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World Maps
Wheelmap
Find wheelchair accessible places worldwide. By sozialhelden.de
The Tasteatlas
"Discover local ingredients, traditional dishes & authentic restaurants". By tasteatlas.com
Sensor.Community
A contributors driven global sensor network that creates Open Environmental Data. By Sensor.Community
Find The Masks
A global mapping tool and interactive directory for PPE needs. By findthemasks.com
The Map of tomorrow
An interactive online platform for initiatives of change and sustainable businesses. By kartevonmorgen.org
Submarine Cable Map
OSM Historic Places
Mundraub
A platform for the discovery of eatible landscapes. Mundraub.org creates awareness of regionality and seasonality and wants to motivate you to perceive and use your surroundings in culinary terms.
Live International Space Station Tracking Map
The tracker shows where the Space Station is right now and its path 90 minutes ago and 90 minutes ahead. By nasa.gov
Hood Maps
A crowdsourced map to color-code cities into different areas. Based on the categories: hipsters, tourists, rich, normies, suits and students. + Funny, biased, sometimes sarcastic user reviews.
REFUGE restrooms
Refuge Restrooms is a web application that seeks to provide safe restroom access for transgender, intersex, and gender nonconforming individuals. By refugerestrooms.org
History Maps
A platform where users can learn about history visually and create timelines and maps of historical events.
Calimoto
A motorcycle trip-planner with a winding roads algorithm. Use the "Discover"-section to find bike trips explored by other users. By calimoto.com
Targomo POI
This map shows OpenStreetMap Points of Interest in a high-performance application. You're able to choose from many different categories. By targomo.com
Billard Map
Borussia Dortmund's supporterclubs
By bvbnorge.no
Categories
Arts and History (10)
Berlin Besetzt
This illustrated map shows the history of squatting in Berlin as an example of self-empowered intervention by protest movements in urban space and urban life.
HistoMap Berlin
On the basis of geo-referenced historical maps, HistoMap Berlin is a plot precise search for Berlin from 1910 to 2013. By landesarchiv-berlin.de and Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin
History Maps
A platform where users can learn about history visually and create timelines and maps of historical events.
OSM Historic Places
Smurf village
The small village of about 250 people was chosen by Sony to promote the first Smurf 3D movie in 2011. By Colm
(Júzcar, Spain)
shotinberlin.de
A website about movies filmed in Berlin and their shooting locations.
Ubahn-Map
This interactive map shows you U-Bahn stations with Wikipedia information and 2020-up-to-date pictures. By skamsie.ro
(Berlin, Germany)
Virtual Museum of the Dead Places
As a research project of the Berlin University of Applied Sciences, the project aims to collect dead places globally, to present and reflect on them from different perspectives. By vimudeap.info
Health, Environment and Accessibility(33)
World Maps:
Find The Masks
A global mapping tool and interactive directory for PPE needs. By findthemasks.com
Hood Maps
A crowdsourced map to color-code cities into different areas. Based on the categories: hipsters, tourists, rich, normies, suits and students. + Funny, biased, sometimes sarcastic user reviews.
Mundraub
A platform for the discovery of eatible landscapes. Mundraub.org creates awareness of regionality and seasonality and wants to motivate you to perceive and use your surroundings in culinary terms.
REFUGE restrooms
Refuge Restrooms is a web application that seeks to provide safe restroom access for transgender, intersex, and gender nonconforming individuals. By refugerestrooms.org
Sensor.Community
Sensor.Community is a contributors driven global sensor network that creates Open Environmental Data. By Sensor.Community
The Map of tomorrow
An interactive online platform for initiatives of change and sustainable businesses. By kartevonmorgen.org
Wheelmap
Find wheelchair accessible places worldwide. By sozialhelden.de
Open Fire Map
All the fire houses and hydrants in OSM. By openfiremap.org
Germany Maps:
Altkleiderspenden
Find places to donate old clothes to. by FairWertung e.V.
Arriving in Berlin
This map seeks to provide useful information for newcomers in Berlin and is especially meant to support refugees. By arriving-in-berlin.de
Arzt-Suche Germany
The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Germany have the most current data on the addresses and qualifications of all doctors and psychotherapists in Germany.
Berlin Plattform
The Berlin Platform supports social, ecological and participatory urban development by providing specialist expertise.
Broken Lifts
Find out which elevators are currently out of service in the Berlin-Brandenburg transport association. By sozialhelden.de
(Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany)
"Drinking Fountains of Berlin"
Drinking fountains are directly connected to the Berlin drinking water network and deliver fresh Berlin water from May to October. The water quality is strictly monitored. By bwb.de
"Einmal ohne, bitte"
The label "This one without, please" has the aim to avoid packaging waste during shopping and take-away. Use the map to find stores that sell food products without packaging. By einmalohnebitte.de
Fairer Stadtplan Berlin
The "Fair City Map Berlin" was developed to make it easier for you to find fair locations across Berlin where you can either shop, enjoy or get involved.
Gieß den Kiez
A platform for coordinating the irrigation of Berlin trees. By citylab-berlin.org
(Berlin, Germany)
Hier Baut Berlin
"Hier Baut Berlin" searches for information on construction sites on various websites of the city of Berlin and shows them on a map.
Kieznaturkarte
"Neighborhood-Nature-Map" a project of the coordination office for nature, environment, climate and sustainability education Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg (Berlin, Germany).
Mobile Box
Give your old phone a second life. By reusing and recycling old cell phones, you are making an important contribution to protecting resources.
"Mokli"
A help-platform for people in need. Mokli helps you to find food, places to sleep, shower facilities, advice centers and free doctors. By momo-voice.de & karuna.family
"Müll nicht rum."
"Don't rubbish around" provides you with information on how to avoid garbage. Besides of helpful facts, you can find e.g. locations that cooperate with projects like Recup.
Offene Werkstätten
The German network of open workshops. By Verbund Offener Werkstätten
Parkinson related locations
A map of parkinson related locations in Germany. By May
Refill Deutschland
The concept of Refill Germany is simple: Stores with the refill sticker on the window/door, will refill your drinking vessel with tab water for free. By refill-deutschland.de
Reparatur-Initiativen
Find, support and found repair initiatives (Repair-Places, Reparier-Bars, Repair Cafés etc.). By Netzwerk Reparatur-Initiativen
Trennt Map Berlin
The map of Trenntstadt Berlin is about waste separation, recycling and waste prevention. Get detailed information about product and project descriptions, addresses and opening times etc..
Urbane Gärten
Urban Community Gardens - find information and tools for organizing and communicating. By anstiftung.de
"Wohin damit?"
Wohindamit.org helps you find places that accept donations of everyday stuff like books, toys, clothes, furniture etc..
North America & England Maps:
National Network of Abortion Funds
Builds power with members to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access by centering people who have abortions and organizing at the intersections of racial, economic, and reproductive justice.
open lavs
Open lavs supports the goal of creating open and obvious spaces for those who don’t fit the binary imaginings of gender or sex so that they can go to the loo in peace, without harassment. By openlavs.com
Our Plymouth
The Community Self Help Map of Plymouth. A tool to connect, communicate, collaborate, inspire and recognise citizen and community action. By ourplymouth.co.uk
Winnipeg Map for Newcomers
A guide to many of the supports and services available in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. By immigratemanitoba.com
Transport and Technology (12)
Broken Lifts
Find out which elevators are currently out of service in the Berlin-Brandenburg transport association. By sozialhelden.de
(Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany)
Calimoto
A motorcycle trip-planner with a winding roads algorithm. Use the "Discover"-section to find bike trips explored by other users. By calimoto.com
Harnstoff-Zapfsäulen für PKW & LKW
Find gas stations with pumps of "Diesel exhaust fluid" (like AdBlue)
(Germany)
Landlord Tech Watch
Landlord Tech: technical products and platforms that lead to surveillance and speculation in the real estate industrie, both tied up in gentrification. By antievictionmap.com & ainowinstitute.org
Live International Space Station Tracking Map
The tracker shows where the Space Station is right now and its path 90 minutes ago and 90 minutes ahead. By nasa.gov
LPG-Stations of Sweden
Liquified Petroleum Gas Stations of Sweden. By Sjoberg
Pumps of Berlin
Crowdsource bicycle pumps of Berlin, Germany. By pumpsofberlin.com
Sensor.Community
Sensor.Community is a contributors driven global sensor network that creates Open Environmental Data. By Sensor.Community
Shared Mobility Flows
The CityLAB Berlin takes a closer look on the phenomenon of bikesharing in Berlin.
(Berlin, Germany)
Submarine Cable Map
Ubahn-Map
This interactive map shows you U-Bahn stations with Wikipedia information and 2020-up-to-date pictures. By skamsie.ro
(Berlin, Germany)
Dushanbe Public Transport Map
The first public transport map of Dushanbe. By Pierre-David
(Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
Sports, Outdoor and Family (20)
World Maps:
Billard Map
Calimoto
A motorcycle trip-planner with a winding roads algorithm. Use the "Discover"-section to find bike trips explored by other users. By calimoto.com
Borussia Dortmund's supporterclubs
By bvbnorge.no
Ping Pong Map
OSM Waymarked Trails: Hiking
OSM Waymarked Trails: Cycling
OSM Open Camping Map
A global map of campgrounds based on data from Openstreetmap. By Sven Geggus
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Europe
Beaches, Lakes & Swimming Areas
Camping Info + Off-camping Spots
A project dedicated to travelers with motorhomes and caravans. By cicobella.ro
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England
Hertfordshire Walker
A growing collection of free walks suitable for all ages, from an hour-long potter to half-day hikes. By hertfordshirewalker.uk
Germany
Kicker Map
Trimm-Dich-Pfade
Find fitness trails around Germany. By trimm-dich-pfad.com
Wikipedia: Trimm-dich-Pfad (ger)
1NITE TENT
1NITE TENT (one night tent) works like Couchsurfing – just outside. You own a beautiful spot of land and want to share it? Sign in your loaction in this map. By 1nitetent.com
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Berlin
Abandoned Berlin
Useful guides, to help people reach abandoned places, to discover some of the stories and detail of the difficulties/hazards involved.
Kita Expert
Dresden & Heidelberg
meinGrün
A web app for discovering green spaces and parks in Heidelberg and Dresden (Germany). There is an extensive search function for activities and conditions. By meingruen.org
Hamburg
Hamburgs Hundewiesen
Dog parks in Hamburg. By hundewiese-hamburg.de
Skate Spots in Hamburg
This map helps you to find all known and popular skate spots in Hamburg. By Skateboard e.V. Hamburg
Scotland
The North Coast 500
A popular tourist trail in Scotland. By Neil Fox
Spain
Mallorca:
Fonts de Mallorca
Wells and fountains of Mallorca. By fontsdetramuntana
Food and Drinks (7)
"Drinking Fountains of Berlin"
Drinking fountains are directly connected to the Berlin drinking water network and deliver fresh Berlin water from May to October. The water quality is strictly monitored. By bwb.de
"Einmal ohne, bitte"
The label "This one without, please" has the aim to avoid packaging waste during shopping and take-away. Use the map to find stores that sell food products without packaging. By einmalohnebitte.de
Mundraub
A platform for the discovery of eatible landscapes. Mundraub.org creates awareness of regionality and seasonality and wants to motivate you to perceive and use your surroundings in culinary terms.
Open Brewery Map
A global map of breweries based on data from Openstreetmap. By Sven Geggus
Refill Germany
The concept of Refill Germany is simple: Stores with the refill sticker on the window/door, will refill your drinking vessel with tab water for free. By refill-deutschland.de
The Tasteatlas
"Discover local ingredients, traditional dishes & authentic restaurants". By tasteatlas.com
Nightlife (3)
Berlin, Germany:
Bars & Pubs
A few of the 1000+ existing bars & kneipen in Berlin. (made by me)
Berlin Club Map
Berliner Sessions
Open Mic, Open Stage oder Jam Session in Berlin. By berlinersessions.de
OpenStreetMap Projects (12)
Historic Places
Node Density
How dense is the OpenStreetMap database? By openstreetmap.org/user/tyr_asd
Open Brewery Map
A global map of breweries based on data from Openstreetmap. By Sven Geggus
Open Camping Map
A global map of campgrounds based on data from Openstreetmap. By Sven Geggus
Open Fire Map
All the fire houses and hydrants. By openfiremap.org
Open Infra Map
The world's hidden infrastructure. By openinframap.org
Open Sea Map
Free nautical database. By map.openseamap.org
Targomo POI
This map shows OpenStreetMap Points of Interest in a high-performance application. You're able to choose from many different categories. By targomo.com
Topographic Map
Waymarked Trails: Hiking
Waymarked Trails: Cycling
Wheelmap
Find wheelchair accessible places worldwide. By sozialhelden.de
Here is a helpful list of OpenStreetMap-based tools and services by the Reddit user u/Spanholz (Reddit)
Locations
Europe
Beaches, Lakes & Swimming Areas
Camping Info + Off-camping Spots
A project dedicated to travelers with motorhomes and caravans. By cicobella.ro
--------------------------- countries of europe -----------------------------
------------------------- other countries of europe ------------------------
England
Hertfordshire Walker
A growing collection of free walks suitable for all ages, from an hour-long potter to half-day hikes. By hertfordshirewalker.uk
Mirfield interactive History Map
open lavs
Open lavs supports the goal of creating open and obvious spaces for those who don’t fit the binary imaginings of gender or sex so that they can go to the loo in peace, without harassment. By openlavs.com
Our Plymouth
The Community Self Help Map of Plymouth. A tool to connect, communicate, collaborate, inspire and recognise citizen and community action. By ourplymouth.co.uk
Germany
Sports, Outdoor and History:
Kicker Map
Trimm-Dich-Pfade
Find fitness trails around Germany. By trimm-dich-pfad.com
Wikipedia: Trimm-dich-Pfad (ger)
Virtual Museum of the Dead Places
As a research project of the Berlin University of Applied Sciences, the project aims to collect dead places globally, to present and reflect on them from different perspectives. By vimudeap.info
1NITE TENT
1NITE TENT (one night tent) works like Couchsurfing – just outside. You own a beautiful spot of land and want to share it? Sign in your loaction in this map. By 1nitetent.com
Health, Environment and Accessibility:
Altkleiderspenden
Find places to donate old clothes to. By FairWertung e.V.
Arzt-Suche
The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Germany have the most current data on the addresses and qualifications of all doctors and psychotherapists in Germany.
"Einmal ohne, bitte"
The label "This one without, please" has the aim to avoid packaging waste during shopping and take-away. Use the map to find stores that sell food products without packaging. By einmalohnebitte.de
Mobile Box
Give your old phone a second life. By reusing and recycling old cell phones, you are making an important contribution to protecting resources.
"Mokli"
A help-platform for people in need. Mokli helps you to find food, places to sleep, shower facilities, advice centers and free doctors. By momo-voice.de & karuna.family
Mundraub
A platform for the discovery of eatible landscapes. Mundraub.org creates awareness of regionality and seasonality and wants to motivate you to perceive and use your surroundings in culinary terms.
"Müll nicht rum."
"Don't rubbish around" provides you with information on how to avoid garbage. Besides of helpful facts, you can find e.g. locations that cooperate with projects like Recup.
Offene Werkstätten
The German network of open workshops. By Verbund Offener Werkstätten
Parkinson related locations
A map of parkinson related locations in Germany. By May
Refill Deutschland
The concept of Refill Germany is simple: Stores with the refill sticker on the window/door, will refill your drinking vessel with tab water for free. By refill-deutschland.de
Reparatur-Initiativen
Find, support and found repair initiatives (Repair-Places, Reparier-Bars, Repair Cafés etc.). By Netzwerk Reparatur-Initiativen
Urbane Gärten
Urban Community Gardens - find information and tools for organizing and communicating. By anstiftung.de
"Wohin damit?"
Wohindamit.org helps you find places that accept donations of everyday stuff like books, toys, clothes, furniture etc..
Transport and Technology:
Harnstoff-Zapfsäulen für PKW & LKW
Find gas stations with pumps of "Diesel exhaust fluid" (like AdBlue)
Berlin
Environment and Accessibility:
Arriving in Berlin
This map seeks to provide useful information for newcomers in Berlin and is especially meant to support refugees. By arriving-in-berlin.de
Berlin Plattform
The Berlin Platform supports social, ecological and participatory urban development by providing specialist expertise.
"Drinking Fountains of Berlin"
Drinking fountains are directly connected to the Berlin drinking water network and deliver fresh Berlin water from May to October. The water quality is strictly monitored. By bwb.de
Fairer Stadtplan Berlin
The "Fair City Map Berlin" was developed to make it easier for you to find fair locations across Berlin where you can either shop, enjoy or get involved.
Gieß den Kiez
A platform for coordinating the irrigation of Berlin trees. By citylab-berlin.org
Hier Baut Berlin
"Hier Baut Berlin" searches for information on construction sites on various websites of the city of Berlin and shows them on a map.
Kieznaturkarte
"Neighborhood-Nature-Map" a project of the coordination office for nature, environment, climate and sustainability education Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg.
Trennt Map
The map of Trenntstadt Berlin is about waste separation, recycling and waste prevention. Get detailed information about product and project descriptions, addresses and opening times etc..
History and Transport:
Berlin Besetzt
This illustrated map shows the history of squatting in Berlin as an example of self-empowered intervention by protest movements in urban space and urban life.
Broken Lifts
Find out which elevators are currently out of service in the Berlin-Brandenburg transport association. By sozialhelden.de
HistoMap Berlin
On the basis of geo-referenced historical maps, HistoMap Berlin is a plot precise search for Berlin from 1910 to 2013. By landesarchiv-berlin.de and Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin
Pumps of Berlin
Crowdsource bicycle pumps in Berlin. By pumpsofberlin.com
Shared Mobility Flows
The CityLAB Berlin takes a closer look on the phenomenon of bikesharing in Berlin.
Ubahn-Map
This interactive map shows you U-Bahn stations with Wikipedia information and 2020-up-to-date pictures. By skamsie.ro
Nightlife:
Bars & Pubs
A few of the 1000+ existing bars & kneipen in Berlin. (made by me)
Berlin Club Map
Berliner Sessions
Open Mic, Open Stage oder Jam Session in Berlin. By berlinersessions.de
Family & Outdoor Activities:
Abandoned Berlin
Useful guides, to help people reach abandoned places, to discover some of the stories and detail of the difficulties/hazards involved.
Kita Expert
Arts, Food and Drinks:
Döner Map
The Döner-Map of Berlin! By mobanisto.de
shotinberlin.de
A website about movies filmed in Berlin and their shooting locations.
Dresden & Heidelberg
meinGrün
A web app for discovering green spaces and parks in Heidelberg and Dresden (Germany). There is an extensive search function for activities and conditions. By meingruen.org
Hamburg
Hamburgs Hundewiesen
Dog parks in Hamburg. By hundewiese-hamburg.de
Skate Spots in Hamburg
This map helps you to find all known and popular skate spots in Hamburg. By Skateboard e.V. Hamburg
Scotland
The North Coast 500
A popular tourist trail in Scotland. By Neil Fox
Spain
Fonts de Mallorca
Wells and fountains of Mallorca. By fontsdetramuntana
Smurf village - Júzcar
The small village of about 250 people was chosen by Sony to promote the first Smurf 3D movie in 2011. By Colm
Sweden
LPG-Stations of Sweden
Liquified Petroleum Gas Stations of Sweden. By Sjoberg
North America
Landlord Tech Watch
Landlord Tech: technical products and platforms that lead to surveillance and speculation in the real estate industrie, both tied up in gentrification. By antievictionmap.com & ainowinstitute.org
National Network of Abortion Funds
Builds power with members to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access by centering people who have abortions and organizing at the intersections of racial, economic, and reproductive justice.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg:
Winnipeg Map for Newcomers
A guide to many of the supports and services available in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. By immigratemanitoba.com
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California
Brea:
Brea's Art in Public Places
Central Asia
Tajikistan
Dushanbe:
Dushanbe Public Transport Map
The first public transport map of Dushanbe. By Pierre-David
Last added projects
Fairer Stadtplan Berlin
The "Fair City Map Berlin" was developed to make it easier for you to find fair locations across Berlin where you can either shop, enjoy or get involved.
Kieznaturkarte
"Neighborhood-Nature-Map" a project of the coordination office for nature, environment, climate and sustainability education Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg (Berlin, Germany).
Berlin Plattform
The Berlin Platform supports social, ecological and participatory urban development by providing specialist expertise.
History Maps
A platform where users can learn about history visually and create timelines and maps of historical events.
Hier Baut Berlin
"Hier Baut Berlin" searches for information on construction sites on various websites of the city of Berlin and shows them on a map.
Hood Maps
A crowdsourced map to color-code cities into different areas. Based on the categories: hipsters, tourists, rich, normies, suits and students. + Funny, biased, sometimes sarcastic user reviews.
Live International Space Station Tracking Map
The tracker shows where the Space Station is right now and its path 90 minutes ago and 90 minutes ahead. By nasa.gov
REFUGE restrooms
Refuge Restrooms is a web application that seeks to provide safe restroom access for transgender, intersex, and gender nonconforming individuals. By refugerestrooms.org
open lavs
Open lavs supports the goal of creating open and obvious spaces for those who don’t fit the binary imaginings of gender or sex so that they can go to the loo in peace, without harassment. By openlavs.com
Projects that are unfortunately no longer carried out
jedermannsland.de a website that helps to enable free camping in Germany
berlin-playgrounds.de a passionate collection of playgrounds in Berlin
berlinmusicmap.com puts music events on a map with links to soundcloud profiles
berliner-hundeauslaufgebiete.de shows you the dog parks of Berlin
wasserwandern-in-berlin.de provides information about canoe tours, waterways and the local water tourism around Berlin
All maps and directories listed on this website do not use commercial rankings*!
This website shall focus on transparency, data privacy, mapping enthusiasm and content that is not ranked by commercial interest.
Enjoy the clean website and always keep your agency!
Here is a preview-link for a mobile website idea I'm working on: Adobe XD Preview (optimized for mobile devices. smooth transitions work best the second time you perform them)
*Commercial Rankings?! What do you mean?
english language
tl;dr -> Most ranking systems are intransparent and can be influenced by money. Ratings and reviews only have a very small impact on the ranking of search results.
Ranking systems are used to bring content to the top of your search result page. A ranking system that can be influenced by money, is in my opinion a commercial ranking.
And these rankings have a major impact on our decisions: what we buy, read, consume and where we go in the physical world.
However, we do not know anything about these algorithmic systems and how they work. We have confidence, are comfortable and are happy with terms such as “personalization”. And we all know one signal that we rely on: Ratings and Reviews
These little stars that mean the world in our rating society. But these stars are not as important for ranking systems as they are for us. There are various other signals that have the same or more influence on what we see and find online. One signal is the time and money invested in the discoverability of an offer, product, or physical business.
I think the divergence between the way rankings work and our understanding of them is problematic, especially considering the far-reaching impact of these systems.
german language
tl;dr -> Die meisten Ranking-Systeme sind intransparent und können durch Geld beeinflusst werden. Bewertungen und Kommentare haben nur einen sehr kleinen Einfluss auf das Ranking von Suchergebnissen.
Ranking-Systeme werden verwendet um Inhalte oben auf deiner Suchergebnisseite zu platzieren. Ein Ranking System, das durch Geld beeinflusst werden kann, ist nach meiner Ansicht ein kommerzielles Ranking.
Und diese Rankings haben einen großen Einfluss auf unsere Entscheidungen: Was wir kaufen, lesen, konsumieren und wohin wir uns in der physischen Welt bewegen.
Wissen tun wir jedoch nichts über diese algorithmischen Systeme und wie sie funktionieren. Wir haben Vertrauen, fühlen uns souverän und sind mit Begriffen wie „Personalisierung“ zufrieden. Und wir alle kennen ein Signal, auf das wir uns verlassen: Bewertungen und Kommentare.
Diese kleinen Sternchen, die die Welt in unserer Rating-Gesellschaft bedeuten. Genau diese Sterne sind aber für Ranking-Systeme nicht so ausschlaggebend wie für uns. Es gibt verschiedene andere Signale, die den gleichen oder einen größeren Einfluss auf das haben, was wir online sehen und finden. Ein Signal ist die Zeit und das Geld, die in die Auffindbarkeit eines Angebots, eines Produkts oder eines physischen Geschäfts investiert wird.
Ich denke, die Divergenz zwischen der Funktionsweise von Rankings und unserem Verständnis dafür ist problematisch, insbesondere angesichts der weitreichenden Auswirkungen dieser Systeme.
Support projects with up-to-date information
A difficulty when creating a directory project is expanding and updating your data. With this website, I would like to find a way through which projects can get more up-to-date information.
Until July 2022 there was an "Add Information" button on fava.world, but the possibility to contribute information on this website doesn't really make sense if you are already on the website of the project. Unless it takes too long to find the update option on the project website (UX) or e.g. you have to write a personal email.
Another possibility might be to create a new open geo database. A map application where individual projects can easily access relevant information and contributed information by users becomes a common good, instead of sharing information into proprietary systems like Google Maps.
On the mobile website preview, I tried to integrate this idea: Adobe XD Preview
More thoughts about Maps & Directories
Since smartphones are part of our daily lives, maps & directories are too.
Online maps are used for navigation but also for finding local businesses. Digital business directories often contain advertising and very dynamic, incomprehensible rankings. Big online companies that provide these (free) services are shaping the world we live in and they affect our movement in the physical world.
Map and business directory provider Google uses a ranking algorithm to show you a pre-selection of local search results. Google wants to keep its map experience as clean and easy as possible by limiting the number of visible entries. The distance to an entry is not the most important signal for the ranking and in high density areas we have to zoom in to a maximum to really find a place that is close to us regardless of the number of reviews and good ratings the entry has. Google's "local ranking" mainly depends, among other "Signals", on the diligent completion of the locations "Google Business Profile" and their prominence on the world wide web. Quote from Google: "(...) search engine optimization (SEO) best practices apply."
Online search results are subject to critical thinking. Advertising awareness, ranking mechanisms, data privacy and worth of your own data becoming a part of surfing the daily internet.
...and in times when people start to think about, how big online companies influence their lives and decisions. This idea is an alternativ approach to advertising, non-transparency, the massive collection of user data, our strange rating society and 'Signals' taking away our job of judgment!
Contact:
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