Google Maps and Google Earth

Google Maps and Google Earth

Sandy Schiefer –

Missouri Library Association 2011 Conference

Google Maps

http://maps.google.com

Google Earth

http://earth.google.com

Where is Streetview?

http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/learn/where-is-street-view.html

Google Maps Mania - Blog which highlights new mash-ups and uses for Google Maps.

http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/

Google Earth User Guide

http://earth.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=guide_toc.cs

Google Earth Blog

http://www.gearthblog.com/index.html

Google Maps Help

http://maps.google.com/support/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guide.cs&guide=21670&topic=21676&from=21676&rd=2

Video Tutorial for My Maps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TftFnot5uXw&feature=player_embedded

Google Maps for Mobiles

http://www.google.com/mobile/maps/

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection

Over 120 historical maps which contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods (1680 to 1930), scales, and cartographic art.

http://rumsey.geogarage.com/index.html

UNESCOplaces.org – Explore the 911 UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world.

http://unescoplaces.org/features

Memorials in Washington DC - Locate and learn about commemorative works in Washington, DC.

http://www.ncpc.gov/memorials/

Planefinder.net - A real-time plane tracking website.

http://planefinder.net/

Wall Street Journal – Census map Maker

http://censusmapmaker.com/

Superfund Sites

http://projects.publicintegrity.org/superfund/

BibleMap - A free Bible atlas which harnesses Google maps.

http://BibleMap.org

Satellite Tracking - Real time satellite tracking.

http://www.n2yo.com

Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/index.html

The interactive maps make use of the date-coding incorporated in the county boundary data. The maps allow the user to select any date and display the county configuration at that date. Several additional map layers are provided, including modern county seats, unsuccessful county proposals, modern county boundaries, and state boundaries. Each of these layers can be toggled on or off by the user.

Map Channels - Easy way to add information to maps and embed them into HTML pages.

http://www.mapchannels.com/

Funny Things in Google Street View

www.streetviewfun.com

TweepsMap – get a map of your Twitter followers

http://tweepsmap.com/

Newspaper Map

http://newspapermap.com/

This Google Map provides a great way to browse nearly 10,000 of the world's online newspapers. The newspapers are categorized on the map by language. Each information window contains links to the websites of the listed newspapers and to read the papers through Google Translate.

Joplin Before and After Panoramas

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/05/27/us/joplin-panoramas.html

John Harlin Live

American author and adventurer John Harlin has set out on an epic journey to follow the entire Swiss border under his own power, a 2,000km odyssey with more than 170,000m of climbing.

http://assets.xobix.ch/john_harlin/html/poc/fullscreen_map.html

CNN’s Best Places to Live 2011

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2011/maps/index.html