Aug 16th, 2007 at 1:03PM:
I'm sure by now most of you have heard of or even played around with the new Google Maps Street View. If you've been reading Gadling for even a few months, you'll know that we gushed about the feature on numerous occasions. (1, 2, 3, 4) It turns out that Google wasn't the first to develop this technology. (And no, I'm not talking about Amazon.com's A9 or whatever it was called.) Way back in ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Google Maps Street View Circa 1907
Aug 16th, 2007 at 1:03PM:
I'm sure by now most of you have heard of or even played around with the new Google Maps Street View. If you've been reading Gadling for even a few months, you'll know that we gushed about the feature on numerous occasions. (1, 2, 3, 4) It turns out that Google wasn't the first to develop this technology. (And no, I'm not talking about Amazon.com's A9 or whatever it was called.) Way back in ...Flickrvision 3D: Maps Images on 3-Dimensional Globe
Aug 10th, 2007 at 3:34PM:
Here's a Friday time waster if there ever was one. Flickrvision (previously on Gadling here) has released a new 3D version of it's popular Flickr-Google Maps mashup interface. Instead of the flat world map of Flickrvision standard, 3D displays recently-uploaded Flickr images on a Google Earth-looking globe. This is dangerous; I could literally spend hours watching new bubble pop up in different ...Seinfeld Via Google Maps
Aug 1st, 2007 at 8:22PM: It pains me to think that there will come a time when people think of Seinfeld the way I now think of, say I Love Lucy. Already, you watch some of those older episodes and the pictures a bit faded, the styles dated and even some of the jokes a bit worn. I don't want Seinfeld to get any older. I want to show to range in my thoughts as fresh as the bread I buy at the local bakery. Having lived in ...Google's Free 411 Service: Now with Maps!
Jul 1st, 2007 at 1:38PM: Did you know that Google has its own free 411 service in the U.S.? I'm not sure how this slipped under my radar. Just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) to search for businesses by voice, and Google will connect you at no charge. A few days ago, Google announced a new feature on their 411 service: maps. How does it work? "During your call to GOOG-411, just say 'map it', and you'll get a text ...Adjust Your Route on Google Maps
Jun 28th, 2007 at 3:15PM:
Google Maps just got better (again). This post on LifeHacker alerted me to another groundbreaking feature on Google Maps: route adjustments. I've often thought the routes suggested by most major mapping softwares were subpar, and short of using the beta version of Yahoo Maps to create multi-stop routes (before Google Maps offered it), there was no easy way of adjusting a route. Until now. Don't ...JetBlue Adding Real-Time Google Maps In-Flight
Jun 6th, 2007 at 12:45PM: Low-cost American airline JetBlue announced yesterday they have struck a deal with search giant Google to provide the familiar Google Maps software on the seat-back screens to map the flight's route in real-time. Family and friends will also be able to pull up JetBlue.com and track any flight via the same Google Maps interface. In celebration of the deal, JetBlue is running a contest called ...Google Streetview: Odd Findings & Interesting Places
May 30th, 2007 at 12:37PM:
A reader sent in a running list of odd findings on the new Google Maps Street View we reported on yesterday. This is similar to the website, Google Sightseeing, which highlights interesting locations across the globe using Google Earth. Oddities include headless people, camera glitches, and the entire Google crew standing outside the Googleplex as the panoramic van drives by (above). Found any ...Google Maps Adds Street View
May 29th, 2007 at 1:22PM:
My favorite mapping application, Google Maps, has just added a new killer feature: Street View. In supported areas (NYC for instance), a new button will pop up along side the standard "Traffic, Map, Satellite, and Hybrid" offering a first-person prospective at intersections throughout the city. Once the image pops up, you're then able to drag the view of the camera a full 360 degrees. The ...View a World of Photos with Flickrvision
May 14th, 2007 at 12:00PM:
Flickrvision is a simple website that combines the power of Google Maps with the worldwide usage of photo hosting website Flickr.com. Flickrvision pulls newly-added photos from Flickr and places them at the location in which they were taken onto a map in real time. This allows you to sit back and watch the map populate itself with images taken from all over the world -- and it's quite ...SoundAboutPhilly's Awesome Audible Tours/Google Maps Mash-up
Feb 19th, 2007 at 9:27AM: Recently, we told you about the [murmur] project, an audio archive of the stories of Toronto. It turns out that SoundAboutPhilly is undertaking a similar project for the City of Brotherly Love. SoundAboutPhilly's free, customizable sound-seeing tours are told by "real" Philadelphians, and provide an insider's look at the city. Moreover, since it's mashed with Google Maps, the site lets you plan an ...Use Google Maps to Find Your Next Hostel
Feb 15th, 2007 at 3:11PM: I was on a budget when I visited Amsterdam. Consequently, I flipped through my tattered LP endlessly to try to riddle out where I'd be staying. Had Hostelbookers had their wicked Google Maps mash-up available at the time, I would've been delighted. In fact, I just found 33 hostels in Amsterdam's downtown area, each pinned to a Google Map, and each featuring prices, photos, and booking information. ...Google Maps Now Include NYC Subways
Feb 9th, 2007 at 1:00PM: Google Maps just got even more amazing. Now they're including NYC subway stops. You can view a map of Manhattan here.
As you can see, they're still working on it. As noted by allterrainbrain, who posted the news on MetaFilter, "full building outlines are available only in some parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, and some subway stops currently list only one of the multiple trains that serve the ...Bad Drivers with Bad Directions
Jan 24th, 2007 at 4:04PM: The machines are carefully plotting their attack, and they're using us as pawns in a very dangerous game of GPS chess. If you don't believe me, have a look at these stories: Last year, drivers in Luckington, Wiltshire blindly followed their GPS navigation systems like lemmings. A bridge in the area was out, but that blockage wasn't reflected in the navigation system's map. Although there were road ...Faster Maps Through Technology
Jan 17th, 2007 at 8:03PM: The great duo of Lewis and Clark trekked across unexplored territory without the aid of GPS, satellite radio, and No Doz. Suckers, indeed! Thankfully, it's the 21st century, and your roadtrips can be just as productive with less effort. These days, the savvy traveler doesn't need to track his movements across these great United States in a leather-bound journal. All one needs is a GPS receiver ...
