Just a few months ago, Australians had no ‘new generation’ web street maps, now we’ve got three! By ‘new generation’, I mean smooth dragging, ajax/javascript driven, feature loaded maps – not the old point and click clunkers like whereis (though quite good in their own right, people want more these days). Now that I have …
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Get on your bikely!
Thanks to treadly for the heads-up. This is a really neat little tool. Bikely allows you to map your bicycle route as a google map overlay. It’s so easy, admittedly, I have a very short commute (5.5km.), but it only took me a few mintues to map it on bikely. It would be nice if …
Google Maps street maps for Australia and New Zealand!
From Google Maps Mania, I was alerted to the (as usual) unheralded release of new content in Google Maps. This time, it’s maps for us and the kiwis. The maps are excellent in coverage and detail though the hybrid view shows up a little bit of inaccuracy in my suburb at least, though this is …
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Undocumented Google map trick
An article on Ogle Earth alerts us to a neat trick to get a location from Google Maps to Google Earth. Simply add ‘&output=kml’ to the URL of the map you are viewing, (be sure to click the ‘Link to this page’ on the map first!). I created this simple javascript gMaps2kml bookmarklet, that seems …
Yahoo! Maps – a rival for Google?
Since Google released their maps/local product on the world, they have really ‘owned’ the space. The Ajax word has become common parlance, and we’ve all learned to expect a lot more from our browsers. Microsoft brought out their Live Local product in an attempt to rival Google. It is good – slicker than google, but …
m2006 Mashup
As inflatable Koalas bounced around the MCG, I was putting the finishing touches to my first Google Maps mashup – The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Most of the features from the Melbourne 2006 KMZ have been incorporated, and though I still prefer the stand alone app, I’m quite proud that my mashup uses decent css …
Melbourne 2006 on Google Earth
It’s my first attempt at a Google Earth file, so I’m ready for criticism. All the same, I think it’s OK. Along the way, I learned how to make a network link, and how to draw a path, I’m sure that’ll be useful one day! I’ve tried to cover as much as possible of the …
VICROADS’ wasted opportunity
This morning, I visited VICROADS new real time traffic information map, hoping to see something half way useful. I was disappointed! So, I sent them some feedback: Congratulations on the release of your new traffic info service. What an utterly wasted opportunity it represents! Why didn’t you develop a tool using Google’s Map API? Then …
google maps – zoomier than before?
Has Google Maps just added another feature? They used to come thick and fast – but almost always on a weekend. Today I visited an old bookmark and found ‘We are sorry, but we don’t have imagery at this zoom level for this region.’, which was odd, because I know I had it at maximum …
the bridge that fell…
This is the section of The Westgate Bridge which fell while under construction on 15th October, 1970, killing 35 workers. We lived nearby and I was in school (grade 4) at the time, and I remember an announcement coming over the public address calling children whose fathers worked on the bridge to the office. Thought …
Big Ben’s Virtual Victoria
I’m a bit jealous of Ben. Not only has he got the skills to mash up this excellent google map / VR panorama / photography site, but he’s filled it with his own exceptional panoramas, AND the lucky blighter has been to all these fantastic places! GRRR!! Oh, and he’s also really big!
a rose garden…
Not just any rose garden, this is the Victorian State Rose Garden at Werribee Park. It even looks like an English Tudor Rose from the air. The Mansion itself, just to the south west is a fabulous place to visit, and now incorporates a luxury hotel with more formal gardens all around. If you’re into …