I built this after getting frustrated trying to map out things like “Ancient mayan ruins” or “James Bond movie locations” on Google "My" Maps. You basically have to drop pins manually, hunt down photos, copy links, it’s slow and never feels like an actual story.
With MapScroll, you just type something like “Marco Polo’s route” or “forgotten WWII sites in France”, and it geocodes, grabs images + articles, and plots everything into a shareable story map. Each marker comes with a little gallery and sources tied to your prompt. You can also refine the first draft which AI creates before sharing, because good maps are all about precision
I’m still tweaking things. Happy to hear edge cases or annoyances.
Give it a try: https://mapscroll.ai/
rco8786•3d ago
shekharupadhaya•3d ago
That’s why I’m positioning this more as a way to curate map-based content, where the AI is tasked with plotting something using the supporting data from your prompt, so it can give a more precise first draft. Then it can be refined more using the edit feature before sharing it with confidence. Instead of expecting it to magically handle any random map question. That whole space of “unknown unknowns” still needs to be explored.
Not sure I explained that perfectly, but I’m figuring it out too. Definitely needs more brainstorming and experimentation.