World Metro Map by Mark Ovenden
From my London Underground Tube Diary - Taken from the Penguin book "Transit Maps of the World" by Mark Ovenden
This photo was taken on December 5, 2007.
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Just_Tom, ROY°, RasBo, kpvl, and 142 other people added this photo to their favorites.
ROY° (69 months ago | reply)
OAANDAAARFOOOL!
this is really amazing!
Cheers Mark! Thanks Annie!
Sberla_ (66 months ago | reply)
you just a genious!:P
bott.richard (64 months ago | reply)
Thank you for sharing this photo using a Creative Commons license.
St. Andrew's Haney United Church, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada, used it as part of the Sunday morning worship experience on February 16, 2008.
Peace to you!
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Rowdymnm (64 months ago | reply)
I like how i can get from here (San Francisco) to anywhere with one transfer OR LESS.
Great Job.
Rija Ménagé (63 months ago | reply)
Amazing! I like how the topology is still based on the London tube map.
That's going to be blogged if that's ok :-)
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Annie Mole (63 months ago | reply)
Rija - feel free to blog away :)
alangutierrez (63 months ago | reply)
Pity. Detroit is on the list with it's 2.9 mile joke of a People Mover but New Orleans 12 and half miles of streetcars didn't make the cut.
I am living proof that you can't make everyone happy. Me especially.
Lovely map, though.
bott.richard (62 months ago | reply)
S'cuse please...
I was just about to use this image (again) in a presenation, when I realized that it isn't actually licensed under Creative Commons (there's a copyright notice at the bottom of the image).
Can you let me know where I can get permission to re-use it?
Many thanks!
dirac3000 (59 months ago | reply)
This is just brilliant... very funny!
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davehodg (55 months ago | reply)
Point of order: Taipei is NOT part of China! It's on a little island off the coast called "Taiwan".
LPM (55 months ago | reply)
Ummm Why is Melbourne in South Australia?
Very clever.
acb (55 months ago | reply)
Does Birmingham have an urban rail system? It doesn't have a metro, and IIRC, doesn't have trams/light rail either.
KiwiSurfer (55 months ago | reply)
Wellington, NZ is missing from the map! But it's a nice map anyway.
Bully the Little Stuffed Bull (55 months ago | reply)
Geez, bitch bitch bitch everybody goes about such a wonderful design. It's amazing and pay no attention to the nitpickers...
Matthew Somerville (54 months ago | reply)
@acb: Yes it does, e.g.:
acb (54 months ago | reply)
Those look like standard National Rail trains. By that token, every city/town in Britain (or, indeed, anywhere else) with more than one railway station on the national network appearing within its boundaries could be counted as having an "urban rail system".
Matthew Somerville (54 months ago | reply)
@acb: Not the standard National Rail train on the left. The tram on the right :) It's called the Midland Metro.
Andrew :-) (54 months ago | reply)
So cool!
Photobooth nr.747 (53 months ago | reply)
Fantastic!! made me laugh :D
traui (51 months ago | reply)
Cool fake metro, please add!
suptrevor (49 months ago | reply)
this would be AMAZING if this was real.
Jason Turner (45 months ago | reply)
If only ... might be a bit less hassle than flying ;-)
alxflickrrr (44 months ago | reply)
Very funny ))
Very good work!
Jock? (43 months ago | reply)
Brisbane's Citytrain obviously isn't an "Urban rail system".
metro thom (43 months ago | reply)
What exactly is the criteria for inclusion? Edinburgh would only seem to qualify because it is currently building a tram system. But Leipzig, for example, has many trams and is not included.
Globe199 (43 months ago | reply)
Minneapolis is west of Chicago, not east.
dwayne miras (42 months ago | reply)
crazy map :P
kamlan (42 months ago | reply)
pretty cool. :)
nlnnet (41 months ago | reply)
Thanks for allowing this to be used on a CC licence. I have used it in my blog: briankelley.vox.com/library/post/small-world. html
Cheers!
Brian - BrianKelley.info
lovemark2008 (40 months ago | reply)
Hi everyone, it's Mark Ovenden here, creator of the map you've been chatting about above :-)
Here's some background and copyright info:
BACKSTORY:
The diagram was made for a book about subway/metro/transit map design.
UK hardback 2003/5: www.amazon.co.uk/Metro-Maps-World-v/dp/185414 2887
First version in Dutch: www.nnbh.com/titels/Ovenden,-M.,-Metrokaarten -van-de-were...
Most recent American edition (paperback): www.amazon.com/Transit-Maps-World-Mark-Ovende n/dp/0143112651
It is also available as a poster: www.ltmuseumshop.co.uk/LTM/Maps/Posters/Produ ct/Urban_rai...
And as a 'Travel Journal':
www.ltmuseumshop.co.uk/LTM/World_cities/Desig ner_gifts/Pr...
CITIES INCLUDED & LEFT OUT:
The reasoning behind it was to include all the cities that were mentioned in the book. This included full heavy Metro systems, a handful of more S-Bahn-like commuter systems which had metro-esque maps, hybrid light-rail/light-metro's and some modern LRT systems (but NOT ALL because of space & availability of maps - hence why certain important systems like Leipzig and many 'heritage' tram systems were not included in the book OR the map). It doesn't mean that they are not good systems, it was simply a practical issue!
REVISED EDITION:
We are currently preparing a revised edition which will no doubt have more pages and a wider spec - and that will undoubtedly mean a new map, on which I will try to include all the systems mentioned above :-)
COPYRIGHT:
In terms of copyright, though I own the original idea, we were exceptionally honored to be given permission to use the official Transport For London font (New Johnston), and permitted to make a map which closely resembles the London Underground diagram (colours/station markers, shape, interchange markers etc) - only a tiny handful of these have been permitted so far for example Simon Pattersons wonderful "Great Bear". We were also fortunate that Alan Foale who works at LS London and is the person who currently updates the official Tube map for TfL was kind enough to take my scrappy design and make it look like this map does!
If you are going to post this map on your blog I cannot see any problem with that provided you explain what the map is and where it's from (ie "Taken from the Penguin book "Transit Maps of the World" "). However because it is copyrighted you cannot use it to profit from (ie to print copies on a t-shirt and sell them down the market/on ebay etc).
Anyway hope that clears it up and do feel free to add more suggestions and/or contact me directly via the website: www.markovenden.com
Cheers map-lovers :-)
letsgoskatepool (39 months ago | reply)
Thanks mister, I would love an updated version. You may want to switch Minneapolis and Chicago on it!
Pablo west Photos [deleted] (36 months ago | reply)
the connected world cool :)
welovemaps (36 months ago | reply)
This is a great map, and we are planning to include it in our new blog for schools/teachers welovemaps.wordpress.com.
Do you know if there is a copy of the iconic London tube map that can be used in a similar way?
Mosaic770 (35 months ago | reply)
I love Mark's book (I have both editions) and this fantasy map. I'm delighted to learn it's available at the Transport Museum shop in London and I'll be sure to get it next time I'm there!
Stephen Rees (24 months ago | reply)
OK for your revised addition please note that the blue line should extend from Seattle to Vancouver, and that Pittsburgh is NOT between Baltimore and Washington
mbruck77 (20 months ago | reply)
The map places Frankfurt between Nürnberg and Munich. In reality Nürnberg is between Frankfurt and Munich (Wikipedia).
travelnotes (11 months ago | reply)
Great map.
Oeiras Commute (6 months ago | reply)
Great map, congratulations! Optimum reading of Lisbon's strategic location on the Atlantic forespringing to both North & South America and Europe's Westernmost gateway , that's the spirit!
EyeonEarth (6 months ago | reply)
It's a small world after all. We've shared it on our Facebook timeline: www.facebook.com/pages/Eye-on-Earth/158471324 249252#!/pag...