y'all tin lookout adult man them brand their ain additions to the map inwards real-time.
The map fifty-fifty includes a chat option. You tin thus chat to other users of the map and, if together with then inspired, collaborate together with run together on your mapping missions.
