Oh man, Steve sounds as blown away as I am by the release of My Maps.
I have yet to fully digest the implications of the user-generated atlas of the known world. Indexed by Google.
Even more useful – that little KML button. Scrap all the fancy coding.
Creating maps just got too easy. Enjoy golf?
Tags: map·technology·web 2.0
At this time of year, inquiries about snow are not uncommon. Here are some tools we use at The Center to quickly assess the current situation as it relates to cold, white stuff. Check these hourly and you too can be an expert on Adirondack snow conditions.
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Update: Internet Archive: USGS Maps
Anyone who doesn’t read Boing Boing simply isn’t living life to the fullest.
I never, ever want to hear another person tell me they don’t have a map or can’t find one.
Jared Benedict just liberated 56,000, 1:24k scale digital topographic maps produced by the USGS. They are now going to be available to every human being for FREE, in perpetuity.
Genius!
Link (via Boing Boing)
Tags: map·technology·web 2.0
