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CloudMade released a new CloudMade Platform for Geo Developers

CloudMade, a geospatial services provider that utilizes the open source map data from OpenStreetMap (OSM), recently released a new CloudMade Platform that includes access to various mapping tools and APIs for geo developers...
http://cloudmade.com/
http://developers.cloudmade.com/projects
http://openstreetmap.org/
Labels: development, framework, maps, mashup
20% Project + IP Detection = Gmail Labs new Feature: Add Location to your Email Signature

This week Google pulls out Google Latitude, a way to keep track of your friends' current whereabouts, and now Gmail team has announced a new Labs feature as a 'Google 20% Project' that allows you to automatically append your location information to your email signature, depending on your current ip address, you send your mail from. its a nice feature, but not more, imho. ip detection is not very accurate, and often using ranges, that do not cover your real position.....
Want more accuracy? Install Gears so the location module can use wi-fi access points to hone in on your whereabouts.
via [gmailblog]
Norc: Alternative Street View Service from Romania for Europe
Norc is a street-view service created by the Romanian company eXtreme Soft Group, which covers cities from 5 European countries:
1. Austria: Wien
2. Czech Republic: Prague, Brno
3. Poland: Warsaw, Krakow, Poznan, Wroclaw
4. Slovakia: Bratislava, Trnava, Kosice, Banska-Bystrica, Zilina, Nitr
5. Romania: Bucureşti, Ploieşti, Constanţa, Braşov, Cluj-Napoca, Timişoara, Iaşi, Sibiu, Piteşti, Târgovişte
norc.ro: Street view (Google style) pentru Cluj-Napoca
via [googlesystem]
Labels: google, maps, streetview, tip, utilities
Promote the Art of Arguing with aMap

aMap is short for 'argument map'. The idea's very simple:
Argument mapping is the visualisation of arguments according to “informal logic” - i.e. the logic structure used in everyday life - rather than formal logic
http://www.amap.org.uk
via [amap]
Labels: collaboration, communication, maps, networking, social_software, web_2.0, web_apps
More Flickr Geo Mashup with flickr.places.placesForUser Method

What? Where? When? is a AppJet application and Flickr Mashup created by Paul Mison to show what, where, and when surrounding photos on a google map. nice :)
via [rww]
Labels: flickr, fun, google, javascript, maps, mashup, photo, web_2.0
Flash Based Panoramic Street-Side View with MapJack

Jack is your alter ego, walking around town. The panorama picture shows what Jack can currently see. The beam coming out from under Jack is an indication of what direction Jack is looking, and how wide he can see. You can drag the beam with your mouse pointer to make Jack turn.
http://www.mapjack.com/?zTDnWqf9bFrC7CAA
via [maxkiesler]
Labels: maps, streetview, tip, web_2.0
Find your Coordinates of your addresses with MyGeoPosition

A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified...
now we can use many web services to get the exactly coordinates and information about our location.
link: MyGeoPosition
Tiny Geo Coder
related: GeoURL.org
GeoTags.com
Labels: fun, maps, mashup, search, utilities, web_2.0, web_apps
Google Street View Car in Bonn

Google Streetview Car in Bonn
google streetview car in bonn, originally uploaded by .dan.
via | tags: flickr fav photo gallery google street view bonn
Labels: flickr, google, maps, streetview, web_2.0
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