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Met Office Snow Depth Map

eric w. posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 11:01 pm
Met Office Snow Depth Map Discover snow depth (current and forecasted) from official met office sources wi...
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WunderMap Historical Weather

eric w. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 10:44 am
Weather Underground's WunderMap includes historical weather records back to 1st January 2001. ...
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switch2osm Make the switch to OpenStreetMap

eric w. posted an article on - Jan 25, 2012, 10:37 am
A nice clean website promoting Open Street Map. "switch2osm Make the switch to OpenStreetMap"     ...
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Google Maps (UK) Finally Gets National Rail Info

eric w. posted an article on - Jan 19, 2012, 10:27 am
Google Maps (UK) Finally Gets National Rail Info for public transport directions Goog...
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North Yorkshire County Council Maps

eric w. posted an article on - Jan 17, 2012, 12:07 pm
North Yorkshire County Council Maps One of the best UK County Council Maps sites that gives you all the information you are looking for on one page linking childcare to "out and about" - even... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online ...
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Low Emission Zone Map - London, UK

eric w. posted an article on - Jan 4, 2012, 10:25 am
Low Emission Zone Map - London, UK On 3rd January 2012 new legislation came into affect: " from 3 January 2012 it will also affect the owners of larger vans, campers and minibuses first... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so ma...
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OpenStreetMap: A Year of Edits 2011

eric w. posted an article on - Jan 3, 2012, 9:49 am
OpenStreetMap: A Year of Edits 2011 OpenStreetMap: A Year of Edits 2011 from Derick Rethans on Vimeo. Open Street Map also had a target of $15,000 for a new server, this target was completed... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so man...
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Google Vector Layers (Project)

eric w. posted an article on - Dec 20, 2011, 10:30 am
Google Vector Layers (Project) *This is an open source project so enhancements and patches are encouraged. Google Vector Layers allows you to easily add one or more vector layers from a... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Ma...
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Scotland Flood and Warnings Maps

eric w. posted an article on - Dec 8, 2011, 12:16 pm
Scotland Flood and Warnings Maps Wind and Rain now hitting Scotland ...
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Mapped: Every death on every road in Great Britain 1999-2010

eric w. posted an article on - Dec 6, 2011, 10:00 am
Mapped: Every death on every road in Great Britain 1999-2010 ...
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qrd.by (GeoTagger for QR Codes)

eric w. posted an article on - Nov 28, 2011, 10:54 am
qrd.by (GeoTagger for QR Codes) ...
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Map Creator Nokia

eric w. posted an article on - Nov 21, 2011, 10:22 am
Map Creator Nokia   Similar to Google Maps Creator, Nokia are wanting neo-cartographers to help find in the gaps to NAVTEQ data.   &...
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Recycled World Map

eric w. posted an article on - Nov 15, 2011, 10:10 am
Recycled World Map Creative way artist Susan Stockwell, who takes on large projects installations, sculptures, drawings and collages. Her art  focuses on issues of geo-politics, mapping,... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now ...
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Openptmap - Public Transport Map

eric w. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2011, 3:21 pm
Openptmap shows public transport lines. Depending on the zoom level, bus and tram lines are displayed in addition to the railway lines.... ...
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Nokia Maps WebGL (Beta)

eric w. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2011, 10:13 am
Nokia Maps WebGL (Beta)   Nokia Maps WebGL - Toronto, Canada Using Google Chrome Nokia Maps WebGL is extremely smooth and fast rendering 3D Buildings with photo-realistic  quality,... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so ...
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Multi-modal Trip Planner OSM - Portland

eric w. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2011, 10:09 am
Multi-modal Trip Planner OSM - Portland   Underlying Data is Open ...
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New Google Maps WebGL

eric w. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2011, 10:46 am
New Google Maps WebGL  (Preview) 3D Buildings - Seamless zoom into Streetview Available for FireFox 8 and Google Chrome14 (WebGL Enabled) To enable use the: Want t...
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UK Crash Map

eric w. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2011, 10:28 am
UK Crash Map  CrashMap has bee...
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MapQuest Mobile Flash Maps API

eric w. posted an article on - Oct 5, 2011, 10:05 am
MapQuest Mobile Flash Maps API A new Mapquest API combined with an Adobe Flash technology You can deploy native mobile applications to Apple iOS, Google Android and Blackberry Tablet from a... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS site...
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Cartographic mis-representation?

eric w. posted an article on - Sep 19, 2011, 10:09 am
Cartographic mis-representation? update from HaperCollins Publishers at the bottom Most maps lie, they are only a representation of what is out in the real world, simplified,... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is h...
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GIS Stack Exchange Blog (New)

eric w. posted an article on - Sep 13, 2011, 2:16 pm
The GIS Stack Exchange Community now has a GIS Blog for interesting topics and expansion of questions and events from http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions If you are interested in GIS,... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is h...
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Build-A-Map Beta

eric w. posted an article on - Sep 12, 2011, 2:14 pm
Build-A-Map (Beta)  Build-A-Map lets you build interactive online maps with minimal effort. With simple point-and-...
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TFL - Next Bus - Mobile

eric w. posted an article on - Sep 6, 2011, 11:09 am
TfL - Next Bus - Mobile what a great idea - a mobile site where you can put your street,bus stop id, postcode and find out when the next bus is coming! Well it is here - Transport for London... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so ma...
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FixMyTransport.com Beta

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 30, 2011, 10:17 am
FixMyTransport.com Beta Clean Mapping Interface to report problems with your routes (bus, train,tram/metro ferry) FixMyTransport was built to help people get common public transport ... Map and GIS News finding b...
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Storm Surge Simulator - Google Maps (for Miami Dade County)

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 25, 2011, 3:03 pm
Storm Surge Simulator - Google Maps (for Miami Dade County) an update 26/08/2011 - Google Crisis Response set up a web mapping tool. Google Crisis Response has put together a Google Map... Map and GIS News findin...
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Bing Maps Streetside - London UK

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 22, 2011, 2:55 pm
Bing Maps Streetside - London UK Streetside is now available for some parts of London, England Westminister Bridge, London Bus and London Eye Iconic Landmarks, but do not expect 'Google... Map and GIS News finding blog. With...
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Google Maps World Weather

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 18, 2011, 2:19 pm
Google Maps World Weather Work in°C | °F or km/h | mph | m/s with the additional option to overlay clouds Works well. http://maps.google.com/maps?lci=weather Video... Map and GIS News ...
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USGS Historical Map Release

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 11, 2011, 3:19 pm
USGS Historical Map Release (Coming Soon) The USGS Historical Quadrangle Scanning Project (HQSP) is scanning all scales and all editions of approximately 250,000 topographic maps published by the... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online n...
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New v4 Map Channels

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 4, 2011, 11:04 am
New v4 Map Channels update 10/08/2011 Map Channels 'Map Place Maps' is now available for mobile phone. "Mobile Place Maps are a quick and convenient method of providing a place map, plus the... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many...
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Great British Picnics Map

eric w. posted an article on - Aug 2, 2011, 2:24 pm
Great British Picnics Map Search and select picnic sites across the UK by environment or activity. The Guardian newspaper (&partners) have produced a useful Google Map on Picnic The newspaper... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites onl...
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BBOX.ME (OSM to Google Earth) via FME

eric w. posted an article on - Jul 27, 2011, 2:32 pm
BBOX.ME (OSM to Google Earth) via FME Left toolbar highlight large data download - red (large) amber medium and green is small data. (OSM Servers will restrict large downloads automatically) Take... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites...
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Met Office - Storm Tracker Beta

eric w. posted an article on - Jul 22, 2011, 10:22 am
Met Office - Storm Tracker Beta The Met Office has created a new Google Maps Flash Map to monitor and forecast tropical storms around the world. There are two versions of this map - Free and... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites onl...
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3D Buildings - Google Maps Expands Coverage

eric w. posted an article on - Jul 20, 2011, 10:49 am
3D Buildings - Google Maps Expands Coverage Only 2.5D on the Google Maps sites (transparency induced) But becomes true 3D on the Mobile device: 3D London and Paris on the Google Maps Mobile -... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sit...
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Historypin Worldwide Launched

eric w. posted an article on - Jul 12, 2011, 9:57 am
Historypin WorldWide Launched The Successfully UK London Launch in 2010 has now expanded worldwide. Last year Historypin was beta in London. The historical photographs overlayed on Google Maps... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites ...
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#NokiaUnfenced Nokia X7 Testing

eric w. posted an article on - Jul 9, 2011, 1:11 am
#NokiaUnfenced Nokia X7 Testing A Tough Phone built for the Wild West.... Testing of the New Nokia X7 is going well, impressed with the solid build and speed of the new operating system.Stands... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites onlin...
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Tour de France Real-Time Map

eric w. posted an article on - Jul 6, 2011, 9:52 am
Tour de France Real-Time Map Impressive Tour de France in Real-Time - almost on the spot - Map is real-time and covers Elevation and actual positions with speed:[kmh/mph] Cycle reps:[rpm]... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard t...
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Nokia 3D World Gaze

eric w. posted an article on - Jul 4, 2011, 2:33 pm
Nokia 3D World Gaze gives you a new kind of viewpoint to the world, allowing you to see through the surface (and inside) of the planet all the way to the other side. Just point your phone to some... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find th...
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Last Chance -The Beauty of Maps - BBC Series

eric w. posted an article on - Jun 29, 2011, 10:12 am
Last Chance -The Beauty of Maps - BBC Series This is the last chance you will get to view this series. According to the new source (below) this will NOT be made available on DVD or BluRay... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to...
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London Geographic Tube Map

eric w. posted an article on - Jun 22, 2011, 10:52 pm
London Geographic Tube Map Mark Noad created this geographical London Tube Map. Showing all stations on the underground network related in real-world locations. Note the River Thames is a... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard ...
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Yahoo! Maps APIs Service Closure - Due 13th September 2011

eric w. posted an article on - Jun 15, 2011, 10:21 am
Yahoo! Maps APIs Service Closure - Due 13th September 2011 (And suggest working/moving to Nokia Maps and Nokia Maps API) "As part of Yahoo!’s commitment to creating deeply personal digital... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it ...
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Offline Routing comes to Google Maps Navigation

eric w. posted an article on - Jun 14, 2011, 2:08 pm
Offline Routing comes to Google Maps Offline reliability New! Get continuous guidance and automatic rerouting, even if you lose your network connection after... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is h...
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MagicShop FrontDoor Beta (BING & OSM)

eric w. posted an article on - Jun 6, 2011, 3:11 pm
MagicShop FrontDoor Beta (BING & OSM) Something to do when your really bored: move address locations for Bing and contribute to OpenStreetMap (OSM) What's this? Every time you help Frontdoor... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites onl...
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Open Street Map Linked GeoData

eric w. posted an article on - May 30, 2011, 2:30 pm
Open Street Map Linked GeoData (RDF) Making geographical data more discoverable and accessible: LinkedGeoData is an effort to add a spatial dimension to the Web of Data / Semantic Web.... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online no...
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Search - Google Maps Sneek Peek

eric w. posted an article on - May 20, 2011, 12:29 pm
Search - Google Maps Sneek Peek *Google are testing and this may not be available to all web users... Highlight the map area of interest by search. Useful for Countries, Administrative, City Limits... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites onl...
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GeoServer 2.1

eric w. posted an article on - May 16, 2011, 2:33 pm
GeoServer 2.1 (Major Update) "GeoServer is a Java-based software server that allows users to view and edit geospatial data. Using open standards set forth by the Open Geospatial Consortium... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it ...
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Bing Maps Interactive SDK (AJAX 7,0)

eric w. posted an article on - May 10, 2011, 2:23 pm
Bing Maps Interactive SDK (AJAX 7.0) New Features: Create map with map options > Map with inertia intensity: Try varying the inertiaIntensity parameter in the source code window. Set it... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it...
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WeatherSpark Beta

eric w. posted an article on - May 3, 2011, 2:44 pm
WeatherSpark Beta- Historical weather patterns visualised An excellent Google maps mashup -an early contender for best gmap 2011. "WeatherSpark is a pretty amazing Google Map of current and... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS si...
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ArcGIS 10 Service Pack 2 Released

eric w. posted an article on - May 2, 2011, 3:25 pm
ArcGIS 10 Service Pack 2 Issues addressed: http://downloads2.esri.com/support/downloads/other_/ArcGIS-10sp2-issues.htm ArcGISDesktop10sp2.msp 364 MB (required) ArcGISLicenseManager10sp2.msp ... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps an...
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BBC Nuclear Power Mapped

eric w. posted an article on - Apr 26, 2011, 10:01 am
BBC Nuclear Power Mapped See the development and introduction of Nuclear Power from 1955 onwards with the time slider at the bottom. BBC Nuclear Power... Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the n...
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Ovi Maps 3D Beta (Now Photorealistic)

eric w. posted an article on - Apr 20, 2011, 2:41 pm
Ovi Maps 3D Beta ( Now Photo-realistic) Cities coverage Nokia's photorealistic 3D models of metropolitan areas initially include: - Barcelona - Boston - Chicago - London - Copenhagen -... Map and GIS News finding blog....
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