Google Maps and Its Competitors

Buncha Maps

Map comparison sites always seem to be very popular. One of the most popular searches on Google Maps Mania seems to be for sites that let you view the different online map providers side-by-side.

Buncha Maps is a new application that lets you view Google Maps, Bing Maps, ESRI Maps and OSM all in the same window. Actions in all four maps are synchronised, so if you pan and zoom in any of the maps the other maps will also show the selected view.

Dual Maps

Dual Maps is a map creation tool that allows anybody to make an embeddable map that includes a Google Map, a Google Maps Street View and a Virtual Earth Bird's Eye view of the same location. You can choose between the various options of either map service, which means you can have the Google satellite view alongside Virtual Earth's Bird's Eye view or the satellite/aerial View in both maps etc..

Bird's Eye View

This map places Bing Maps' Bird's Eye View side by side with Google Maps' Aerial View. You can view a number of locations with both map providers' oblique views.

Maps Compare

Maps Compare is a website with four different on-line map services on one page. The site places Google Maps, the Google Earth browser plugin, Yahoo Maps and Bing Maps beside each other, which can be quite useful if you want to compare the map coverage provided by each provider in different locations.

Where's the Path

Where's the Path displays Google Maps alongside the corresponding Ordnance Survey Maps.

GeoTribu

GeoTrubu also has a comparison of Google Maps and OpenStreetMap and also shows Yahoo Maps and Bing Maps. The site allows you to select the base layer for each map.

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Great Motorbike Rides in Street View

DailyMotoRide

The creators of SundayMorningRides have launched a new website designed to showcase beautiful motorbike routes. The site uses Google Street View to provide a first-person experience of these great bike journeys.

Each day the site features a different route selected for its scenic qualities. Each route also includes an elevation profile and a Google Map. Detailed information, GPS file downloads and user testimonials for each route are provided via direct links to SundayMorningRides.

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Minecraft Beta 1.3

La nouvelle version de Minecraft est disponible depuis hier. Voici les nouveautés qui l'accompagnent :

- Nouveau système de lumière/ombres dans les options graphiques.
- Possibilité de crafter des lits. Dormir dans un lit permet de passer directement au matin.



- Possibilité de crafter des demi-blocs
- Ajout du Repeater/Delayer en Redstone




- Correction de quelques bugs

Et plein d'autres nouveautés à découvrir !

Virtual Tours with Custom Street Views

Sherubtse College Campus Map and Virtual Tour

Sherubtse College, in the Kingdom of Bhutan, has used the Google Maps Custom Street View feature to create a virtual tour of the college campus.

The map includes a number of connected 360 degree panoramas taken both inside and around the campus buildings. Using the internal links in the panoramas it is possible to take a virtual stroll around the campus, just as you would in Google Maps own Street View coverage.

The map itself includes a custom overlay of the college. It is possible to adjust the transparency of the custom overlay and to select to view the indoor or outdoor panoramas.

Other Custom Street View Maps

• Bonne Annee 2011
• Kerken Kijken met Street View

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Dead Minecraft : le remake de Dead Island

Vous avez certainement déjà vu le trailer de Dead Island, si ce n'est pas le cas je vous invite à le découvrir au plus vite. Admirez maintenant ce remake à la sauce Minecraft.

SpotCrime Adds UK Crime Data

SpotCrime

UK crime data has been added to SpotCrime and MyLocalCrime. The UK recently launched a national crime map for England and Wales called Police.uk. This data is now available in SpotCrime and MyLocalCrime.

Using both services it is possible to search for a UK address and view the latest crime data for the location on a Google Map. The data for a searched location is also displayed beneath the map. It is possible to click on a map marker to click through to read further details about each recorded crime.

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Minecraft sur iPhone, iPod Touch et iPad

Bonne nouvelle pour tous les fans de Minecraft ! Le jeu va être disponible cette année sur iPhone, iPod Touch et iPad. Seules les fonctions qui ont du sens pour un écran tactile seront visiblement adaptées. A suivre...