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Raised Relief Maps

vW Maps recently designed a vacuum-formed, or thermo-printed, raised relief map of the wine regions of British Columbia, Canada.
U.S. Wine Regions in Drought Conditions

A grey expanse shows the huge extent of the drought now affecting much of the United States. Zoom in on the interactive map to see all the American Viticultural Areas, or wine regions.
All the wine regions

The World Wine Regions atlas maps all the wine regions in which grapes are grown and wine is made, both the official as well as the emerging, unofficial regions.
Presenting World Wine Regions

World Wine Regions is an interactive atlas dedicated to the wine regions of the world, from the storied appellations of the Old World to the newly minted regions still building their reputations.
How does a World Wine Regions map look on a website?

vW Maps has published World Wine Regions, an atlas of the world’s 1800+ wine regions. Rather than showing the whole world, clients can choose a customized map of just their region instead.
Making a Home Elsewhere

We contributed maps and information graphics to the new edition of the National Geographic Atlas of the World. The spread on human migration explores various forces that cause people to flee hardship and crisis.
Gin & Botanicals Map of Australia & New Zealand

The Gin & Botanicals Map of Australia & New Zealand has 101 gin distillers and producers mapped and ten indigenous botanicals described in words, maps, and illustrations.
Your Motorcycle. Where’s It Made?

To many, there is a nationalistic subtext in motorcycling. But can it really be said these days that BMWs are German, Harleys are from the US and KTMs are Austrian?
Premier’s Design Award Finalist

Our terrain model of the Mornington Peninsula was selected as a finalist in the 2016 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards!
Mapping out Bikeshare Plans

A methodology for implementing urban bikeshare schemes is based on exploratory mapping of census data and then presented to councils as recommendations.
We’re curating another Map Gallery

Martin from vW Maps is curating the Map Gallery at the fourth GeoNext Conference.
vW Maps Launches Aerial Mapping Division

Aerial mapping is increasingly affordable and practical. We’ve dipped our toes into the waters.
A freight train of data

A blog about Open Data developments over the last ten years and, in particular, the Australian National Public Toilet Map. The toilet data is complemented by beer brewing locations on a map of Tasmania.
Obesity in Australia

Australia has the fastest-growing rate of obesity in the world. The map of Australia shows the geographic trend of adult obesity in Australia.
vW Maps Blog 0.9

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vW Maps Wins Gold!

The vW Maps website has been awarded a gold medal! The prize was awarded in the Best Internet Website category at the Pacific region meeting of the International Map Trade Association.