Tuesday, December 21, 2010

New Orleans Gets Birds Eye View



New Orleans is now covered by Google Maps' oblique satellite views. I'm sure there must be more cities that have been recently added but New Orleans is the only one I've found so far.

This Google Map shows the cities around the world that Google have aerial views for (New Orleans has yet to be added). I've updated my Aerial View Mapto include aerial imagery of the Louisiana Superdome and Jackson Square in New Orleans.

I've also updated the Bird's Eye View with the new imagery. This map allows you to compare Bing Maps' Bird's Eye View side by side with Google Maps' aerial view.

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The Google Map of Love's Labour's Lost


Tuesday, December 21, 2010

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You Were Cute

So you have this crush on the guy / girl of your dreams but you can never conjure up the courage to ask them out.

What do you do?

Well, you could try You Were Cute, a new Google Map application that hopes to help you with your missed connections. You can add a message to the Crush Map at any location simply be completing a short form.

Hopefully the object of your crush will then find your message on the map, reciprocate in kind and, well, the rest is really up to you.

I do love this Google Map. It is such a simple idea brilliantly executed, with just the right note of poignancy.

Create a Google Map in 60 Seconds

Mapbiquity

Mapbiquity is a Google Maps based creation tool that can help you create a Google Map for your website.

Mapbiquity helps you build a map with your own data. To create a map all you really need to do is upload some Shapefile data. You can then style the map to fit the design of your website.

When you have completed you map you can then add it to your site by cutting and pasting a short piece of code.