Like Google My Maps but Better

Tasmap is a powerful platform that allows anyone to create personalized, interactive maps - like Google My Maps, but better!

To help you build your own custom maps, Tasmap includes built-in AI support. This means you can get started quickly by simply telling Tasmap what you want to include on your map.

For example, I gave Tasmap the following prompt:

Help me create a map of filming locations in Los Angeles, marking the locations of famous movie scenes and nearby places worth visiting.

In response, Tasmap generated LA on Location: A Cinematic Journey - an interactive map featuring around 40 locations used in famous films. 

The map includes an impressive sidebar article that introduces the locations in themed paragraphs. For example the concluding paragraph highlights several restaurants and eateries featured in movies (including Pat & Lorraine’s Coffee Shop in Eagle Rock, where the crew from Reservoir Dogs had their pre-heist breakfast).

One major flaw with Tasmap, however, is the lack of marker content. When you click on a marker, a small information window appears with options to open the location in Google Maps or get directions. But, bafflingly, there’s no contextual information about why the marker is there. For example: “Pat & Lorraine’s Coffee Shop – this is where the crew from Reservoir Dogs had their pre-heist breakfast.” That kind of detail is completely absent.

This omission also seems to persist in the Tasmap editor. While the editor allows you to add markers to your map, it doesn’t appear to offer a way to attach any descriptive content to them. So although it's easy to add markers, there’s no way to indicate what each one represents. At the very least, markers should have a title (which could appear on hover), but ideally, users should be able to click on a marker to open a window containing user-generated content.

This niggle aside, Tasmap is an impressive and thoughtfully designed platform for creating personalized, interactive maps. Its standout feature - built-in AI support - makes the process accessible to everyone, even those with no prior experience in mapping or design. With just a simple prompt, users can generate richly themed maps that are both visually appealing and easy to share.