Update: New Online Maps
It seems too many people are tapping Transport for London’s feeds and I’m sure one big users site is Matthew Somerville’s noted below. (Even my non-geography friend Gary was “wowed” by it.) So, as of yesterday TFL shut down the feed to up capacity. Nice problem to have!
1ST JULY 2010
Owing to overwhelming demand by apps that use the service, the London Underground feed has had to be temporarily suspended. We hope to restore the service as soon as possible but this may take some days. We will keep everyone informed of progress towards a resolution.
- London Datastore Blog via Gary’s Bloggage
—- original post 6/23/10——
It was June 15 when Transport for London changed its terms of use of its data. Just a week later new apps for finding and tracking various subway and bus stops and routes were available. Among them is one from Matthew Somerville, “a former civil servant now working for MySociety, the organisation behind various data-based democracy websites like TheyWorkForYou, WriteToThem and FixMyStreet.” His map provides real time locations (though there are data errors).
The State of Maryland can’t seem to go a day without offering yet another map on its now well-known ArcGIS Server implementation. This time it’s the Visit Maryland Map which went live last Friday.
The map was developed through a collaboration between the Division of Tourism, Film and the Arts, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED) and the Department of Planning (MDP). The map is inspired by the broad array of tools offered by the state that use mapping technology from Arc GIS like Greenprint and Agprint, to pull in state data and create a rich consumer experience. The platform provides one place to see the various systems of assets layer and inter-relate, and provides a virtual touring map of Maryland.
Pinellas County, Florida built its own local crime map based on data from several departments. It’s built on Google Maps. The left hand “directions” begins with “if no crime data is being displayed…” and offers suggestions about changing filters. Not noted, but apparently required: largest scale. There’s seems to be a scale dependence requirement, too.
The reported offenses include: burglary, assault, theft, and drug possession. Residents can research up to one year of criminal activity to date.
The Web site ... allows citizens not only to readily access crime information, but to use that information when making decisions on moving into or buying property in a particular community. It also provides important information about crime trends for Neighborhood Watch groups or community associations.
