# DataMaps

> Interactive SVG maps using D3.js.

- Category: [JavaScript map & geospatial visualization libraries](https://awesomedataviz.com/categories/javascript-maps/)
- Website: http://datamaps.github.io
- Repository: https://github.com/markmarkoh/datamaps
- License: MIT
- Language: JavaScript
- Status: Maintained (commits in the last 12 months)
- GitHub stars: 3,797
- Commits in the last 12 months: 1
- Contributors: 39
- Last commit: Feb 10, 2026
- Latest release: v0.5.0 (Mar 14, 2016)
- Install (npm): `npm install datamaps`, 68.3K downloads per week
- Topics: Maps & geospatial visualization

## Overview

DataMaps is an open-source JavaScript mapping library released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 3,797 stars, 997 forks, and 39 contributors. It is maintained with 1 commit in the last 12 months; the most recent commit was on Feb 10, 2026. The latest release, v0.5.0, was published on Mar 14, 2016. On npm it is downloaded about 68.3K times per week.

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