A Comprehensive Map Archive of Everything Amsterdam

Regularly updated and practically exhaustive, Amsterdam’s visual data archive is the sort of resource many other cities would love to have. Need to locate your nearest disabled parking space, public barbecue spot, or gay bar? The city has some maps for you. If you’re curious as to where in the city has the highest soil quality, the most vacant offices, or the ideal breeding grounds for certain types of bird, you’ll find the graphics to help you out.

Put together over the last four years by mapper and geographer Klaas-Bindert de Haan,* the archive is a constant work-in-progress. The latest map, showing waste disposal points for paper, glass, plastic, and textiles, was uploaded earlier this summer. But while much information is practical (and largely in Dutch), the archive is also a fascinating resource for history buffs and urbanists.