INTERACTIVE SMELL MAP
Move through smell as a public world.
The map shows all 200 smells in SmellBook as dots, grouped by their main category. Lines join smells that our editors have linked. A dot's place helps you find your way; being close does not mean two smells are alike.
CATEGORIES ON THE MAP10
Each smell sits on the map once, in its main category. A smell can also belong to other categories, so a category can hold more smells than it shows here. The Universe and the Directory use the same categories. How smells are grouped.
Nature37 on the map here · 37 in the category↗Food & Drink56 on the map here · 56 in the category↗Places54 on the map here · 61 in the category↗Objects & Materials43 on the map here · 49 in the category↗Phenomena & Weather2 on the map here · 14 in the category↗Memory & Culture1 on the map here · 60 in the category↗Spaces / Indoor Environments3 on the map here · 57 in the category↗Fragrance0 on the map here · 22 in the category↗Animals2 on the map here · 3 in the category↗Body & Skin2 on the map here · 2 in the category↗
SMELLS ON THIS MAP23
SB-0041New CarPlaces · clean · synthetic↗SB-0042GasolineObjects & Materials · sharp · volatile · industrial↗SB-0043RubberObjects & Materials · rubbery · dark · warm↗SB-0045MetalObjects & Materials · metallic · cool · sharp↗SB-0050Subway / MetroPlaces · metallic · dusty · industrial↗SB-0069New PaintObjects & Materials · sharp · fresh · chemical↗SB-0072GaragePlaces · industrial · rubbery · metallic↗SB-0091AirportPlaces · clean · dry↗SB-0099New ShoesObjects & Materials · rubbery · synthetic↗SB-0100Tennis BallObjects & Materials · rubbery · fuzzy↗SB-0105Fresh ConcreteObjects & Materials · mineral · wet · alkaline↗SB-0116Hospital CorridorPlaces · clean · cool↗SB-0117Train CarriagePlaces · fabric · metallic↗SB-0118Airplane CabinPlaces · dry · clean↗SB-0119Taxi InteriorPlaces · fabric · plastic↗SB-0138Cold Metal RailObjects & Materials · metallic · cold · sharp↗SB-0139Warm ElectronicsObjects & Materials · warm · plastic · dry↗SB-0144ElevatorPlaces · metallic · clean↗SB-0166Hand SanitizerObjects & Materials · sharp · volatile · clean↗SB-0169Bus InteriorPlaces · fabric · rubbery↗SB-0170Tram InteriorPlaces · metallic↗SB-0187Hardware StorePlaces · industrial · woody↗SB-0188Parking GaragePlaces · concrete · rubbery · industrial↗
The map is an arrangement for browsing. Dots are placed by category and lines show links recorded by editors, without weights. Where a dot sits, and how far apart two dots are, is not a score of similarity, popularity or recommendation.