This year nearly 15K user created maps were made on Platial. Topics range from world history to local food. Here are our biased picks for the Platial 2006 Map Awards. Disagree? Good, we love that. If you feel we missed a great map, please post it here in the comments since we had to literally drag ourselves away from 4 days of obsessive search, discussion and review. We’re sure there are many fantastic maps that we didn’t get to review so feel free to let us know.

Mapper Of The Year: Defines Mapumentary Genre

Baostar has created 37 maps this year. Each map brings the reader closer into the world as Baostar sees it. Each one uses place and map to share an insight about a specific facet of life. He documents place in a way that embodies neogeography, where human perspective and social interaction supercede latitude and longitude. Baostar has created a new genre which has inspired us all, that of Mapumentary.

best platial maps for the year. some very nice stuff