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Overlaying transit system maps onto
Google Maps

Overlaying transit system maps onto
Google Maps 06/05/2005 11:21 PM
I, like others, was blown away to see how Paul Rademacher combined data from Craigslist and Google Maps to display an innovative view of Craigslist housing listings within a Google Map. Now someone's hacked together a way to view the...

Google Adds Satellite Imagery to
maps.google.com

Google Adds Satellite Imagery to
maps.google.com 04/05/2005 12:20 PM
"Google has added satellite imagery to maps.google.com. It's really great data. I've been hunting for property and use terraserver.microsoft.com for satellite imagery, but google's sattelite images are of better resolution, plus you get the killer UI."

Google Adds Satellite Images To Google
Maps

Google Adds Satellite Images To Google
Maps 04/06/2005 07:28 AM
WebProNews Apr 6 2005 11:42AM GMT

Microsoft prepping Hotmail to counter
e-mail storage moves by Google

Microsoft prepping Hotmail to counter
e-mail storage moves by Google 06/20/2004 06:58 AM

Google Blog On Google Maps Phenomenon

Google Blog On Google Maps Phenomenon 04/17/2005 01:27 AM
Addict3d.org Apr 17 2005 5:12AM GMT

"Google Maps"

"Google Maps" 04/05/2005 09:50 PM

Google Maps and XSL

Google Maps and XSL 03/14/2005 05:27 PM

I'll probably write more on this later, but it seems that Google Maps is using XSL. I spotted it loading the following pages while sniffing its activity with LiveHTTPHeaders:

• homepanel.xsl
• localinfo.xsl
• localpanel.xsl
• geocodepanel.x sl

This is in addition to the (now expected) XMLHttpRequest stuff. There even appears to be some of Microsoft's weird VML, although as I'm on a Mac I don't have access to IE/Windows to see what it's doing with it.

The bulk of the Google Maps JavaScript appears to be hidden away in maps.1.js, which becomes a lot more readable if you feed it through PrettyPrinter.de

As for Google Maps itself, it's an amazing piece of work but it's a shame they didn't follow map.search.ch's lead in degrading gracefully to a static version for unsupported browsers.

If anyone has any further insights in to how it all works, please post them in a comment.

Google maps put to use

Google maps put to use 06/17/2005 02:18 PM
Usatoday.com - Thu Jun 9, 08:28 pm GMT

Google Maps

Google Maps 03/14/2005 05:53 PM
Google Maps Features include (according to Google): Easy navigation-- Users can drag the map to view the adjacent parts of a map. Search results from Google Local-- To find a wifi hot spot in a local area, users may type [wifi hot spot] and their local zip code to see wifi locations on the map. They will see phone numbers for each location appearing on the right side of the page. When users click on locations on the map, they will also find address information. Single search box-- Users can type search terms into a single search box under the Maps tab for local search results and driving directions. For example, typing [great sushi in New York] will display great sushi restaurants located in New York. Typing [Manhattan to Brooklyn] shows directions from Manhattan to Brooklyn. Turn-by-turn directions-- Users may type in an address and Google Maps plots a route, displaying it visually on the map itself, together with step-by-step directions for getting there (or back from there). When users click on one of these steps, they will see a magnified view of the area mentioned in the directions. Keyboard shortcuts-- Users can use the arrow keys to pan left, right, up and down; pan wider with page up, page down, home and end keys; and zoom in and out with the (+) and (-) keys....

My childhood, seen by Google Maps

My childhood, seen by Google Maps 04/06/2005 09:00 PM

(My childhood, seen by Google Maps, originally uploaded by mathowie)

Something I never anticipated in a million years was finding out that my good friend Kathryn Yu recognized names and places in this shot, then over IM we realized we attended the exact same elementary school (she, 8 years after me, and it's just off to the right edge of the screenshot). Turns out that she grew up less than a mile away from my house, and though I've known Kathryn for 3 years, it never came up until today. Unbelievable.

Google Maps, Now with 30% More Awesome

Google Maps, Now with 30% More Awesome 04/05/2005 11:52 AM

Google Maps has now added an option to display your map with sattelite data.

If you ever wondered what Gadgetopia World Headquarters looks like from space, now's your chance. Of course, the defenses are masked from sattelites, and most of the facility is subterreanean, but you get the idea.

Via Kottke.

Google Maps surprise

Google Maps surprise 04/05/2005 09:23 AM
Go to Google Maps. Select an address. Have it plot directions to another address. Click on "Satellite." Omigod. [Technorati tags: google maps]...

Google Maps Sightseeing

Google Maps Sightseeing 04/08/2005 01:09 AM

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Google Maps and Accountability

Google Maps and Accountability 04/07/2005 05:50 PM
The ease of use of Google Maps' new satellite imagery integration is going to have some interesting implications.

Google Satellite Maps

Google Satellite Maps 04/05/2005 01:09 AM

Google's n ew satellite view on their maps is kinda freaky (I can see my car in the driveway), but it's fun to revisit my past.

I grew up across the street from the small city lake seen here, which used to be in the middle of a bunch of orange groves and then a golf course, all of which are long gone and replaced by houses. My high school. After college, I lived near this restaurant, which has the best thai food in LA. I lived here when I first moved to San Francisco.

Google Maps Updated

Google Maps Updated 06/24/2005 07:22 PM

According to Google Sightseeing, Google Maps has made some significant improvements.

Today Google quietly updated its map service to add high-resolution aerial photography for much more of the globe than the previous limited coverage of North America. New additions include Scotland, Iceland, Kuwait and many, many more.

Cool! Now even more sights to see from a really-high bird's eye view! If only I could quit my job and become a full-time Google Maps tourist.

Hey! You Got Your Google Maps in My
Craigslist!

Hey! You Got Your Google Maps in My
Craigslist! 04/09/2005 08:50 PM
How cool is THIS? Some very clever person has just done a mashup of Google Maps and Craigslist rental listings. You can check it out at http://www.paulrademacher.com/housing/ . You can...

GOOGLE Zooms In On You From Space, Maps

GOOGLE Zooms In On You From Space, Maps 04/07/2005 10:40 AM
satellite maps could unnerve some people .. About Google's Satelite Maps

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Google Adds Satellite Maps

Google Adds Satellite Maps 04/05/2005 12:10 PM
Computer Reseller News Apr 5 2005 3:19PM GMT

Google Maps now spans the globe

Google Maps now spans the globe 06/22/2005 02:29 AM

Make Your Own Google Maps Mashups

Make Your Own Google Maps Mashups 04/10/2005 09:42 PM
Big hat tip to Metafilter for this pointer to Engadget and their instructions to make your own Google Maps mashups. You'll have to do some stuff in Firefox and you'll...

Census data over Google Maps

Census data over Google Maps 06/22/2005 02:11 AM

The linked page is getting hammered pretty hard at the moment. So If you have a hard time loading the page give it a hour or two but visit the site and check out what has been created. I can think of some awesome applications having census data embedded in Google Map searches. [www.gcensus.com]

Google Maps Has Satellite Pics

Google Maps Has Satellite Pics 04/06/2005 09:21 AM
Nbc11.com - Wed Apr 6, 11:18 am GMT

Google Maps Beta on Labs

Google Maps Beta on Labs 03/14/2005 05:19 PM
"Type an address to get a pretty map--then click and drag the map around."

Satellite images on maps.google.com

Satellite images on maps.google.com 04/05/2005 11:50 AM

In case you missed it, Google has added satellite images to maps.google.com. They've got coverage for the entire US and low resolution images for the Caribbean and South America.

Google incorporates satellite maps

Google incorporates satellite maps 04/05/2005 02:02 PM
globetechnology.com Apr 5 2005 5:10PM GMT

Google Rolls Out Satellite Maps

Google Rolls Out Satellite Maps 04/07/2005 05:25 AM
NPR Apr 7 2005 9:21AM GMT

Google Maps and user experience

Google Maps and user experience 04/06/2005 12:06 PM

Earlier this week, Google integrated their recently acquired Keyhole technology into Google Maps, allowing the user to toggle between the abstract map view and a satellite view. The addition was pre tty big news, and I was pretty excited when I saw this feature, as were many others. Matt Haughey even did a Maps/Flickr mashup in creating a memory map of his childhood stomping grounds; others followed suit.

The ability to view satellite images online has been around for years in the form of Microsoft's Terraserver (and also on a mapping site that I can't locate right now...I swear Mapquest let you switch back and forth between the two views, but I can't find it), so this really isn't anything new. Terraserver lets you zoom in/out, move around the map, and view other versions of the map (they have a topological version), and I know that many of the people who are so excited about Google Maps are familar with it. So why is everyone so excited about it?

Part of it is Google's involvement...they draw a crowd of attention anytime they do anything these days. But it also has a lot to do with someone I wrote about a couple of years ago: it's the user experience, stupid:

Robert Morris from IBM argued last year at Etech 2002 that -- and I'm paraphrasing from memory here -- most significant advances in software are actually advances in user experience, not in technology. Mosaic was not an advancement in technology over TBL's original browser. Blogger is a highly-specialized FTP client. IM is IRC++ (or IRC for Dummies, depending on your POV). The advantages that these applications offered people were user experience-oriented, not technology-oriented.

The satellite feature on Google is no exception. They took something that's been around for years, made it way easier to use (reposition & zoom maps without reloading, pinpoint addresses and routes onto the satellite imagery, toggle between sat and road maps, map size automatically scales to the browser window, etc.), and suddenly this old thing is much more useful and fun to play around with. Ajax is the underlying technology (which isn't new either) for many of the notable Google Maps features, but how Google used it to make a useful user experience is the real story here.

gCensus - Census Data Over Google Maps

gCensus - Census Data Over Google Maps 06/22/2005 02:44 AM
gCensus - Census Data Over Google Maps .. www.gcensus.com/index.php .. gCensus

gcensus.com/index.php
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Google maps give fresh perspective

Google maps give fresh perspective 04/17/2005 04:06 AM
Search engine Google offers users the chance to see satellite photos of many locations in North America.

Google Maps Integrates Satellite Images

Google Maps Integrates Satellite Images 04/06/2005 09:56 AM
Extreme Tech Apr 6 2005 1:46PM GMT

A Blog of Interesting Google Maps
Pictures

A Blog of Interesting Google Maps
Pictures 04/08/2005 08:30 PM
As you've probably heard, Google Maps has integrated satellite pictures into their Google Maps Web site. Do a Google Maps search and then click on the "Satellite" link in the...

Google Adds Answers, Augments Maps

Google Adds Answers, Augments Maps 04/07/2005 05:48 PM

Craigslist for-rent ads scraped and
placed on Google Maps

Craigslist for-rent ads scraped and
placed on Google Maps 04/09/2005 07:37 AM
Cory Doctorow: This hack on Craigslist and GoogleMaps is amazing: the service places all the houses/apartments for rent/sale on Craigslist as waypoints on a Google Map, color-coded by price, with links to the Craigslist ads. Wow. Link (via A Whole Lotta Nothing)

Google Maps and Craigslist Sitting in a
Tree

Google Maps and Craigslist Sitting in a
Tree 04/08/2005 06:04 PM
You got Google Maps in my Craigslist! This is some incredible RESTfu. This is the future, folks.

and their instructions to make your own
Google Maps mashups

and their instructions to make your own
Google Maps mashups 04/11/2005 03:49 AM
Make An Annotated Interactive Google Map .. HOWTO on creating annotated Google maps .. (Engadget via Populicious)

engadget.com/entry/1234000917034960
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Google Adds Satellite Imagery to Maps

Google Adds Satellite Imagery to Maps 04/04/2005 11:08 PM
Google quietly updated its Maps service late Monday to include satellite imagery, a first in the industry. With images provided by DigitalGlobe and EarthSat, users can now zoom in on homes and businesses across the United States and Canada, even charting out directions over actual streets.

Google Maps Local-Search Improvements

Google Maps Local-Search Improvements 09/14/2004 08:33 PM
The search leader upgrades Google Local, still in beta, by showing more interactive maps with results and beefing up relevancy.

Google Feature Incorporates Satellite
Maps (AP)

Google Feature Incorporates Satellite
Maps (AP) 04/04/2005 11:53 PM
AP - Online search engine leader Google has unveiled a new feature that will enable its users to zoom in on homes and businesses using satellite images, an advance that may raise privacy concerns as well as intensify the competitive pressures on its rivals.
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