Uniform Map

Uniform Map (Chinese: 制服地圖) was a website of school uniforms, established in 2013 and closed in 2025, the website was based on Google Maps. Uniform Map has collected information of school uniforms around the world, some information of uniforms in animation, and some introductions related to uniforms.
Uniform Map was an experimental website which based on Google Maps, the founder wanted to sort out information of school uniforms of senior high schools in Taiwan, combined the collection of these information with Google Maps, then the website was established. Afterwards, it started collecting information of school uniforms around the world. As of June 2022, Uniform Map has collected over 20 uniform map themes in all 5 continents in the world, and collected school uniform information of over 10,000 schools.
The website started collecting uniforms of animations since 2016.
Uniform Map was established in May 2013. First it collecting uniforms of all senior high schools in Taiwan, then of all junior high schools in Taiwan. Then it developed similar collections for Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore. After completed the collection of these countries, the it expanded the collection to Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, etc, from the end of 2015 to start of 2016. Then it started collecting school uniform information of United Kingdom, where the school uniform originated, and then it also collected school uniform information of United States, Canada, South Africa, etc. Nowadays (counted to September 2018), The Uniform Map had developed uniform maps of 24 countries, collected school uniform pictures of over 10,000 schools around the world. Uniform maps of senior high schools in Taiwan, junior high schools in Taiwan, high schools in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and senior high schools in Japan has totally completed.
On September 6, 2018, Uniform Map had collected school uniform of 10,000 schools around the world.
On 2014, the Uniform Map held the "Taiwan School Uniform Contest", people could vote for the best school uniform in their minds by login their Facebook account. Yongping Vocational High School from Taoyuan City won the champion of 1st Annual Uniform Contest by obtained the most votes.
On 2015, the "Taiwan School Uniform Contest" consists of 3 events, including "Best Sailor Suit Uniform Contest", "Best Checkered Skirt Uniform Contest" and "Overall Uniform Contest". National Chia-Chi Girls' Senior High School won the champion of "Best Sailor Suit Uniform Contest". Nan Ying Senior Commercial & Industrial Vocational School won the champion of "Best Checkered Skirt Uniform Contest" . Kao-Yuan Vocational High School of Technology & Commerce won the champion of 2nd Annual Uniform Contest.
The score consists of Voting (50%), Page Views (by Google Analytics, 10%) and Reviewer's Scores (40%).
On 2016, the 3rd Annual "Taiwan School Uniform Contest" splits into Preliminary Contest and Final Contest, top 12 schools with most votes could advances to the Finals.
In the Finals, the contest consists of "Best Uniform", "Best Girls' Uniform" and "Best Boys' Uniform". National Chia-Chi Girls' Senior High School won both champions of "Best Uniform" and "Best Girls' Uniform", Nan Ying Senior Commercial & Industrial Vocational School won the champion of "Best Boys' Uniform".
On 2017
On 2018
On March 7, 2025, Uniform Map was accused of unauthorized use of numerous photos of female students, some of whom were minors. The next day, the website issued a statement acknowledging that some users had uploaded photos without consent. The administrators stated that the photos had been removed and apologized to those affected.
However, the incident quickly gained public attention. On March 8, 2025, the New Taipei City Police Criminal Investigation Division arrested Jiang Shun-Zhi, the creator of Uniform Map. On March 9, he was transferred to the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office on charges of violating the Criminal Code, the Copyright Act, and the Personal Data Protection Act.
In an interview with BBC News Chinese, Jiang claimed that most of the photos on the site were user-submitted and that there was no content review mechanism in place. He admitted to serious negligence regarding copyright and image rights, emphasizing that whenever individuals requested the removal of photos, he would comply. He also revealed that, at the time of the site's closure, Uniform Map had over 100,000 members and contained around 90,000 images, some of which lacked proper source attribution. Jiang stated that the website was originally designed as a uniform catalog and that he had not anticipated potential privacy violations.
On March 10, 2025, Jiang published a blog post under his alias "deathhell", reflecting on the site's history. He insisted that earlier images came from public sources and that later additions were progressively authorized. Jiang argued that the controversy may have been fueled by malicious uploads, leading to intense public backlash and personal attacks against him. Facing mounting criticism, he ultimately decided to permanently shut down Uniform Map and apologized to the affected individuals and schools.
Additionally, the website administrator, Chiang Shun-Chih, used the website as the subject of his master's thesis, further sparking concerns over academic ethics. Since the research involved unauthorized photos of underage students, the Ministry of Education has issued an official request to National Taipei University of Education to investigate whether the thesis complies with academic standards. Deputy Minister Ye Bing-Cheng stated that any research involving personal information must undergo formal application and review procedures and that a follow-up investigation will be conducted in accordance with academic responsibility guidelines.
Furthermore, during the Legislative Yuan's Education and Culture Committee's review of the Youth Basic Law draft on March 13, 2025, several legislators also raised concerns about the issue and demanded a response from the Ministry of Education. The government has also instructed local authorities to strengthen oversight to prevent further misuse of students' personal data and to provide appropriate relief measures for affected students.