Each map has an illustration of the map type, and additional links.
The Most Innovative Maps of 2013
1. The cloudless map.
2. The personalized map.
3. The real-time map.
4. The animated map.
5. The map that compares our present to the past.
6. The map that simulates the future.
7. The laser map.
8. The meta-map.
9. The 3D map.
10. The dot map of everyone.
Emily Badger is a staff writer at The Atlantic Cities. Her work has previously appeared in Pacific Standard, GOOD, The Christian Science Monitor, and The New York Times. She lives in Washington, D.C