Haybol - Real Estate Search
Haybol is a Google Maps based real-estate search engine for the Philippines.
Using the site's simple search feature it is possible to search for property by location and find nearby homes on a Google Map. It is also possible to view the results of a search in list form. The map includes buttons to filter the returned search results by rent, foreclosure or sale.
If you click on an individual map marker you can read the full details for the selected property, including the price and the seller's contact details.
New Zealand Walks Information
If there is one thing that New Zealand is not short of it is gorgeous countryside. If you fancy experiencing the best of New Zealand's spectacular glaciers, picturesque mountains and rolling hills then you should check out the nearly 3,000 walks mapped by New Zealand Walks Information.
All the walks can be accessed by location from the Google Map on the site's home page. You can select to view each individual walk on its own Google Map. The individual maps show the route of the walk, the distance and include an elevation profile.
Each walk also contains handy links to other walks nearby and their distance from your selected location.
FusionTablesLayer Builder
The FusionTablesLayer Builder is a great little wizard for creating a Google Map from a Fusion Table.
To build your map all you need to do is add the table id of your Fusion Table and specify the name of the column holding your location data. That's all there is to it! FusionTablesLayer Builder will now create the html for your finished map.
The wizard does provide a number of other useful options. You can set the height and width of your Google Map. You can also set the centre location and the initial zoom level.
A really nice option also lets you add a search box for your map or a drop-down menu. You can even specify which column of your Fusion Table the search box or drop-down menu will use.
Here's an example map I created with FusionTablesLayer Builder in a matter of minutes. The example is a map of temperatures taken around the UK in December.
ToothTag
ToothTag is an app for Android phones that includes a number of very useful location services.
Using ToothTag it is possible to tag things and locations and receive notifications based on your proximity. For example you can tag where you have parked your car so that you can find it again without any problems. The application can also automatically check you in to a number of location based services, such as FourSquare or even alert you when friends are nearby.
ToothTag is built upon NeuAer's powerful Proximity Platform. The Proximity Platform is a lightweight client and hosted server side technology that allows mobile applications on Android devices to add presence events in their applications. The client can be used by Android developers to build their own automatic check-in services or present information to users based upon location.
Checkin Mania
Checkin Mania is a Google Maps mashup to track who is checking in around you using FourSquare, Gowalla, Brightkite and Twitter.
To browse a location you can use the search facility or you can just click on the map. The map will then display all the venues around you and show you who are the top users of that venue with the popular location based social media apps.
It is now possible to add a Chekin Mania map gadget to your own website or to your Google home page. You can adjust the height and width of the Checkin Mania gadget, you can also set a default location and select the services you want displayed (Foursquare, Gowalla, BrightKite or Twitter).
