#30DayMapChallenge
Explore the challenges below or begin creating your own map style.
Points
A map challenge classic. Map with points.
Lines
A map challenge classic. Map with lines.
Polygons
A map challenge classic. Map with polygons.
Clusters
Clusters of something. Hotspots, groups, things that gather together.
Senses: Sight
How do you see something? Maybe map a viewshed?
Vintage
Spin up your time machine and do a map which looks like a historical map, or maybe the theme itself should be vintage.
10 minute map
You have no more than 10 minutes to complete this map.
Utopia
A map of something which could be.
Urban-rural
Urban or rural. Cities and countryside.
Prompting only
For this map, make AI work for its money and produce something from start to finish in a chat window or on the command line.
Senses: Sound
How do you hear something? How do you map a soundscape? Noise pollution mapped?
Power
Power as in nuclear power? Or physical power or influence? Power grid on a map? Read this the way you want, like every other prompt.
Interactions
Interactions between things, or maybe the result would be an interactive map?
Borgesian map
A map so detailed it becomes the territory. Inspired by Borges' On Exactitude in Science.
Inside out
Inside out, upside down. Something on this map is not quite right.
Collaborative map
Do a map with a friend, colleague or a stranger. AI doesn't count as a friend :)
Light & dark
Play with visual effects. What can you map with just light and shadows?
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Senses: Smell
How do you map things which your nose can sense? What does a smelly map look like?
Hexagons
Hexagons, the good old bestagons.
OpenStreetMap
The awesome data source for mapping. You can also use this day to edit OSM.
Projections
The different ways of representing a globe on a flat surface. What does your favourite map projection say about you?
Senses: Taste
Food, drink or something else which you can taste.
Network
Route network, transit network, human network or something completely different.
Is this a map?
Stretch the limits of maps and blend your map with an artwork or some creative data visualization. When does something become a map and when does it stop being one?
Water
About 71% of the Earth's surface. That wet thing, you know?
New tool
The challenge has always been about learning things. Try out a new tool in your mapmaking workflow.
Senses: Feeling
The most abstract of the senses series. How would you map a feeling?
Raster
Do something cool with pixels.
Pen & paper
Time to wrap up the challenge by closing your laptop for a while and going back to basics. Do an analogue map with pen and paper.
Third Places (NYC)
Explore 11,500+ NYC gathering spaces and discover kindred connections between places that share social character, atmosphere, and community identity.
Choi-Wan Cyclone Observatory
Explore typhoon paths, animated winds, and weather forecasts across the Western Pacific. This interactive Mapbox map brings storm movement and weather patterns to life.
Wildfire History Explorer
Explore decades of wildfire history through thousands of fire boundaries on an interactive Mapbox map. View fires by acres burned, filter by fire type, and watch activity unfold month by month using USGS data.
RackFinder
Find bike parking on an interactive Mapbox map that groups nearby racks into clusters and reveals individual locations as you zoom in. Add missing racks to OpenStreetMap to help improve the map for everyone.
3D Bridges
Take a virtual sightseeing tour of iconic bridges around the world. Explore detailed 3D landmark models in Mapbox Standard that bring architecture to life and add depth to the map.
An Homage to Imhof & Berann
Explore two interactive terrain map styles inspired by Eduard Imhof’s shaded relief and Heinrich C. Berann’s panoramas. Discover how vintage cartography comes to life with modern Mapbox rendering.
U.S. Census Block Groups
Explore 242,000+ U.S. Census Block Groups on an interactive map with details revealed on hover. Built from a single prompt in under 10 minutes using Claude, the Mapbox CLI, and Mapbox MCP servers.
Paris Green Utopia
Explore a lush, green vision of Paris centered on the Eiffel Tower. Created with Claude and Mapbox Standard, this interactive map reimagines the City of Love as a verdant urban utopia.
Mapbox Standard: Beyond City Streets
Preview richer rural landscapes with forest canopies, agricultural styling, terrain textures, and geolabels. These upcoming Mapbox Standard features bring detail and depth to the world beyond city streets.
Mapbox, Figma & AI
Discover how to bring real maps into Figma and use AI to speed up map design and prototyping. Watch the BUILD with Mapbox 2026 session to explore the process from early concepts to polished designs.
PerchMap
Explore places through an interactive Mapbox map with ambient sound that adds another dimension to discovery. Turn up the volume and experience how sound makes exploring a map more immersive.
Hunter Transmission Project
Explore environmental impact data for a major transmission line project in Australia. Powered by Mapbox Data Workbench, this interactive map keeps complex project information up to date as datasets evolve.
Earth Racer: City Circuit
Race through city streets on an interactive map that turns exploration into play. Take it for a spin and discover a new way to experience maps.
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