You can now "helicopter" in Google Maps to preview a route from the air.
To preview your own route, it is as simple as clicking on a button. Start by entering your starting point, destination, and mode of transport like any directions; in this case, driving directions from ‘Carmel CA to Big Sur CA.’ Then, just click on the “3D” play button. The map will switch to Earth view and automatically start flying you along your recommended route.
- Google Lat Long Blog
In Scotland a coastal town appears in a forest and second is mis-located on Google Maps. TomTom, which provides the data says Google is at fault. Google appologized for confusion and asked for input via the "Report a Problem" link.
- UK Daily Record
Google added a new feature called “My Location” to Maps. It uses the GeoLocation API (what I think most think of as the HTML5 geolocatoin API supported in many modern browsers) to find your approximate physical location if you let it as the starting point of a route.
- Google Lat Long Blog
by Adena Schutzberg on 10/06 at 03:00 AM |
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Adena Schutzberg, executive editor, interviewed Google developer advocate Mano Marks about the geoweb and the challenges of aligning it with the special properties, specifically page ranking, possible on the Web. This conversation is one in a continuing series of conversations with geospatial insiders and outsiders.
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by Adena Schutzberg on 01/21 at 09:55 AM |
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The press release says:
OpenLR has been designed for traffic information systems and dynamic route
guidance, and is available as an open-source technology a
http://www.tomtom.com/page/openLR. It can easily be adapted to the requirements
of system integrators, and the technical community can contribute with their
ideas to improve it.
Location data can range from static road sign information to highly dynamic
traffic and weather situation information as well as safety-critical information
- anything that needs to be accurately linked to a specific piece of or position
on the road network. The OpenLR technology allows location content providers to
reference any location on any navigable map, completely royalty-free.
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by Adena Schutzberg on 09/08 at 06:17 AM |
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