Hot off the satellite, we’ve received brand new Ikonos imagery of the recent sludge spill in Hungary. See the below screen shots for before/after images; you can also view the the imagery in Google Earth using this KML overlay. Special thanks to GeoEye for making updated imagery available so quickly.
Image credit: DigitalGlobe (left) and GeoEye (right)
HubPages is a self-publishing platform that lets anybody write about what they know and earn money from their original and topical content.
HubPages has added the option to embed a Google Map into a Hub page. HubPage members can now add points of interest to a map that are relevant to their Hub page. Each map gives readers the option to view additional walking, biking, or driving directions and, depending on the location mapped, readers can also view locations with Google Street View.
To launch the new ‘map capsule’ last month HubPages ran a competition for their members called ‘HubPages Marks the Spot’. For the competition Hub pages had to be created that shared local information using HubPages’ new map capsule.
The Grand Prize Winner of the competition was this HubPage on Where to buy Limoges Porcelain in Limousin, France. This Hub page includes a number of Google Maps, each being used to show the location of porcelain factories and shops in Limousin.
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Going the Distance – The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal’s Going the Distance Marathon comparison tool has the route of this Sunday’s Chicago Marathon. The map includes the Chicago Marathon route, an elevations chart and Street Views of the route.
The Wall Street Journal Going the Distance application also has Google Maps of the Boston Marathon route, the New York Marathon and the San Francisco Marathon. Each route is accompanied by an elevation chart and Street View.
My favourite feature of the Wall Street Journals maps is the superb integration between the elevation chart and Street View. If you hover your mouse along the elevation chart the Street View will update to show the respective view. Very cool.
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