Over the past month, the Observable Ambassadors took on the annual #30DayMapChallenge, a community effort to collaboratively create maps focused on various human interest and business-focused topics. This year, Observable Ambassadors created a wide variety of mappings including incarceration rates, greenhouse gas emissions, Japanese fermentation techniques, and even the importing of flowers.
These maps were inspired by daily categories for the challenge, including polygons, hexagons, boundaries, and elevation. Check out this Observable Collection to see the full list, but here are a few great highlights.
An interactive game where you use your nose to explore the globe, by Radamés Ajna, Fabian Iwand, and Fil.
A beautiful slice of New Zealand exploring 3D mapping techniques, by Brett Cooper.
A powerful and dynamic COVID dashboard, by Eric Lo.
Find out what cities that are listed as destinations on highway signs, by Matt Dzugan.
A beautifully designed overview of popular fermentation techniques, by Maxene Graze.
Want to see more? Head on over to this Collection.
If you're inspired to start your own map-based work, use one of the integrated templates when you create a new Canvas, or visit this Observable Collection of starter maps.