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Who Was Born Near You?

This morning I have been using Topi Tjukanov's new Notable People map to find out which famous people were born in my home town. As a re...

Local Sightseeing with Wikipedia

Like most people my world has recently become a lot smaller. In the last six weeks I have not ventured more than two miles from my house. Du...

Wikipedia Heat Maps

Frankenplace is a 'thematic map search engine.' Which means that you can use the map to create instant heat-maps for a range of word...

Wikipedia is Back on Google Maps

Google Maps should be a tool for adventure and discovery not a tool for hiring bloody expensive private hire cars. Today's decision to r...