Building Maker is a 3D modeling tool/ plugin for adding buildings to Google Earth.
It's fun to use and an easy way to get on the 3D map. It helps users make accurate 3D models of buildings.

Link: http://www.google.com/buildingmaker

Labels: crowdsourcing, fun, geolocation, google, image_processing, maps

Trendsmap is a mashup of twitter search trends and google map in real-time mapping of Twitter trends across the world, to find what's being discussed around the world right now.

Link: http://trendsmap.com/

related to TweetTabs and Twitterfall

Labels: geolocation, google, maps, mashups, twitter

TomTom Announces an Open Source GPS Technology: According to OStatic, European company TomTom (which recently settled a patent agreement with Microsoft) has announced a new open source format OpenLR for sharing routing data (relevant points, traffic information...) in digital maps of different vendors, to be used in GPS devices. The LR stands for Location Referencing. They aim is to push it as an open standard to build a cooperative information base, presumably to operate in a similar fashion as its current TomTom Map Share technology, in which end users provide map corrections on the fly. The technology to support the format will be released as GPLv2. Does that make OpenLR a GPL GPS?'


link: OpenLR - Open, Compact and Royalty-free Dynamic Location Referencing

Labels: gadgets, geolocation, maps, microsoft, open_source

Webtrendmap.com collects, summarizes and publishes all of the trending links on individual maps onto a Macro-Aggregate represented as Top Trending Links.

link: http://webtrendmap.com

Labels: maps, mashups, sharing, twitter, web_2.0

Shaped like a small flashlight, Maptor is a tiny GPS device which displays a map using a small built-in projector. Instead of using a backlit LCD, you can just flash the map on any flat surface and a big red arrow will tell you exactly where you are.

via yankodesign

Labels: gadgets, geolocation, maps, mashups

As more users join, more Wi-Fi data is collected and mapped

WeFi, we mentioned in 2007 as a community driven service, is also a client software loaded onto your laptop or mobile device. It automatically detects and qualifies all Wi-Fi access points within range and connects you to the spot with the best Internet connection. If the WeFi software detects a new access point, it allows you to be the first to map it. WeFi also provides you with Instant-Messaging tools, allowing you to create a buddy list, and to see where your friends are currently connected.

link: http://www.wefi.com

Labels: community, geolocation, maps, mobile_20

Cartagen - a framework for dynamic mapping

Using JavaScript and HTML5's canvas element, Cartagen takes data (including OpenStreetMap data) and renders it in the browser. This provides significant advantages over image-based mapping systems like Google Maps, because maps are generated on the fly, meaning that data can be mapped in real-time without needing extensive server-side rendering.

Cartagen uses Geographic Style Sheets (GSS), which is a JSON- and CSS-based stylesheet language for styling maps. GSS can specify how the map in rendered, including fill and stroke color, widths, labels, outlines.

source: http://code.google.com/p/cartagen/
link: http://cartagen.org/ | warcraft map demo

Labels: Frameworks, html, javascript, maps, mashups, open_source, software_tips, web_development

Google is mapping the Moon with a photographic map of the equatorial region with pan and zoom capability. it is showing locations of the Apollo landings, primaly.

Map: http://www.google.com/moon/
Blog: Explore the moon in Google Earth

Labels: geolocation, google, maps