Nice mention in Canada's Globe and Mail

Patrick White of Canada's Globe and Mail writes about how

Amateur cartographers are going high-tech to make the most unexpected online maps

I am humbled/honored because Patrick starts off the article with a mention about me and the work I do.

Odds are you've never heard of Virender Ajmani.

But there is a good chance you've used one of his maps.

By day, Mr. Ajmani is a soft-spoken software developer living a quiet life with his wife and two kids in Detroit.

By night, he is one of the world's most prolific and influential map-makers, churning out geographic guides to the American election, state-by-state health insurance stats or the United States' hardest-drinking cities.

"It's an addiction now," he said. "I don't go out much any more."

On that last point "I don't go out much any more" is because my wife met with a serious auto accident in late 2006 which has left her semi disabled. Its been a painful slow recovery. So I am trying to do something useful (and not feel miserable about things) by communicating what's happening around the world via maps and I am enjoying it.