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Category: Google Maps | Aug 19, 2010
Produce and Present a Weather Forecast
Have you ever wanted to present the weather? Thanks to this Google Maps app now you can.
Using the application you can drag and drop weather symbols onto a Google Map to create your very own weather map. When your map is completed you can then watch a fly-through of your weather map. During the fly-through you can stand in front of your computer monitor and pretend that you are a real-life TV weather presenter. For added BBC realism you can even give the world the finger.
Currently you can place the weather symbols anywhere in the world but the presentation fly-through only works for the UK. The map developer says however thay he has plans to automate the generation of the fly-through route based on the symbol positions, which will mean that it will work for wherever you place the symbols. There are also plans to add more weather symbols for temperatures and for the wind.
Hat-tip: Mapperz
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From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/SwAoF6psk9Y/present-weather-with-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Aug 19, 2010
Timemap
Timemap is a Javascript library to help create Google Maps with the SIMILE timeline. The Timemap page on Project Hosting on Google Code has a number of really good examples of how to implement the SIMILE Timeline with Google Maps. A couple of the examples, in particular, are very impressive. One creates a Temporal Heatmap from a Google Spreadsheet and the other has some great Polygon Tweening.
Temporal Heatmap from a Google Spreadsheet
In this example the map markers increase in size to show the cumulative deaths from asbestosis and silicosis in Texas over time. As you move the timeline forward the circular map markers grow to reflect the cumulative number of deaths.
This is a great way to show any cumulative increase in data on a map. I’d really like to see an example that shows the growth in population by country over a number of centuries.
Polygon Tweening
This example uses a custom filter to smoothly tween a polygon between a beginning set of vertices and an ending set. The example doesn’t seem to be a demonstration of any particular dataset but I can think of some great ways that this could be used.
This could be used to great effect to show the growth of an urban area over time. I’d love to see this used to illustrate the urban sprawl of London as it has crept out over the centuries to swallow up the surrounding countryside.
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From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/TMZGC0s7UYQ/data-animations-with-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Aug 19, 2010
Yesterday I posted about Survey Mapper’s happiness survey, which seems to suggest that Brazil is the happiest country. Here are some more maps exploring the ‘happiness’ ratings of the world’s countries:
World’s Happiest Countries
According to Forbes the Danes are the happiest people in the world.
Mibazaar has created this Google Map to display the results of the Forbes Happiest Countries list. The list is based on results from a Gallup World Poll that surveyed thousands of respondents in 155 countries, between 2005 and 2009.
The poll asked respondents to reflect on their overall satisfaction with their lives and asked questions about how each subject had felt the previous day. Mibazaar’s map of the results uses numbered map markers so that you can tell at a glance where a country ranks on the list. The countries are also listed in the map sidebar in descending order.
Tweet Sentiments
TweetSentiments.com provides a snapshot view of the world’s mood via a heat map from an analysis of Tweets. The site uses Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning technologies to analyse Tweets from around the world and then presents the results on a Google Map.
Happiness Map
Denmark also seems to be one of the happiest countries on Adrian White’s Happiness Map (pdf).
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From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/yGtv1Wt-HyY/worlds-happiest-countries-are.html
Category: Google Maps | Aug 18, 2010
Facebook Places was launched tonight and from the screenshots I’ve seen so far it seems to be using Google Maps. Unfortunately Facebook Places at the moment is only available in the United States.
Facebook Places will allow you to check-in to locations, find friends who are nearby, track location history and find places and venues nearby. If a friend checks in nearby to your current location you will get a notification. Facebook Places will also allow you to tag photos and friends. Tagging friends essentially means that you can check-in your friends when they are at a location with you.
Facebook Places also looks like it will have place or venue pages. Each place will have its own page on Facebook. These place pages will show you who else is checked in right now at this location.
Facebook are launching an API for Places. The Read API is launching tomorrow. The Read API will let you access your check-ins and your friends’ check-ins. There will also be a Write and Search API. This is currently in closed Beta.
Places comes with a number of privacy controls. By default your check-ins can only be viewed by your friends on Facebook. However it is possible to change your privacy settings to allow anyone to view your location data. Users will also be notified when they are tagged by a friend. You can then remove the tag if you want. You can also change your settings so that your friends can’t tag your location.
Facebook today also announced a number of partners who will be utilising Places. These include Gowalla, foursquare, Yelp and Booyah.
If you have an iPhone you can use Facebook Places with the most recent version of the Facebook application for iPhone. You also can access Places from touch.facebook.com if your mobile browser supports HTML 5 and geolocation.
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From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/jmQOt3UQfqA/facebook-places-live-announcement.html
Category: Google Maps | Aug 18, 2010
Nile Guide
Nile Guide is a great trip planner and personal travel guide. The site lets you explore areas you might like to visit for hotels, restaurants and other points of interest and create your own personalised travel itinerary.
To start planning your trip with Nile Guide you just need to enter your destination. Nile Guide will then give you an overview of your destination and allow you to view Hotels, Things to Do, Restaurants, Nightlife and Events. The points of interest are even displayed on a Google Map.
To add a place you want to visit you just need to click on the ‘Add to List’ link and it will be added to your ‘My Guide’. Once you have added a number of destinations to your travel itinerary you can then organise your guide. You can drag and drop your different picks on to different days of your trip and you can view the locations of your choices on a Google Map.
When you have completed your personal travel guide if you press ‘Print my guide to go’ Nile Guide will create a printable version of your very own travel itinerary.
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From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/fU0WbeBhgNw/google-maps-your-personal-travel-guide.html
Category: Google Maps | Aug 18, 2010
Geosay
Geosay is a local information Google Map for finding out what people are saying about different locations on foursquare, Twitter and Wikipedia.
To use the map just enter a location and you can see all the results directly on the Google Map. The results are also listed in the map sidebar, ordered by distance.
It is easy to create a marker for Geosay. Just add the hashtag #geosay to any geolocated tweet and it will be stored in the Geosay database and appear on the map. Geosay has a mobile version of the map. Just go to http://geosay.com in the browser of your mobile phone and you can find local tips wherever you happen to be.
Hat-tip: Street View Funny
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From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/zP8v__CHlDE/get-local-tips-on-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Aug 18, 2010
Trulia: National Home Prices Heat MapReal Estate website Trulia provides a weekly heat map of home prices in the United States.Trulia uses Google Maps to give users a quick view of the average listing price in every U.S. state. The tabs at the top of the map allow the user to switch between heat maps of the average listing price, the median sales price and Trulia popularity.If you click on
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/9p32BRubbc0/property-hotspots-on-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Aug 18, 2010
Survey MapperSurvey Mapper’s Google Maps based polling / survey tool has now added support for US States and Zip Codes. To celebrate this new coverage Survey Mapper has created a survey to ask “If an Election in the USA Was Called Today Who Would You Vote For?”.Using Survey mapper you can quickly set up an online poll and view the results in real time on a Google Map. The service is a great way
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/YyIV0IrEPww/us-dummy-election-map.html
Category: Google Maps | Aug 17, 2010
The Rap MapRap Genius is using Google Maps in its ongoing mission to help explain rap lyrics. Lyrics on Rap Genius include orange highlights that when clicked open up explanations. Now, when those lyrics refer to a location, you can view the referenced place on Google Maps.If you click the ‘Map it!” link in the explanation box the Rap Map opens centred on the location. Every marker on the Rap Map
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/AbfZNt3NHPU/rapping-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Aug 17, 2010
Flightstats – Airport Delays MapFlightstats has featured a real time Flight Tracker Google Map on its website for a number years. It now also has a Google Maps based Airport Delays map.The flight tracker works much the same as an in-flight tracker you’d see on-board an aircraft. To use the map you just need to enter a carrier flight number and departure date. The map will then display the
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/NMpBh8QwWKc/visualise-airport-delays-with-google.html
