I like maps. Always have. Now that Google software has put them on digital steroids, it seems there’s no end to the flow of interesting and useful mashups, applications and tools based on the Google Maps API. There are so many, in fact, it’s hard to keep up with all the creativity.
While researching a post on the latest and greatest, I ran across a London-based Web site that – as its Google Maps Mania name implies – does just that on a regular basis. The site also covers features and additions to Google Maps itself.
The lead post as of this morning is a really cool heat map of biodiversity data. If that’s a bit too arcane
for you, some of the more recent posts feature everything from a 3D tour of Tokyo to new satellite imagery of the Great Barrier Reef to how map developers now can add Wikipedia and Panoramio layers to their Google Maps mashups.
Your kids might like playing around with dig a very deep hole.