Drought Timing for Agronomic Screening
This amazing Google Maps mashup plots the probability of observing a drought stress after any given sowing date for anywhere in the world.
If you click on the map an information window opens giving a summary of the FAO soils available at that location. Users can choose values for the critical Ea/Et for drought, days after sowing and period in canopy closure. You can then run an analysis on the selected location.
The analysis shows the probability of drought for the selected number of days after sowing. It is also possible to observe the mean Ea/Et values for the number of days selected.
GoogleCompass
GoogleCompass is a great Google Maps tool that enables users to plot and record compass bearings, distances and magnetic declination or variation for single or multiple routes.
Once you choose between plotting a single-leg or multi-leg route GoogleCompass presents a Google Map with an interactive Silva compass, which is automatically adjusted for differences between magnetic and true north for any location on Earth.
Once you have plotted a route with GoogleCompass it can be saved and stored for later retrieval.
The GoogleCompass application is a brilliant tool for geography teacher, orienteering enthusiasts and hikers wishing to practise compass reading and plan routes from the comfort of their classroom or armchair.
The LAN Party Map
At a LAN party computer owners meet and set up a local area network (LAN), mainly in order to play multiplayer computer games. The LAN Party Map is a new Google Map to show the locations of upcoming LAN parties.
To find a LAN party near you, you can zoom in on a location or you can select a state from a drop down menu. If you click on a map marker you can view the name of the event, the day it starts, the price and a link to more information.
Registered users can add upcoming LAN parties to the map.
