I built a map where anyone can rename anything
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The idea is simple: click any place on the map, propose a name, others vote, or it will be auto-accepted in ~5min. No account needed for fresh locations or name duel - only to challenge already-renamed places or vote to prevent abuse. 40k renames so far, and surprisingly people mostly behave. Some names are genuinely creative and I keep learning random geography facts just by watching the map (did you know someone mapped every single animal in a Taiwan Kaohsiung zoo on OpenStreetMap?)Non-commercial, just a side project. Stack is SvelteKit, MapLibre, 40GB vector map self-hosted on Cloudflare R2.Please don't use this for navigation.
HN · launched Feb 15, 2026 · 7 upvotes (top 62%) · 0 views
Niche: interactive mapping platforms · 191 launches, 16 in the last 7 days ▲ +7% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Marketplace
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 191 launches in interactive mapping platforms →
Could you build this?
Yes This is a straightforward interactive map application using Mapbox/Leaflet with simple database CRUD, voting, and timer mechanics.
Discussion
3 comments analyzed.
Concerns raised: Badwords list blocks legitimate place names and geographic features, Outdated profanity filtering approach, Vandalism risk in disputed territories
Feature requests: Add notes/explanations when proposing names, Community voting system to prevent abuse
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 95 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #53 of 96 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 98 days after the earliest competitor.
- A site where anyone can rename any location on Earth · hn · 2026-02-01 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.59
- Rename The World · ph · 2026-11-06 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.45
- map-from-scratch · github · 2026-10-26 · 24 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- OutMap · hn · 2026-08-24 · 8 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- Turn your name into a tree in an infinite procedural shanshui landscape · hn · 2026-06-10 · 41 upvotes · similarity 0.42
- How many people live within an hour walk of you? · hn · 2026-07-28 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.41
- Map drawing tool where the map lives in the URL · hn · 2026-05-27 · 8 upvotes · similarity 0.39
- An interactive game of British Columbia · hn · 2026-07-21 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.38
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