A collection of Google Maps hacks

July 12th, 2005 | by Tim Wilson |

Tim points to a post at O’Reilly Radar that has a nice summary of about 15 Google Maps hacks. I predict an explosion of these types of hacks now that Google has released an official API. (I’m really sticking my neck out on that one!) :-) More importantly, we need to have some tools to make it easier to create annotated maps. I want to make maps with pushpins stuck in points of local historical significance. I want to have students create maps to accompany the perennial “what I did on my summer vacation” essays. I want to use Google Maps to show me where I can find free wi-fi in my city. And I don’t want to have to edit a raw XML file to do it!

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  2. By Mike on Jul 12, 2005 | Reply

    Well - you should try out gmaptrack.com - it will do everything you’ve mentioned in your post. You can insert photos with the locations of historical significance, links to other websites etc..

    I run Google Maps Mania which might be of some help to you to give you ideas of what can be done.

    http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com

    Cheers!
    Mike.

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