mapping tools
tier 1:
growth lab app (atlas of economic complexity, atlas (nomic) (nomic AI), head start (open knowledge maps), juggl (in obsidian), kumu, softspace (in XR 1).
not tested, but look promising: sigma.js, gephi & gephi lite, graphext, yworks...
tier 2:
neo4J, d3.js, infranodus, metamaps (kumu-like), datasette
layer - geographic/demographic data only.
communities: https://twitter.com/icaviz, dataisbeautiful...
initiatives such as https://twitter.com/_Matters_Global, focused on building a collaborative virtual problem map open for everyone interested in searching answers to humanity's big questions.
- check more on: tier 1 design/code
note that mapping is different from map-making tools, which are often used for 2d/3d gaming/RPG purposes.