For some reason, measuring distance was what I needed most. Thanks Adam S, Andrey S, James M, Seth L. VISIT LINK: New in Google Maps Labs: Distance Measurement, Short URL, Maximum Zoom… (tags: google maps distance googlemaps labs new tools map …)
Move the oil spill on your city to visualise its size in context. VISIT LINK: If It Was My Home – Visualizing the BP Oil Spill (tags: 2010 activism disaster environment geography google gis googlemaps infographics map maps mashup mashups news science visualisation visualization bp currentevents deepwaterhorizon ifitwasmyhome gulf oil …)
I've always thought parts of Europe resembled a profile view of Marge… So, here ya go. VISIT LINK: Europe as Marge Simpson on Google Maps (tags: europe google humor illustration map maps tools simpsons marge twitter …)
"What would a real-world place like New York City look like as an 8-bit video game map? I started wondering, so I created 8-Bit NYC, mixing the lo-fi overhead world maps of 1980s role-playing and adventure games with the kind of geographical data that drives today's web maps and GPS navigation. It's interactive (like Google [...]
The Nine Eyes of Google Street View – An image-based essay Photos from Google Street View by artist Jon Rafman (tags: art internet photo google photography images culture photos image maps documentary privacy googlemaps streetview essay street googlestreetview jonrafman view netart …)
oMaps – Offline Mapping for iPhone oMaps brings offline mapping to the iPhone. The app includes GPS, multiple zoom levels, map bookmarking and search functionality. (tags: apple tools apps opensource travel applications iphone ipod app mobile map maps geography offline location mapping openstreetmap geo osm …)
OffMaps – Offline maps for the iPhone and iPod Touch OffMaps allows you to access maps and location bookmarks wherever you are, even offline and abroad. OffMaps stores maps directly on your device for any area and zoomlevel you want. This gives you true offline maps for any region and city! (tags: software apple download [...]
bubbl.us – free online mindmapping Bubbl.us is a simple and free web application that lets you do brainstorm and mindmapping online. Create colorful mind maps online, Share and work with friends, Embed your mind map in your blog or website, Email and print your mind map, Save your mind map as an image. (tags: software [...]
Immersive Media – amazing 360 degrees videos you can navigate Immersive Media’s key product is the Dodeca 2360, a camera named after the geodesic geometry of the Dodecahedron, on which the patent is based. The twelve-sided camera has eleven lenses which simultaneously record video. The twelfth side is the base of the camera. There is [...]
Information Architects – Web Trend Map 4 Preview In light of the risk of overstretching the concept, featuring too much data, ruining a simple idea, we decided to throw everything out the window and start completely from scratch. (tags: Information Architects ia InformationArchitects Web Trend WebTrend map tokyo graphics web2.0 maps oliver subway cool webtrendmap2009 [...]
Meet Inbetween Us "I'm not drivin' all the way out there!" MeetInBetween.us is the solution we've all been waiting for! Use it to plan anything with people who don't live near each other. Get started by entering addresses on the home page and then find a place to meet! From lunch with a friend to [...]
Flags of the World Flags of the World (FOTW) is the Internet's largest site devoted to vexillology (the study of flags). Here you can read more than 39,000 pages about flags and view more than 73,000 images of flags. (tags: design graphics images resources History world maps international archive geography flags countries flag socialstudies vexillology [...]
World Names Profiler Search for a Surname to view its Map and Statistics. (tags: fun reference cool search world History maps research statistics technology info information map people family genealogy names surnames surname name geography …)
Castles of Kyushu List of castles in Kyushu, Japan (tags: castle history japan kyushu maps travel …)
Information Architects – Web Trend Map 3 The map pins down nearly 300 of the most successful and influential websites to the greater Tokyo area train map. Different train lines correspond to different web trends such as innovation, news, social networks, and so on. (tags: design fad fashion informationarchitects internet japan map maps meme network [...]