StackMaps - Interactive Maps of StackExchange Communites

In plain words

StackMaps visualizes users from any StackExchange community on an interactive map organized by geographic location. Created by John Britton as a 48-hour project, it allows users to browse and explore community members visually. The tool uses Google Maps with marker clustering functionality and includes a searchable dropdown to find specific users or locations. It works across all StackExchange sites, making it useful for anyone wanting to discover community members in their area or connect with others geographically.

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From the sources

I wanted to make it easy to browse the Travel.SE users by location, so I built this little hack as part of my 48HourApps series. It works for all StackExchange sites. Logo built to order by Chris Kennedy . Marker " spiderfying " by George MacKerron . Searchable dropdown using Chosen by Harvest . Google Maps, jQuery, and GitHub were usedfrom johndbritton.com

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