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How to blur your house in Google Maps street view

From LifeHacker.com: How to blur your house in Google Maps street view.

The saved places function in Google Maps has changed my life

From Insider.com: The saved places function in Google Maps has changed my life.

Explore NYC in the 1930s and 1940s with this street view photo map

From BoingBoing.net: Explore NYC in the 1930s and 1940s with this street view photo map.

Light pollution map

Light pollution map.

City roads

The city roads website renders every single road within a city.

Map collection Woldan

The Map collection Woldan contains more than 11000 maps from the 15th to the 20th century.

TimeMapper

With Text you can create elegant timelines and maps in seconds.

WiGLE wireless network mapping

WiGLE wireless network mapping.

Doebling website

If you happen to live in or are interested in Doebling, the 19. district of Vienna, Austria, this website of Doebling is for you. Attention: contains an umlaut o in the domain name.

Ventusky

At Ventusky you find wind, rain and temerature maps for any place on earth.

OpenWeatherMap

OpenWeatherMap gives you the current weather and forecasts in your city. Includes free weather APIs for developers.

10 tricks to make yourself a Google maps master

From Gizmodo.com: 10 tricks to make yourself a Google maps master.

21 must see Google street view locations that are not streets

From Gizmodo.com: 21 must see Google street view locations that are not streets.

Stunning map visualization shows every nuclear detonation since 1945

From Gizmodo.com: Stunning map visualization shows every nuclear detonation since 1945.

Watch a Google Street View video of your map route

From LifeHacker.com: Watch a Google Street View video of your map route.

GRASS GIS

GRASS GIS, commonly referred to as GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System), is a free and open source Geographic Information System (GIS) software suite used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics and maps production, spatial modeling, and visualization.

New York public library now lets you use 20000 historical maps for free

From Engadget.com: New York public library now lets you use 20000 historical maps for free.

Map compare

With Map compare you can check how four different map providers show a particular map. Great idea!

MapsWithMe

At MapsWithMe you can buy iOS or Android map viewing apps for less than 5$ (there is a free version, too!), and then you can download offline maps for all the regions you are interested for free. As the maps are vector based, you need very little memory for storage. Great for travelers without data roaming!