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Mapping the Eternal City

In 1748 the Italian architect and surveyor Giambattista Nolli published an ichnographic plan of Rome. Nolli's 'Great Plan of Rome...

Mapping Stores Open in Italy

Last month a French interactive map was released to show which stores were open and which were closed during the lock-down in France. Ça re...

Our Sidewalks Are Too Narrow

The Florence Sidewalks Map visualizes the widths of sidewalks in the Italian city of Florence. It allows users to see where in the city it i...

The Sistine Chapel Virtual Tour

Saint Peter’s Square and the Sistine Chapel may now be closed. However the Vatican Museum's website is still open and so is its Sistine ...

At Home in Italy

Italy has been under lock-down for three weeks now. Under the lock-down Italians are only allowed to leave their homes for work or health re...

Falling Air Pollution Around the World

Yesterday I posted news of the European Space Agency's animation of falling nitrogen dioxide emissions over Europe from Jan 1st to March...

Air Pollution Plummets in Italy

Two weeks ago NASA showed how the huge reduction in air & road traffic and economic activity in China has also led to a huge drop in ai...

Italy Quarantine Zone Map

Italy has become the first country in Europe to impose quarantine zones. Italy has seen the highest number of Covid-19 cases behind China an...

2 Weeks In Italy: Itinerary

When people ask me to suggest a country in Europe for a 2 weeks vacation, which is full of highlights and easy to get a visa. I’ll say Italy...

Four Million Traffic Violations Mapped

Datainterfaces has mapped over four million traffic violations in the city of Turin. Infrazioni allows you to visualize traffic violations i...

Street View Movies of Italy

There's nothing quite like driving a convertible in the sun along the Amalfi Coast in Italy. Well - actually there is. 124 Spider Roads ...

The Foreign Born Population of Rome

Rome - The Foreign Resident Population is a dot map showing where the foreign born population of Rome live in the city. The map categorizes ...

Putting Bike Directions on the Map

BikeDistrict is a really great example of providing bike directions on an interactive map. The application allows you to search for and get ...

Venice Views & Street Views

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has released 394,000 images from its collection into the public domain. These images can now be downloaded fo...