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Category: Google Maps | Feb 11, 2010
NOAA Snow MapThe National Weather Service Forecast Office have released a Google Map showing the recent total snowfall for the Washington DC area.The map uses numbered map markers to show the number of inches that fell at different locations. Clicking on any of the map markers reveals the date and time of the measurement.The map markers also use colours to reflect the total snowfall (red 
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Category: Google Maps | Feb 11, 2010
Man in BoxOK, this is seriously weird.U.K. TV personality Tim Shaw has decided to lock himself in a box for 30 days. Once locked inside he is getting a truck to drive the box to a secret location. He then wants you to try and guess where is is by dropping a map marker on a Google Map. If you guess correctly you can win £30,000.The whole thing is going to be broadcast live on Justin TV from a 
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/NM9msTI-aJI/man-in-locked-box-on-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Feb 10, 2010
California Science Center Multitouch MapIdeum create technology-enhanced visitor experiences for museums and other public settings. They have just created a multitouch exhibit for the California Science Center.The exhibit consists of an interactive multitouch enabled Google Map with KML overlays allowing visitors to pan and zoom around the L.A. Basin while learning about the weather patterns, 
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/k1LlaS8yi_Q/california-science-center-with-google.html
Category: Google Maps | Feb 10, 2010
Toronto Free ParkingApparently there are hundreds of free parking locations in Toronto, just a few minutes walk away from most of the city’s important hubs. The secret is knowing where they are located. Thankfully, Toronto Free Parking is willing to share the secret. Toronto Free Parking uses the Google Maps API to show the location of free parking locations. The map uses different map markers to
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/wxc9kUBAURE/google-map-of-toronto-free-parking.html
Category: Google Maps | Feb 10, 2010
La Carte des Divisions de la DroiteThe French left-wing political party PS have produced this Google Maps mashup to highlight the mistakes that they believe the French right-wing party UMP have made in the current local elections campaign.The map includes mainly reports from newspaper articles. However the map also includes a form for supporters to send in their own relevant stories. It is 
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/SAYGRwQ-TRk/french-sp-using-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Feb 10, 2010
With the 2010 Winter Olympics Games Google have added some stunning new Street Views taken by the Street View Snowmobile.The new Street View includes images from the Dave Murray Downhill (site of the men’s alpine skiing event), from the top of the 7th Heaven Chairlift on Blackcomb, and from the peak of Whistler. Imagery of Whistler Village has also been added to Street View in Google Maps.You 
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/F_rFk65JsYg/winter-olympics-on-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Feb 10, 2010
Google have today released Buzz, a new social network, status update, photo and video sharing tool (think Twitter, FriendFeed or Wave Lite).Google Buzz for Mobile has a lot of exciting looking integration with Google Maps. Using Google Buzz on a mobile phone lets you tag your location. The tagged location will show up on your tag and your friends can click on it to see your location on Google 
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/tSGZZX_qpFQ/buzz-locations-with-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Feb 10, 2010
The Geobloggers website noticed today that Google have started using Flickr photographs in Street View.When you open Street View in Google Maps the ‘User Photos’ option often appears in the top right hand corner. If you select this option you can view photographs of the same view from Panoramio, Picasa and now from Flickr.The User Photos option includes a neat ‘Photosynth’ type experience 
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/UHIjP5Ti5IU/flickr-photos-added-to-street-view.html
Category: Google Maps | Feb 10, 2010
Transparent Map ComparisonsImagine a world where Google Maps had cycle routes!This map mashup allows you to compare Google Maps with OpenStreetMaps. It is possible to select from Google Street maps, satellite imagery, topographic maps and Yahoo Maps as a base layer and then view various OpenStreetMap layers superimposed on top.The map includes a transparency slider so it is possible to adjust the
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/BoomCUuhBos/pretend-that-google-maps-has-cycle.html
Category: Google Maps | Feb 10, 2010
Google have released Street View imagery in Norway and Finland. There also seems to have been lots more Street View imagery added in Canada (including some ski runs taken by the Street View snowmobile), the USA, and Mexico.Stortinget, OsloUspenski Cathedral, HelsinkiHelsinki CathedralIn Whistler, Canada there seem to have been a lot of ski runs added. I assume these must be related to the 
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/apGDDVgg-jA/street-view-arrives-in-norway-finland.html
