Tag: Google Maps
Online Mapping Sites
Online mapping has become an essential tool for most people today. From providing virtual geography to driving directions, most people use some form of web mapping on a daily basis. Technology Behind Web Mapping How Taxi Drivers Are Helping to Create More Efficient Driving Directions November 10, 2010: Microsoft is using the collective wisdom of [...]
Geo Roundup: Google Map API Usage Limits, GPS for Military Use Report, Earthquake Timeline Map
Google recently introduced limits to its Google Maps API usage. Starting October 1, 2011, free usage is limited to: “up to 25,000 map loads per day for each API” or “up to 2,500 map loads per day that have been modified using the Styled Maps feature.” Non-profits and those map applications determined by Google to be “in [...]
Halloween GIS Fun
Looking to add a little geo to your Halloween beyond the of proliferation Halloween Trick or Treater online maps? Halloween Cartography Gretchen Petersen has pulled together Halloween themed graphics for mapping on her blog. The selection of three font collections includes a scary type font called Mostly Typeface by Chad Savage as well as Halloween symbol sets. [...]
Maps of Thailand Flooding
Esri has released another map showing social media content from Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and Ushaidi relating to the Thailand floods. The recent flooding in Thailand has affected more than a third of the country and displaced more than 100,000 people. The flooding is the result of three months of monsoon rains that have created the [...]
Google MapsGL
GoogleMapsGL which combines Google Maps and Web Graphics Library (WebGL) brings 3D graphics to web browsers without the need to install 3D software.