Archive for 'Webmapping' category

Do maps on the web pose a security threat?

Monday, 12. December 2005

The german News.Giswiki blog has an interesting article about the security threats created by tools like Google Earth and maps on the web. The company b&p SDI has analysed which of these threats are realistic, and which are scare stories.
After 9/11, potential targets of terrorist attacks like the White House or nuclear power plants […]

Mashups

Monday, 5. December 2005

New mashups come up nearly every hour. People combine google maps with any other information available on the Internet. That’s not a big deal since almost everything (80% as it is always said) is related to a location - even your first kiss. Google maps mania and cool google maps observe this trend very well, […]

Nobel Peace Prize Conflict Maps

Thursday, 24. November 2005

The Nobel Prize website presents a map showing armed conflicts since 1900. Besides the usual zooming / panning functionality, the time span for conflicts shown on the map can be can be selected by the user. The map is implemented using Macromedia Shockwave.
Via Cartography.

Yahoo Maps Hacks

Thursday, 10. November 2005

Only one week after Yahoo has released the new version of its Maps APIs, the first hacks are appearing on the web. Here are some examples:

L.A. Traffic Map
Design demos: Pirate-style map and radar-style map
Simple Example mapping restaurants and clubs
…and there is an official Maps Applications Gallery, of course.

I am pretty sure that there is a […]