11/02/2026
BIGGER IS GOOD. SHARPER IS BETTER.
We're not just changing how detectorists research. We're redefining what's possible.
And the speed, scale, and quality at which we're doing it is unlike anything this hobby has ever experienced.
Our latest OmniMap update isn't just about adding more maps. It's about making the maps you already have dramatically better.
🚀 9,866 MAPS ADDED OR UPGRADED!
🔍 6,213 EXISTING MAPS REBUILT IN HD
We're talking about resolution so sharp you can zoom in and actually read historic street names, property boundaries, and the names of the people who once owned the land.
New York: 2,437 historic plat maps (1838–1922)
Massachusetts: 1,427 historic atlases
Texas: 1,147 Sanborn fire insurance sheets
Boston: 767 city maps
New York City: 251 maps
Library of Congress: 130 fire insurance sheets
Cleveland: 48 atlases
3,653 BRAND-NEW MAPS ADDED
Including 3,629 Sanborn fire insurance sheets:
Chicago: 1,290
San Francisco: 1,242
Cleveland: 604
Los Angeles: 489
Wichita: 4
Plus 24 new Coast Survey charts covering Alaska, Washington, North Carolina, and New Hampshire.
And we're just warming up.
COMING NEXT: 40,000 FULL-RESOLUTION SANBORN REBUILDS
We're testing a massive HD restoration initiative. Our first test? 49 out of 50 maps passed quality control.
THE OMNIMAP SCOREBOARD
Here's what's available right now:
52,768 fire insurance sheets
6,768 plat maps and county atlases
3,132 David Rumsey maps
1,776 city and regional library maps
4,242 Coast Survey charts
2,799 original land surveys
13,072 maps rebuilt in HD
181,000+ USGS historical topographic maps
More than 27,000 historic maps have gone live since October 24 alone.
Read that again. That's just over a week.
Where else are you seeing research technology advance at this pace?
OH, AND THEN THERE'S SKYTRACE.
As if OmniMap weren't enough, this weekend we launched SkyTrace, what we believe is the most comprehensive historic aerial research platform ever created. FREE!
No obnoxious watermarks. No advertisements. No artificially restricted viewing windows.
Just extraordinary historic aerial imagery, the way it should have been available all along.
And here's where things get absolutely ridiculous.
We're adding more than 1,000,000 historic aerial images PER NIGHT.
Not per month. Not per year.
EVERY. SINGLE. NIGHT.
And the inventory we've uncovered? We have enough to keep expanding for years and years to come, including historic imagery many researchers have never had the opportunity to explore.
This isn't just another map update.
We're building an entirely different future for historical research. And we're doing it right in front of you.
YOUR TURN: What city, town, or county should we prioritize next? Drop it in the comments. We're listening.
