Snapr - the iPhone Photo Mapping App

Snapr - Map View

Snapr is an iPhone application for sharing geo-tagged photographs. With Snapr's free application for iPhone you can take pictures and upload them to the Snapr Google Map and to your Twitter account.

If you zoom into any location on the Snapr map you are shown the latest 20 photographs taken in that area. When you view an individual image the map is set to the time when that image was taken.

Registered users of Snapr can pick favorites, add comments, and manage their individual photostream ('My Snaps'). If you don't have an iPhone you can visit the Snapr mobile optimised site m.sna.pr and upload photos by visitingm.sna.pr/upload/.

Via: Mashable

Google Crisis Response - Queensland

Queensland Floods

The Google Crisis Response team has produced what looks to be a very useful Google Map for anyone affected by the current flooding in Australia.

The map initially shows the levels of flooding but also includes a number of other layers. A layer showing Queensland road closures should be very useful for anyone in that area. There is also a layer to view the locations of evacuation centres.

The map includes two layers displaying third party data. One from ABC displays the towns and cities affected by the floods and another from SBS shows the worst affected areas.

Also See

• ABC Qld Flood Crisis Map - Map using the Ushahidi crisis reporting platform.
• Tweak the Tweet Queensland Flooding - map showing the latest #qldfloods Tweets
• Australian Early Warning Network - Bureau of Meteorology information and emergency alerts

You can donate to the Flood Relief Appeal here.

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360 Panoramas of the Brisbane Floods

Panedia - Brisbane Flooding Panoramas

I've been watching the news reports about the current flooding in Australia but nothing I have seen has quite had the emotional impact of this Google Map of 360 degree panoramas shot in Brisbane today.

The map includes 40 interactive panoramas of the flooding in Brisbane that can be viewed directly from the map. The flood has affected more than 25,000 properties in the Brisbane area. Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says it is "the worst natural disaster in our history and possibly in the history of our nation."

These interactive panoramas give a first person view of the floods and are therefore able to convey incredibly effectively the impact that the flooding has had on the city.

Have a look at the panoramas and then donate to the Flood Relief Appeal.

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