‘The Miura-ori is a method for folding up a sheet such that it can be opened or closed in one smooth motion.’

Perfectly captures the aesthetic of early 20th century Underground graphic design.

It really is very good: smooth and responsive.

Click two points on a map of London and it tells you the best single bus journey between them.

‘Our generalization techniques are based both on cognitive psychology research studying how route maps are used and on an analysis of the generalizations commonly found in handdrawn route maps. We describe algorithmic implementations of these generalization techniques within LineDrive, a real-time system for automatically designing and rendering route maps.’

A geographically accurate London transport map from France.

Map generated using postcode density. Rather beautiful.

‘A catalogue of the insults and comments I get shouted at me whilst riding my bike. Placed on a map to create a London Wankermap.’

Simple and clear location and availability information.

Have a puerile laugh at rude place names. Brilliant.

‘Walking Papers is made to help you easily create printed maps, mark them with things you know, and then share that knowledge with OpenStreetMap.’

Geocoding system offering arbitrary precision and detection of close locations by prefix matching.

Fascinating. Visualise various sociological and demographic data geographically.

Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft don't cover the city.

Tube and bus maps as J2ME apps for mobile phones.

A really good reworking of the New York Subway map, taking some geographical liberties for improved topographical clarity (like the London Underground map).

Make your own version of those little city map booklets.

‘Discover and share your favorite bicycle routes.’

English, Scottish, American, Italian, and German maps of China, Japan and Korea.

A visual exploration on mapping complex networks.

Zoomable map of Japan