Tag Archive for 'Google Maps'

Google Maps with new Design

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joesonic
on July 30, 2008
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Since May Google is testing a new design for their maps service. This design was only available for a limited number of people. Now the new design is here for everyone. There was a shift from the orange design to a blue design. The search box is now emphasised and easier to use. Also AJAX elements are introduced for more inactivity to show and hide functions.

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Censorship in Google Maps

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joesonic
on July 21, 2008
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With Google Maps and Google Earth you can explore the whole world from your home. To express this better nearly the whole world. Because Google hide information and photos which are related to the US security.
For this reason Google blurs buildings and areas or changes satellite images with older photos. For example the roof of the White House was reworked to hide security installments. In particular aerials from the US army are censored, but also buildings for energy supply, like nuclear plants cannot be located. These security issues are explained with terror prevention. The question is: Is the US preferred to other countries?
[via pcwelt.de]
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YouTube now with local search and Google Maps

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joesonic
on July 12, 2008
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In Youtube now you can also search for videos from a special region or location. To use local search you can enter the name of one location in the search box of YouTube. In most cases there appear a small map with 3 videos form the local search linking to an map interface. If you cannot see this map on the search results you have to specify the location in the advanced search.

The local search uses a Google Maps which is located directly above the search results. The maker and the buffer (as red circle) shows the region where videos are searched. One drawback until now that there is no direct linking between the search results and the map.

The marker in the map can be changed to search for another region.

[via GWB]

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Google Maps with voice search

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joesonic
on July 7, 2008
in Google, Mobile and Web
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Typing on a mobile device my be very cumbersome. Google also recognized this disadvantage and provide a voice search for Google Maps for mobile devices. They give a short tutorial how to do voice search. unfortunately it is only available for some blackbarry phones, but I assume it the service is accepted by the user, more phones will be supported.

But how it is written on the site?

“Using your voice is optional. You can always type your searches as usual.”

[via: http://www.google.com/mobile/blackberry/maps/voicesearch.html]

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Austrozoom Geoportal

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joesonic
on May 2, 2008
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Austrozoom is an Geoportal form the Telekom Austria. It is based on Google Maps and provides georeferenced information about Austria. It contains:

  • areal- and satellite images
  • city- and streetmaps
  • more than 300.000 Points of Interests (POI)
  • Content of 100 Info categories.
  • search functionality
  • route planning - public transport
  • route planning - streets
  • actuall traffic conditions (every 15 minutes)
  • classifieds and real estates

Link: austrozoom.at

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