Comments on: Google Maps Idea

By: Quoten

Quoten — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:35:18 +0000

that Google Earth is really getting addictive, trying to zoom in on places and especially looking for clues when exactly the snapshot was taken…

By: Jared

Jared — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 22:20:42 +0000

Josh, Looks like you’ve already found a solution to your problem, but you might want to check out CommunityWalk as well

By: Joe Reger

Joe Reger — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 17:55:05 +0000

Hi Josh! I think you’ve found your solution already, but I thought I’d throw Reger.com’s hat in the ring. Reger.com’s blogging platform allows you to geo-tag each blog entry using a google maps mashup and/or gps coordinates. My map is here. It was great to meet you at the Web 2.0 conference… keep up the great work! Joe

By: Jason Salas

Jason Salas — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 21:57:50 +0000

I wrote a little utility in ASP.NET 1.x (http://weblogs.asp.net/jasonsalas/archive/2005/09/26/425959.aspx) into which you plug street addresses, which are then entered into a database. If you try and access the pushpins in Google (Maps) Local for the first time, the map hits a web service that does the geocoding, marks the point for future reference, and updates the profile in the database. Subsequent accesses execute faster, already being in the DB.

It’s not a full-in service, but if you want to do a little dev work and can read C#, I’d be happy to sendd you the code.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:26:53 +0000

Andrew, thanks for pointing out what is blazingly obvious. MapBuilder is built using Google, not Yahoo. I was on some interior page and saw the part about custom maps using Yahoo…and didn’t go back to the map to double-check. Oopsie.

By: Andrew Bidochko

Andrew Bidochko — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 18:05:33 +0000

Hello Guys!
http://mapbuilder.net/ was built using Google Maps, but it allows to show your custom map using Yahoo map service as well.

~ Andrew Bidochko. MapBuilder Developer.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:22:29 +0000

Andrew…you nailed it. MapBuilder exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

I noticed it was built using Yahoo! Maps, not Google. Interesting.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:11:32 +0000

Not what I want, Jon. Bookmarking single addresses in Google Maps isn’t good enough. I already do that, and it’s not enough.

I’m talking about multiple items on one map, ala housingmaps, but instead of real estate info from Craigslist I want it to show a list of places that I define.

We don’t consume one place at a time, we consume many. To/From directions are just one example. Another is what I’m doing for the Web 2.0 Conference right now. I’m trying to figure out where everything is…the Conference hotel, my hotel, restaurants, businesses, landmarks, etc. I want it all on one map!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:08:40 +0000

No, you don’t need the whole of Ning. Try Map Builder.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:01:13 +0000

Enter address in Google Maps.
Click “link to this page”.
Bookmark it. Or tag it with del.icio.us.

Why build a fancy web app when the browser works just fine already?

By: Michael Makalkin

Michael Makalkin — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 08:28:59 +0000

Just found out: Ning. Looks like it’s just what you described

By: Michael Makalkin

Michael Makalkin — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 05:00:38 +0000

I think it’s a nice idea. It should be an online community service. Probably with restrictions to protect privacy. But you could share your places with others. Add a photo service to this and you will have a completely new experience.

By: Alex Barnett

Alex Barnett — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 01:32:01 +0000

Try Googel Earth, the download version (not web but does what you’re looking for).

Also Virtual Earth has a ’scratchpad’ so you can bookmark places - you can email the url too.