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Category: Google Maps | Mar 5, 2010
RunwayFinderSince RunwayFinder was first featured on Google Maps Mania way back in 2007 a number of really cool features have been added to the map.RunwayFinder is a flight planning tool for U.S. pilots that allows them to check out current weather conditions for airports, terminal charts, routes, range circles, and temporary flight restrictions.Using Google Map’s satellite view pilots can see 
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/HHglQ4F1vGo/google-maps-runway-finder.html
Category: Google Maps | Mar 5, 2010
Four Donkeys Enter a Bar & The Barman Says…I love this Street View image found this week by Google Sightseeing.Incline Trainer with Google MapsThe X7 Incline Trainer by NordickTrack supposedly allows you to virtually walk trails with Google Maps. You can select your favourite route and the trainer shows the route on its screen display and simulates the trail’s incline.Looking at the image 
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/0Wg49DLDYs0/friday-fun-with-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Mar 4, 2010
Earthquakes in the Last 24 Hours MapMibazaar has created a Google Map to display earthquakes around the world that have occurred in the last 24 hours. The map displayes earthquake data obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey.On first loading the map will animate through the mapped earthquakes, starting from the most recent. You can stop the animation at any time simply by pressing the forward or
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/Q6QFp_m6WGU/earthquakes-in-last-24-hours.html
Category: Google Maps | Mar 4, 2010
Near to HereNear to Here is an iPhone application that uses Google Maps to show you the interesting things around you.The Near to Here application determines your current location and finds nearby interesting stuff. As you pass by landmarks the application alerts you with the Wikipedia entry of those landmarks.The developers of Near to Here say that “whether you are passing by a plaza in Rome, 
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/bH_cddcYgiM/be-informed-traveller-with-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Mar 4, 2010
#caminoschileThis Google My Map aims to help Chileans keep up-to-date with road closures in the country after this week’s earthquake.You can help keep the map up-to-date by Tweeting any road information to #caminoschile. The map’s developer says that you need to include date information in order to help keep the map current.Green markers on the map indicate roads without problems. Yellow are 
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/a9kyUkisobA/my-map-of-chile-roads-post-earthquake.html
Category: Google Maps | Mar 4, 2010
iSpyiSpy is a modern twist on the popular game, ‘I spy with my little eye…’ for the iPhone. Each game contains a picture of an object you need to find in the real world. Players earn points by finding the object and taking a picture of it.Launch the game in your iPhone and a list of iSpy games around your location is shown via Google Maps. Each game features a photo of the object you’re looking
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/jRB-z8OiBr4/play-ispy-with-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Mar 4, 2010
SafeRoadMapsSafeRoadMaps has undergone a major redesign and has added some new features. The site, from Researchers in the Center for Excellence in Rural Safety (CERS), uses data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System to map every reported traffic accident in the US. Using the site’s Google Map interface anyone in the United States can view the roads with the most fatal crashes in their 
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/juX1Hb0936M/avoid-black-spots-with-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Mar 4, 2010
RadarVirtualThis Google Maps mashup aims to have “the largest real-time airplane traffic coverage”. I think they may have achieved that. The map shows the real-time location of planes using data from a number of different sources.If you click on an individual plane on the map you can view information about the plane, its flight and view its flight path. It is also possible to view other layers on
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/un4OrDKAKIU/amazing-real-time-plane-tracker.html
Category: Google Maps | Mar 4, 2010
D66 op de KaartThe Dutch political party D66 is using Google Maps to help promote their 13 candidates in tomorrow’s election in Zaanstad.The map includes a number of map markers with links to the party’s candidates (presumably mapped to where they are standing). The map also highlights some of the debates during the campaign and includes some embedded videos of the candidates in action._________
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/USa5asVTkDM/d66-on-google-maps.html
Category: Google Maps | Mar 4, 2010
New York Historical PhotosThis website allows you to view historical photographs of New York alongside the current view as seen in Google Maps Street View. Thumbnails of the historical photographs are displayed on the right side of the screen. If you click on a thumbnail the Street View will change to show the modern day view.All the photos on this site come from the New York Public Library 
From: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleMapsMania/~3/wqKt30lvEwY/historical-photos-with-street-view.html
