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A community portal about Google Maps with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Google Maps is a free web map server application and technology provided by Google that powers many map-based services including Google... [more]
A community portal about Google Maps with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Google Maps is a free web map server application and technology provided by Google that powers many map-based services including Google Maps, Google Ride Finder and embedded maps on third-party websites via the Google Maps API. It offers street maps, a route planner, and an urban business locator for numerous countries around the world.
Wow. I feel like Google really hears me. First, they make Gmail’s contact system less invasive, and now they add walking directions to Google Maps!
I do a small dance of happiness!
Now, I know there are those of you wondering why this even matters, what difference walking directions makes. Or, as one commenter put it:
Walking directions? Whatever happened to just showing up, facing your body in the direction you wanted to go, and walking?
Of course, the simple answer to the smart alecky...
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In the escalating war over the planet Earth between Google and Microsoft, Google has opened up Google Earth for development.
Today at the Google I/O developers conference, Google launched the Google Earth API and browser plug-in. The Google Earth API enables web developers to Web pages into 3D map apps.
Google points to the rise of the Geoweb, a collection of user-generated content (UGCe.g. photos, videos) associated with a location.
The Google Maps API, with over 150,000 developer...
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Adding richer data to search results is a bit of a trend, and now Google Maps is jumping on the bandwagon. The Google LatLong blog has announced the addition of richer data to its search results. The data includes photos, reviews and a "more info" link that opens an "info window" that features more data.
Below is a screenshot of a search for pizza in Raleigh, NC. If you have a local business, you'll want to add your company to the Google Maps Local Business Center in order to show up in the...
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Google Maps Adds Richer Data to Search Adding richer data to search results is a bit of a trend, and now Google Maps is jumping on the bandwagon. The Google LatLong blog has announced the addition of richer data to its search results. The data includes photos, reviews and a "more info" link that opens an "info window" that features more data. Below is a screenshot of a search for pizza in Raleigh, NC. If you have a local business, you'll want to add your company to the Google Maps...
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BANS stands for Build a Niche Store. This is part of being an ebay affiliate. This is WAY COOL! All you have to do is: Create a niche. Build and develop a site, promote your site, and you can do this over and over again and make money with your niche. This is great for those who may already have a niche. If you don’t than now is your chance to build your niche site.
“That’s the system and that’s exactly what Build A Niche Store enables you to do!
But beware! More and more of...
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Main issue of this project is to allow easy publishing of raster maps on the Internet. Your raster file (like TIFF/GeoTIFF, MrSID, ECW, JPEG2000, JPEG, PNG)
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Last year, C's 2nd grade teacher made pretty good use of their in-classroom SmartBoards and Google Maps net tech and turned the combination into an exciting lesson in "the world is a small place and getting ...
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In Green Business, BusinessWeek Energy & Environment Editor Adam Aston, Senior Correspondent John Carey, and Associate Editor Heather Green shed light on ...
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Google introduces Walking Directions on Google Maps
Google has test added a new feature to Google Maps service.
This new feature is Walking directions. This is designed to provide the shortest possible walking route from one destination to another.
The service already provides driving directions...
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If you drive a car in certain cities, you're dumb. There, I said it. But that's how Google Maps assumed everybody locomoted to their destination, until now. Yep! Google Maps finally has an option for...
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NearMap, a geospatial media company bought out by Ipernica this week, claims that its “breakthrough technology enables photomaps to be updated much more frequently than other providers such as Google Earth, which can be many months out of date.”
NearMap’s technology enables very high resolution...
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If you drive a car in certain cities, you're dumb. There, I said it. But that's how Google Maps assumed everybody locomoted to their destination, until now. Yep! Google Maps finally has an option for step-by-step walking directions. Accounting for the speed difference between your kicks and four...
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Just in time for the recent announcement of America's most and least walkable cities, Google has added a tool for finding walking directions to its maps.
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Got directions but want to walk the distance instead of driving? Well, we're glad to see that Google Maps has now added a new walking option for directions, thanks to popular demand. Similar to getting driving directions, after entering your origin and destination, click "Walking" at the top...
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Two Ways to Build Google Maps Mash-Ups
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