Map of the Dead

Fox News is ever helpful with another zombie apocalypse item--this time, a story about the "Map of the Dead":

Survive long enough however, and eventually you need to restock. Zombie apocalypses generally don't end any time soon.

Good thing Doejo's Map of the Dead includes sporting goods supply stores, along with retail outlets for guns, hardware, liquor and more. The digital developing agency's interactive "zombie survival map" harvests the Google Maps "places" API to pinpoint hospitals, radio towers, military and police locations, along with locations to avoid -– such as cemeteries.

View the map's "Danger Zone" version of the map and you'll see red designations that specify man-made structures. That's important to know because more buildings mean more living people per capita, and that means, ultimately, more dead people walking around.

The jam-packed island of Manhattan, for example, is all red. The so-called "Capital of the World" is also jam-packed with necessary supply outlets, including plenty of so-called sporting goods stores. if you've ever attended a sale at Barney's however, you know competition for supplies isn't one you'll likely win.

Wired noted that Manhattan's island status means cutting outside contagion is easier, but all it takes is a single bite. And if you've lived here during any emergency, you know it's also impossible to evacuate. As for those sporting goods stores, Patagonia doesn't seem to include crossbow supplies, though if lamb's wool cardigans ward off the undead, you're all set.

Your fly-over states are the best bet for survival -- but you don't need a map to know wide open woodsy spaces mean fewer humans to infect, and good hunting means plenty of places to stock up on arrows.

The link is in the story, but for good measure, here is the link to the "Map of the Dead" site.

It looks pretty good, but I noticed that it didn't list a couple gun stores/tactical supply places, or an archery store, that are within a mile or two of where I live (although it had some other gun stores in the town). Also, although it had special icons for certain types of establishments, it didn't have a distinctive icon for a guns stores/outdoor sports stores, which would have been nice.

In short, it is an interesting application, with a lot of potential for someone needing to scavenge after the SHTF. But it is incomplete and you would need to double check it with what you actually know about in your area.