Cities
ZoLa (NYC Zoning & Land Use)
New York City's official zoning and land use map
zola.planning.nyc.govOpen
Global Human Settlement Layer alternatives
Global Human Settlement Layer: global maps of built-up areas and population over 50 years. Here are 32 other maps that do a similar job, 30 of them completely free.
Side by side
Free alternatives to Global Human Settlement Layer
Curiosities
City Roads
Draw every road in a city as a minimalist poster
anvaka.github.ioOpen
History
Mapping Inequality
The 1930s redlining maps of American cities, digitised
dsl.richmond.eduOpen
Cities
PLATEAU VIEW
Open 3D city models of Japan's cities from the national PLATEAU project
plateauview.mlit.go.jpOpen
Cities
ZIMAS (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles' zoning and parcel information system
zimas.lacity.orgOpen
Cities
Mapnificent
See everywhere you can reach by public transport in a given time
mapnificent.netOpen
Cities
SunCalc
Sun position, sunrise and sunset directions for any place and time
suncalc.orgOpen
Property
Walk Score
How walkable, bikeable and transit-friendly an address is
walkscore.comOpen
Cities
OSM Buildings
Worldwide 3D buildings generated from OpenStreetMap
osmbuildings.orgOpen
Cities
Planning Data (England)
National map of planning and housing data for England
planning.data.gov.ukOpen
Cities
3D Amsterdam
The City of Amsterdam's 3D model in the browser
3d.amsterdam.nlOpen
Cities
OneMap
Singapore's official national map
onemap.gov.sgOpen
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Cities
ZoLa (NYC Zoning & Land Use)
New York City's official zoning and land use map
zola.planning.nyc.govOpen
Curiosities
City Roads
Draw every road in a city as a minimalist poster
anvaka.github.ioOpen
History
Mapping Inequality
The 1930s redlining maps of American cities, digitised
dsl.richmond.eduOpen
Cities
PLATEAU VIEW
Open 3D city models of Japan's cities from the national PLATEAU project
plateauview.mlit.go.jpOpen
Cities
ShadeMap
Simulate shadows from buildings, trees and terrain at any time
shademap.appOpen
Cities
ZIMAS (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles' zoning and parcel information system
zimas.lacity.orgOpen
Cities
Mapnificent
See everywhere you can reach by public transport in a given time
mapnificent.netOpen
Cities
SunCalc
Sun position, sunrise and sunset directions for any place and time
suncalc.orgOpen
Property
Walk Score
How walkable, bikeable and transit-friendly an address is
walkscore.comOpen
Cities
OSM Buildings
Worldwide 3D buildings generated from OpenStreetMap
osmbuildings.orgOpen
Cities
Planning Data (England)
National map of planning and housing data for England
planning.data.gov.ukOpen
Cities
3D Amsterdam
The City of Amsterdam's 3D model in the browser
3d.amsterdam.nlOpen
Cities
OneMap
Singapore's official national map
onemap.gov.sgOpen
Cities
SF Property Information Map
Zoning, permits and history for any San Francisco property
sfplanninggis.orgOpen
Property
3D BAG
Open 3D model of every building in the Netherlands
3dbag.nlOpen
Cities
Atlas of Urban Expansion
How 200 cities around the world grew, mapped from satellite data
atlasofurbanexpansion.orgOpen
Cities
England Noise and Air Quality Viewer
Road and rail noise maps for England
extrium.co.ukOpen
Cities
GeoInfo Map
Hong Kong's official map with 3D buildings and public facilities
map.gov.hkOpen
Cities
NYC Population FactFinder
Census and survey data for New York City neighbourhoods on a map
popfactfinder.planning.nyc.govOpen
Nature
NYC Street Tree Map
Every street tree in New York City, with species and benefits
tree-map.nycgovparks.orgOpen
Cities
Second City Zoning
Chicago's zoning map made easy to read
secondcityzoning.orgOpen
Population
Our World in Data
World maps and charts for thousands of indicators on how the world is changing
ourworldindata.orgOpen
Population
270toWin
Interactive US electoral map to explore presidential election scenarios
270towin.comOpen
Population
Census Reporter
Easy profiles and maps of US census data for any place
censusreporter.orgOpen
Population
City Population
Population figures and maps for cities and regions worldwide
citypopulation.deOpen
Population
Human Terrain
The world's population density drawn as 3D mountains
pudding.coolOpen
Curiosities
If It Were My Home
Compare life in your country with life anywhere else
ifitweremyhome.comOpen
Population
Opportunity Atlas
Which US neighbourhoods give children the best chances in life
opportunityatlas.orgOpen
Population
Worldmapper
Cartograms that resize countries by population, wealth and more
worldmapper.orgOpen
Population
ONS Census Maps
Census 2021 data for England and Wales, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
ons.gov.ukOpen
Population
Social Explorer
Demographic maps of US census data back to 1790
socialexplorer.comOpen
Geopolitics
UNHCR Operational Data Portal
Maps and data on refugee situations around the world
data.unhcr.orgOpen