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Day 272 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 28th is National Coffee Day. Ian explains how a physical markup of a draft map helps an image generator improve the output.

Coffee shops (272/365)

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September 29, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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Day 67 of #365DaysOfMaps. March 8th is Retro Video Game Day. Player ready!

Arcade Earth 67/365

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March 8, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Day 273 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 30th is World Translation Day. Inevitably, here's a map in a bunch of different languages.

Human Organisation (273/365)

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September 30, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Day 106 of #365DaysOfMaps. April 16th is Orchid Day. You could gift one, or better still, buy one for yourself in celebration!

Orchid Diversity 106/365

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April 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Day 75 of #365DaysOfMaps. March 16th is Artichoke Day. This map has layers!

Artichoke Growth Regions 75/365

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March 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Day 223 of #365DaysOfMaps. August 11th is Mountain Day. I doubt they care they have their own day but it's a nice gesture.

World's Ten Highest Mountains (223/365)

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August 11, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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Day 207 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 25th is All Or Nothing Day. Today's map offers nothing.

All or Nothing (207/365)

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July 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Day 41 of #365DaysOfMaps. February 10th is National Umbrella Day. No Rihanna songs here.

Global Precipitation 41/365

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February 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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Day 42 of #365DaysOfMaps. February 11th is National Latte Day. However you take your coffee, here's a map of global coffee production.

Coffee Earth 42/365

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February 11, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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Day 206 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 24th is National Wine and Cheese Day. I made a real cheese board a few years ago and filled it with cheese. Here's a digital twin.

UK Cheese and Wine (206/365)

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July 25, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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Day 10 of #365DaysOfMaps. January 10th is National Save the Eagles Day.

Global Habitat of Eagles 10/365

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January 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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Day 122 of #365DaysOfMaps. May 2nd is Beer Pong Day. I've never played it. Maybe today is the day. Strongly doubt it though.

Beer Pong (122/365)

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May 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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Day 222 of #365DaysOfMaps. August 10th is National Lazy Day. So what else are you expecting except zero effort?

Lazy Day (222/365)

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August 10, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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Day 210 of #365DaysOfMaps. July 29th is International Tiger Day. Here's a map not to lose your stripes over.

Tiger Habitat Range (210/365)

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July 29, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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Day 26 of #365DaysOfMaps. January 26th is National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. So here's a map made of bubbles to pop.

The World - wrapped 26/365

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January 26, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Day 54 of #365DaysOfMaps. February 23rd is Curling is Cool Day. As the Winter Olympics winds down let's not forget that you don't have to wait another four years to go curling 🥌.

Birthplaces of the Stones 54/365

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February 23, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Day 271 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 28th is World Rabies Day. Let's celebrate! Wait... no, it's not a celebration as Ian notes. Words and meaning are important. Plus... slippy web maps in Equal Earth? Sick!

Zombie Virus (271/365)

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September 28, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Day 274 of #365DaysOfMaps. October 1st is International Music Day. I didn't even know what day it was 15mins ago. Now I have a pair of maps, a fun visual quiz, a blog, and social media posts. Guess the musical act by state!

Musical Metaphors (274/365)

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October 1, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Day 5 of #365DaysOfMaps. January 5th is National Screenwriters Day.

Empathy, Written Across Borders 5/365

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January 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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Day 265 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 22nd is Chainmail Day. Of course it is! So I dressed a map in chainmail and made some comments about the updated v2.5 of ChatGPT.

Chainmail Europe (265/365)

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September 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Day 93 of #365DaysOfMaps. April 3rd is World Marbles Day. So here's the globe as a glassy orb.

World Marbles Day 93/365

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April 3, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Day 224 of #365DaysOfMaps. August 12th is World Calligraphy Day. Equal Earth sent back in time with ornate lettering, and border.

Countries of the World (224/365)

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August 12, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Day 108 of #365DaysOfMaps. April 18th is Record Store Day. Dig out some vinyl. Your ears will thank you.

Record Store Day 108/365

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April 18, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Day 268 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 25th is Save a Koala Day. A web map, AND a Storymap with advice on how to prompt an LLM to create them.

Marcupials of Oceania and Australia (268/365)

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September 25, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Day 251 of #365DaysOfMaps. September 8th is Star Trek Day. Go boldly!

Star Trek Day (251/365)

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September 8, 2026 at 8:33 AM