Map of GitHub

Map-of-GitHub is an inventive project that visually represents the global distribution of GitHub users and repositories on a map of the world, revealing geographic patterns and community concentrations across countries and cities. The project processes GitHub account metadata and GPS or location information (when available) to plot users’ locations and draw connections between communities, resulting in an exploratory visualization where density and network effects become instantly visible. Users can zoom in to explore hotspots like major metropolitan areas or zoom out to see global patterns of activity, making it both a data analytics tool and a piece of data art. The map highlights where developers live, where projects originate, and how open-source participation varies around the world, offering insights into the geography of technology culture and innovation.