Contrails Map
Shares rank 20 of 26 interactive maps by recommenders
Recommended for clear explanations of contrail formation and interactive tools. Critics report slow performance and crashes in Android Chrome.
Recommended for clear explanations of contrail formation and interactive tools. Critics report slow performance and crashes in Android Chrome.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Clear explanation of contrail formation
“The guide presented by the map gives a very good explanation on how contrail formation can be mitigating”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Contrails Map” “do a great job of explaining this and have some solid interactive tools”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “JetZero” Strong interactive visualisations and tools
“do a great job of explaining this and have some solid interactive tools”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “JetZero” “Amazing visualisation, an excellent tool.”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Contrails Map”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Runs at one frame per second
“the thing ran at one frame per second and I was not able to use it”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Contrails Map” Crashes Chrome on Android phones
“It literally (and repeatably) crashes Chrome on my android phone”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Contrails Map”
Other interactive maps people recommend
The four most recommended other interactive maps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| isometric.nyc | 52 | 8 | 87% | 3 | — | — |
| Map of Metal | 34 | 4 | 89% | 2 | — | — |
| CheapFoodMap | 29 | 8 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Isopolis | 27 | 7 | 79% | 1 | — | — |
| Contrails MapThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“do a great job of explaining this and have some solid interactive tools”
“It literally (and repeatably) crashes Chrome on my android phone”
“the thing ran at one frame per second and I was not able to use it”
“The guide presented by the map gives a very good explanation on how contrail formation can be mitigating”
“The site itself has more information.”
“Amazing visualisation, an excellent tool.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.