This year nearly 15,000 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 four 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 Storytelling Map
Hopeless Romantic by Paiges
Best Local Guide
Roscoff, France by piotr
Taipei by narwal
Best Autobiogeography
Best Food & Drink Map 
Taste of Wherever by queenkv 
Taquerias of San Francisco by burritoeater
Dive Bars by ddotcom12
Best Travel Journaling
mpoyser for his collection of Travel maps of Bratislava, India, Europe, South Africa, Malaysia & Singapore
Best Music Map
Music You Should Hear by baostar
The Bike Bin Project by bikebin
Best Architecture Map
The Londonist for their Stalking series of architecture tour maps including Erno Goldfinger, Jacob Epstein, Enzo Plazzotta, Colonel Richard Seifert and several others.
Best Real Estate Map
Real Estate Bubble Map by realestatecafe Best Indie Business Map
Where'd Ya Get That? by wendolyne 
RecordStore Globetrotter by dsudorion Best DIY Map
Maps of shops, makers, and places for Makezine, owned my makemapper, but originally created by Pauric O'Callaghan.Best News/World Events Map
Catholicgauze's Atlas by catholicgauze 
Where I was when 9/11Happened by edshepp Best Nature Map
World of Birds by kclama Best Local History Map
Portland's Historical Trolley Lines by tinzeroes
One City Block by rgalston
Palo Alto History by paloaltohistoryBest Activist Map
Chefs and Farms by tanabutler Best Conceptual Map
Urban Palimpsest 2: The Mission by MikeKBest Video Map
San Francisco Treats by madamegonzaga
Wish I was in Hawaii by u
s3rname Best Art Map
Knitta Bombs by knitta Best Blog/Published Maps
California by dylan
Yoga Studios in Los Angeles by ayogist Best Game Map
Коды охоты "Шпионские страсти" by freemanSee blog post and comments
Best TV/Movie Map
Lost Places by burk504 Best Big Map
Truck Stops Map by aitaonline
Honorable Mention, all categories
News & World Events
The Londonist's Polonium Map
Local Guides
Old Taiwan by mort
So Cal Farmers Markets
Zen Fix (Irvine)
San Francisco Joints
Ed Shepps NY
Strade del Vino
Food & Drink
NY Street Food
Chefography
Tout de Sweet
Theme Map
Go Skateboarding
Tuketah--Robots
Web 2 HQ map
Religious Dress Around the World
Travel
UNESCO Sites Visited
Places To Go
Msolers Places
Activism
Portland Radical History Tour
Birthplaces of Guantanamo Bay Detainees
PDX Nikki; Waste Not, Want Not
Toronto Bike Share Hubs
Autobiogeography
A Series Of Fortunate Events
Weird Things that happened to Me
Places I've Eaten
Thank You Map
Family
Twin Cities all-ages venues
Parent Hacks Kid Friendly Map
Portland Oregon Zoo
Sledding International
Music
These are the Songs of my Life
Londonist's Musical Map
Places From Music That Are Real
The HipHop Map
Architecture
Grand Tour Architecture
RM Schindler Buildings
Weird and Interesting
Bizarre Places of North America
Hard Ankle 10-20
Shark Attacks
Hoaxes
Ruins
Outdoor
Boston Area Swimming
Colorado Ski Spots (in progress)
Old Skate Spots of Portland
TV and Movies
As Seen on the OC
Peewee Big Adventure
Movies About Real Places
Art
The Portland Horse Project
Big Maps
National Parks
Volcanoes
Placeopedia
We looked at popular maps from around the world and
reviewed about 2000 from this list. Several factors were considered
including; comprehensiveness, quality of posts or concept, meeting the
needs of a variety of neogeography use cases for social mapping and in
some cases based on the maps ability to spark a movement. For example
the original Fallen fruit map spawned many great similar maps in
different cities. While we do not speak every language included here,
we were able to translate many thanks to Babel Fish from AltaVista.
This has been a truly inspiring year- thanks all for participating- Happy Mapping.
Other Maps of Note
Portland Crime Map
Bag Theft Blog Map
Political Cartoon Controversy
Working Farms and B&Bs (New England)
Beer On a Patio Portland
My Wein
Mirala's Places
My Life in Hawai'i
Starbucks=Public_Toilets_in_NYC!
National Night Out Boston
20061216_ChongMing_Beihu_field_day
akipooh places (Tokyo)
Rainlan Places
Reutlinger
我的台北生 活
Fabulous Map O' Beer
Parisian Dive Bars
NJ Hot Dog Stands
Vegan Eats in Portland
Portland Tip Sheet
Grocery Map
Breakfast in Sacramento
12 bars for margaret
NYC Restaurants
Exploring Abandoned Places
Demolished buildings
Kitty Cat Map
Used Books Stores That Stock Science Fiction
Holiday Lights (in progress)
Burning Man Regionals
World of Bugs
Europe
Pilsb's Places
GuiaSur Guia Web Valdiva
Tongqg
Belem_Turistica
Churches of Rome
Harley Road Trips
Road Trip Across The South
2001 Aaron New Mexico and Colorado
France
Birding in Japan
Dsinisa for his 3 small maps of Croatian Beaches
Garrett & Simone's Travel
Women Who Changed the World
Revolutionary Localities
We're Still at War
Plant-a-Lots
Public Biodiesel Stations
Important Protests
Genocide
The Life and Times of Jason Backus
Tales from the Rock Show
Unique Homes
Big Box reuse
Famous Film Locations
Machinima
Ephemera
Crafty pDx
Fallen fruit
MTV's Laguna Beach
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Posted by: jamesinger | December 22, 2006 at 01:41 PM
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Posted by: Catholicgauze | December 22, 2006 at 07:53 PM
Wow, what an honor! When I discovered Platial, my instinct was to plot "personal coordinates" that make up the physical world around me. There are so many inspiring maps, the one that will take you on a journey or give you a glimpse into other people's lives I must credit. The ones you listed here are outstanding indeed. Great work, Platialites! Give us more to see.
Posted by: baostar | December 23, 2006 at 11:19 PM
not only is it an honor and a privilege to have BOTH of my maps recognized by the platial staff, but to be named an awardee on my birthday makes it even more special!
thanks to tracy and all the others who've helped smooth out the rough edges whenever i seemed to get stuck :)
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I'd like to thank any and all alcoholics in my life
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applause applause
Thanks Platial!
Posted by: ddotcom | December 28, 2006 at 01:10 PM
God knows how much fun I've had with the maps, and especially with my "labor of love," the map letting people know about chefs who support their local farms.
Thanks, Platial!
Tana
www.iheartfarms.com
Best Activist Map: Chefs and Farms
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