HistoryOfInformation.com has just put out a very powerful new map that lets you explore famous locations in history around the world. You can select a category, such as “art”, “music”, “telegraph” or dozens of others, then see pins placed on the map to show noteworthy events related to that category — going back many thousands […]
Google Earth/Maps
Google Maps coming back to Windows Phone “soon”
Late yesterday, Google cut off in-browser access to Google Maps for Windows Phone users. The reason, according to Google: “IE mobile still did not offer a good maps experience with no ability to pan or zoom and perform basic map functionality. As a result, we chose to continue to redirect IE mobile users to Google.com […]
iOS 6 dropping Google Maps for an in-house solution?
It’s been rumored for a while, and we won’t know for sure until this summer, but it appears that Apple is dropping Google Maps from the iPhone and iPad in favor of an in-house solution. Over the past few years Apple has purchased companies such as Placebase, C3 Technologies and Poly9, and it’s thought that […]
Google Maps for Android updated to version 6.7; includes indoor walking directions and Google Offers
Google just pushed out a nice update to Google Maps on Android, bringing it to version 6.7. Some of the new features include: Google Offers You can find special deals near you from Google Offers. Here’s how it works in the new Maps app: Indoor Walking Directions Indoor maps have been around for a few […]
A social network in Street View
We’ve seen attempts at building a social network inside of Google Earth, such as YoubeQ, and now we have one that’s built entirely in Google Street View. Wallit allows you to create a virtual “wall” anywhere on earth that you’d like, which others can then come write on. The twist is that you need to […]
The Google “Maps Cube” game is released
After teasing it months ago, Google has finally released the “Maps Cube” game, and it’s pretty slick. You roll a ball through various city streets to reach various goals, and you’re timed for your effort. It’s fairly simple, and the interface is very slick. The game requires that you use Google Chrome, but our stats […]
Amazing new photo tours in Google Maps
Google has just added a great new feature to Google Maps called “photo tours”, which feels a lot like Microsoft’s PhotoSynth but taken to a whole new level. Here’s a video showing how they work: To try them for yourself, check out a famous site such as Trevi Fountain or St. Mark’s Basilica. To learn […]
New 3D buildings in Google MapsGL
The MapsGL mode of Google Maps is continuing to improve and offer some great features, and the newest is the shaded 3D buildings that we’ve seen in standard maps for a while now. The new buildings certainly add a lot to the look of the maps, as you can see in some of these before/after […]
More aerial views; National Geographic app; Google Maps for the indoors
A few cool things to point you toward today: More Cities get “Aerial View” in Google Maps — Portland, OR and Sacramento and Oakland, CA all have new “bird’s eye” imagery from Google. National Geographic launches iPhone app — It allows a variety of mapping sources, styles and other cool stuff. Micello Launches “Google Maps […]
Bing releases iPhone app with nice Maps implementation
Microsoft just released the “Bing” application for iPhone and it is a solid effort. It was voice search that is similar to the Google app, and Maps implementation that is similar to Google Maps on the phone. It’s a free app, so it’s certainly worth downloading and trying out. Chris Pendleton has a nice writeup […]