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Category: Google Maps | Jan 27, 2011
Trendsmap
Trendsmap is a great way to keep up with trending topics at different locations around the world.
The site uses Google Maps to show the latest Twitter trends wherever you choose to pan and zoom the map. The site is a great way to keep up with breaking developments and if you zoom into Egypt, or choose to search for the topic #egypt, you can use Trendsmap to keep up with the latest Tweets about the current protests in Cairo and other cities in Egypt.
Egypt Protest Tweets Map
Mibazaar has rolled out a Google Map to show the latest Tweets from the current protests in Egypt.
The Egypt Protest Tweets Map shows the latest tweets tagged with #egypt. The map animates through the latest tweets from the region at an interval of 5 seconds.
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From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/Rtg06yBHg_8/revolution-will-be-tweeted.html
Category: Google Maps | Jan 26, 2011
Google Maps users in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Japan until now have been able to search for real estate directly on Google Maps. However Google today announced that they are removing real estate results from Google Maps.
The search giant gives two main reasons behind the removal, low usage and the impending retirement of the Google Base API. Real estate will be discontinued on Google Maps on February 10, 2011.
Via: Google LatLong: Retiring real estate on Google Maps
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From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/vzr_KbqdLTo/foreclosure-for-google-maps-real-estate.html
Category: Google Maps | Jan 26, 2011
Give a Minute
Give a Minute has used the Google Maps API to create a very interesting campaign. The Give a Minute campaign is encouraging people to post ideas about how they can improve their cities.
The site contains four customised Google Maps, one each for Chicago, Memphis, New York and San Jose. Each map replaces the Google Map tiles with a custom image of the city. The latest ideas submitted to the site are then overlaid on the image in the form of post-it notes.
Using the usual Google Maps navigation controls you can zoom in and read any of the submitted ideas. You can also order the ideas by ‘most recent’ and ‘most shared’.
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From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/AagtesOsX24/customised-campaign-with-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Jan 26, 2011
Snowdepth Map
This Google Map shows the snow depths at European ski resorts.
The map uses colored map markers to show at a glance the depth of the snow at different resorts. If you click on a resort’s map marker you can click through to view a full snow report for the selected resort.
The same site also provides a Google Map of the current weather conditions. This map includes options to view today’s and tomorrow’s weather conditions at European ski resorts.
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From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/l0dDIEG-_C8/view-snow-depths-on-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Jan 26, 2011
Frog Life
Frog Life has used the Google Spreadsheets Map Gadget to create a Google Map of toad migration routes in the UK. The map is designed to highlight locations where toads could encounter problems crossing roads during the spring breeding season.
The map shows places where toads are known to cross roads. It provides information on whether road signs or volunteer crossing schemes are in place at each location and provides contact information for those who wish to volunteer to help toads cross roads during the breeding season.
Via: BBC
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From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/nEsZAcFHaJA/help-toad-across-road.html
Category: Google Maps | Jan 25, 2011
Newspapermap
This Google Map provides a great way to browse nearly 10,000 of the world’s newspapers.
The newspapers are categorised on the map by language. Each information window contains links to the websites of the listed newspapers and to read the papers through Google Translate.
If you visit the site on your mobile you can view a special Google Map customised for phones. The mobile site has been built with the jQuery Mobile framework so will work on most mobile phones.
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From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/q29ZWLBR9P4/worlds-newspapers-on-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Jan 25, 2011
Hospedate.pe
Here is the first ever Peruvian Google Maps mashup to feature on Google Maps Mania. Being one-eighth Peruvian myself I hope it is only the first of many.
Hospedate.pe is a Google Maps based guide to hotels in Lima. The map allows you to search for hotels by location and order the results by price or by the hotel’s rating.
If you click on a hotel’s map marker you can get details about the services provided, the address of the hotel, a link to the hotel’s website and view the hotel’s rating.
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From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/wIJEVUUeGbg/google-maps-guide-to-hotels-in-lima.html
Category: Google Maps | Jan 25, 2011
Time Shutter
Time Shutter is another great Google Maps based website that allows people to see how cities used to look and how they have changed. Users can upload historical images to the site and browse through the images submitted by others.
Currently the site is concentrating on historical images of San Francisco but images for New York will also soon be added. The site includes many postcards of San Francisco from around 1900 and includes a historical map overlay featuring the Chevalier Commercial, Pictorial and Tourist Map of San Francisco from 1903.
Time Shutter is also available as a free iPhone application.
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From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/0Mp6aAFBdO4/ye-olde-san-francisco-on-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Jan 25, 2011
UK Rail Tweet Map
Until now there has been no way to visualise the dawn chorus of complaining commuters. Hurrah then, for the #ukrailtweetmap, which is trying to do for public transport what #UKSnow did for the weather.
Judging by my Twitter stream, micro-blogging services were invented to give passengers a means to vent their anger at delays on the public transportation system.
This Google Map of Tweets with the hashtag ‘#ukrailtweetmap’ shows the location and the messages of people who have tweeted about their journey on the UK train network. To add a tweet to the map, use the hashtag #ukrailtweetmap and specify the nearest train station.
Now, to find out about the latest delays to the UK railways, you just need to fire up this Google Map and read all the submitted complaints.
Via: @psychemedia
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From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/frxMGzKZIi8/rail-complaints-on-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Jan 24, 2011
Your Twitter Followers Mapped
Here’s a cool way to view what your Twitter followers are saying, on a Google Map. Your Twitter Followers Mapped animates through the latest Tweets from people you follow on Twitter.
To view your followers on the map just change the name in the URL to your Twitter user name. Once the page loads the map will then animate through the latest messages from your followers. You can then just sit back and watch.
Also See
Map My Following
An application that lets you view on a Google Map the locations of people who follow you on Twitter.
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From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/OPnvAUNpm8Q/your-twitter-followers-on-google-maps.html
