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  • Google Maps Mashup with Toxic Release Inventory and School data - ToxicRisk.com Mashup uses custom in-house programming in javascript, perl and ajax and collects data from EPA, RTK Net and Scorecard.org to provide easy to use information about toxic chemical pollution near your schools and in your community.

  • Dual Maps from MapChannels lets you display two maps side-by-side for a single location. Use the dual map to combine the features of Google Maps and Microsoft Virtual Earth Maps within one embeddable control. The control also includes the new Google Streetview option to view ground level imagery of major US cities.

  • Map Channels Map Channels is a service that lets you embed a custom map into your website or blog without the need for coding.

    An extensive range of options let you tailor your map's appearance to your own needs. Options include a place index sidebar and a tools sidebar. Tools available include slide show, map filters, multiple map channels, location links and search channels. Marker tooltips, clickable polygons and lines are standard features.

    The service is free. You can use the map scripts generated by this site for both commercial and non-commercial use.

  • Maps For Free provides free relief layers for Google Maps.

  • Digipoint easily creates KML, CSV, GPX, TXT, DXF, SHP, TAB files of any points you select on a map. Creating GPS Routes In Google Maps and much more.

  • Reverse geocoder finds the nearest street and address for a given lat/lng pair.

  • Earth Tools allows you to find the elevation of a point plus the time, sun position, distance and more.

  • Google Map Creator is a freeware application designed to make thematic mapping using Google Maps simpler. The application takes a shapefile containing geographic areas linked with attributes and automatically generates a working Google Maps website from the data. It does this by pre-creating all the necessary files and saving them into a directory. Publishing the map on the web is then just a matter of copying files onto a web server, allowing Google Maps to be used with the majority of ISPs.

  • Heat Map - A heat map is a graphical representation of three dimentional data (X, Y and Value) on a two dimensional surface by using colors. In our world, a heat map is a representation of density of latitude and longitude points on a map. Our software creates heat map images you can overlay on your maps in your software.

  • Ogl Earth - Timely uses for Google Earth. Updated frequently.

  • Mapperz - Easily place your "my maps" into your blog or website.

  • Statisfy is a unique website statistics analyzer that plots real-time traffic on a google geographical map.

  • Google Maps on your mobile cell phone.

  • PdMarker is a Javascript library that extends the Google Maps API, making it easier to customize marker behaviour. A basic understanding of the Google Maps API is recommended.

  • Juicy Geography - This blog is all about using new technologies in the Geography curriculum.

  • Zeemaps Adds GIS-like functionality to Google Maps.

  • Kings College London - Climate change and environmental data with Google Earth and Google Maps These databases serve static or dynamically updated downloadable datasets for use in a variety of geo-spatial applications. Much of the spatial data is visualised and downloadable through a Google Earth or Google Maps interface. These are public domain environmental data aimed at improving the information (raw and visualised) available to the scientific and conservation communities. The data are freely accessible to all for non-commercial use.

  • Google Maps blog - An unofficial Google Maps blog tracking the websites, mashups and tools being influenced by Google Maps.

  • Sign Up for the Google Maps API - The Google Maps API lets you embed Google Maps in your own web pages. A single Maps API key is valid for a single "directory" on your web server, so if you sign up for the URL http://www.mygooglemapssite.com/mysite, the key you get will be good for all URLs in the http://www.mygooglemapssite.com/mysite/ directory. See the API documentation for more information. You must have a Google Account to get a Maps API key, and your API key will be connected to your Google Account.

  • Aardvark Map is a free, easy-to-use mapping facility that works with Google Maps to allow you to add maps to websites, emails or forum posts. It requires no programming knowledge or expertise, and it will take you just a few minutes to create a map. The maps can be used in a whole variety of ways. For example, you could:

    • add a map to your business website showing the location of your office(s)
    • send a map to friends, identifying a place where you want to meet
    • add a map to a hotel website and show the tourist attractions that are nearby
    • create a map of a conference, wedding or concert venue, and show hotels nearby

  • Free Long Distance Calls via Google Maps - When you click the "call" link next to a business's phone number, you'll be invited to enter your phone number. Once you select "Connect For Free," Google Maps calls the number you provided. When you pick up, you will hear ringing on the other end as Maps connects you to the business. When they answer, you simply talk normally as if you had directly dialed their number on your phone.

  • Generate your very own map for your homepage - just enter your address and copy a small HTML snippet onto you web page.

  • Batch Geocode - Locate multiple addresses internationally - North America & Europe - calculate distances - make your own mashup map - instantly. Take any kind of street address list, for example copied from Excel, and geocode the addresses to get latitude and longitude coordinates using the tool below. The data can then be mapped in your browser, downloaded into Google Earth, saved to a web page, or transferred back into your spreadsheet. You can also use this tool to calculate distances to multiple addresses from a single point, or get quick driving directions to multiple destinations. Mapping multiple locations with your own custom data takes seconds, just follow the 6 steps below to plot your own data on a fully interactive multi-point map. It's fast, easy, and - free to use!

  • Google Maps Tracking - Taking GPS hardware and Internet connectivity and coupling it with Google Maps, you can now track where you or someone else are, live. All trips are even recorded for later access to see where you, or someone else, has been.

  • Have Your Company Listed Free in Google Maps - Do you want to advertise the physical location of your business for free and get a little extra Google exposure? Thanks to Google Maps this is possible and not many people (read 'your competition') seem to know about it.

  • Google Maps for Palm is a free download that lets you view maps and satellite imagery, find local businesses, and get driving directions on your mobile device. Since the application is designed for users on-the-go, it provides features like click-to-call and saved search history that are especially useful for mobile phone users. Maps for mobile works with most Java-enabled (J2ME) mobile phones offered by Cingular and Sprint, and all color BlackBerry devices regardless of carrier. At this time, Local for mobile doesn't work with Nextel, T-Mobile or BREW-enabled phones (Verizon, Alltel, U.S. Cellular), or Palm devices. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

  • Google Maps for Windows Mobile is a free download that lets you view maps and satellite imagery, find local businesses, and get driving directions on your mobile device. Since the application is designed for users on-the-go, it provides features like click-to-call and saved search history that are especially useful for mobile phone users. Maps for mobile works with most Java-enabled (J2ME) mobile phones offered by Cingular and Sprint, and all color BlackBerry devices regardless of carrier. At this time, Local for mobile doesn't work with Nextel, T-Mobile or BREW-enabled phones (Verizon, Alltel, U.S. Cellular), or Palm devices. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

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