Adam Campbell over at Xavisys released Google Maps for Wordpress — a plug-in that makes use of WordPress 2.5’s ShortCode system for easy inclusion of Google Maps. All you need is a Google Maps API key for your WordPress site and WordPress version 2.5.1 or higher. (Their site does not appear to view in IE […]
- Fri, 16 May 2008 at 8:29 am · Google Maps API for Flash. Fantastic. · (0)
Google Maps for WordPress, New Plugin
May 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Categories: WordPress
Tags: Google Maps, google maps plug-in, google maps plug-in for wordpress, google maps quicktag
Google Maps Quicktag Updated
April 4th, 2008 · No Comments
Google Maps Quicktag has been updated only by version number to reflect its compatibility with WordPress version 2.5. While no upgrade is necessary, the automated upgrade system with the repository at WordPress.org caused some to think that it was not compatible.
Categories: Announcements · WordPress
Tags: Google Maps, google maps quicktag
Google Maps Quicktag for Wordpress, MU Version
February 24th, 2008 · No Comments
The Google Maps Quicktag for Wordpress plug-in has been updated to include a version for WordPress MU installations, including code contributed by a user.
WordPress MU, by default, does not allow the use of the iframe tag and its attributes, thus preventing the publishing of embedded Google Maps and Street View in MU. What the added […]
Categories: Web · Web Mapping · WordPress
Tags: embeddable google maps, Google Maps, maps, Web, Web Mapping, WordPress, wordpress mu, wordpress mu plugin, wordpress plugin
Embed Street View, Google Maps
December 11th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Another early Christmas present — the ability to embed Street View from Google Maps. (How many days of Christmas are there again?):
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“Out of my way, Cubs fans — got to get to the Metro to see my buddy’s band!”
Publishing embeddable Maps and Street View is easy through the Google Maps interface — and […]
Categories: Web Mapping
Tags: embed, embedded street view, Google Maps, street view
- Sun, 9 Dec 2007 at 11:31 pm · Using the Chart API in KML for Quick Data Visualization — for it was not something I had in only a dream. · (0)
Exporting Google Maps, Global Mapper
December 5th, 2007 · No Comments
The release of Global Mapper 9.01 includes an option to export any loaded data to Google Maps tiles. The process is very simple — just load your vector or imagery data (or all the layers you want to include), click through Tools → Configuration → Projection and choose the Mercator projection and the Google Maps […]
Categories: Demonstrations · Software · Tutorials
Tags: Global Mapper, Google Maps, map demonstration
- Sat, 1 Dec 2007 at 12:06 am · Mike Childs either planted an Easter Egg in Google fashion, or he’s the new Santa and I just got my early Christmas present — as I just noticed the new robust Google Maps tile exporter in Global Mapper 9.01. Best Christmas present — ever. (Except for that year when my parents got me that drum kit when I was little. But it’s darn close!) · (0)
- Wed, 28 Nov 2007 at 11:24 pm · I sometimes flip through the menu in YouTube videos to view relative items of interest. This video, I saw after viewing the My Location demo — which hits close to home for me, as I’ve been an advocate in many discussions pertaining to crowd-source potentials for improving or enhancing existing data. (I tend to take a great deal of flack in that discussion as well, though I understand why the antithesis perspective exists.) · (0)
Google Mobile, My Location for Maps
November 28th, 2007 · No Comments
When the iPhone first came into being, I very quickly noticed the commentary in regards to the lack of GPS being integrated into the device. But even then, I found myself repeatedly asking the questions in the discussion — is it even necessary? I’m fully aware of the triangulation methodologies that exist in wireless, without […]
Categories: Mobile · Web Mapping
Tags: Google Maps, GPS, location aware cell phone, location aware devices, mobile mapping, mobile search, navigation, triangulation
Google Maps Updates, Terrain
November 28th, 2007 · No Comments
Google Maps has updated with a new hillshaded DEM terrain dataset — which, as you can see below, can also be embedded in your Web page. Flat terrain visualization of this kind can be useful for several content related topics — whether you’re an avid outdoors explorer, camper, mountain biker, or perhaps you’re simply planning […]
Categories: Web Mapping
Tags: dem, digital elevation, embeddable maps, Google Maps, hillshade, terrain
- Thu, 22 Nov 2007 at 3:41 pm · Dylan Kuhn over at Cyberhobo.net has a plug-in for geo-mashing blog content with Google Maps. This is the kind of thing I like to see in observing the potentials of social networking and content aggregation. Mix that in with making WordPress capable of parsing out GPS metadata tags in images — and you have something a little closer to what I envision. Another great plug-in to see, is GigPress — a WordPress plug-in that provides chronological event listing, which can also auto-link the event address to Google Maps for display. · (0)
- Sun, 18 Nov 2007 at 1:26 pm · Matt Mullenweg informs everyone he’s on a road-trip to Texas. Barry includes a link to a map they’ve layed-out for the journey in Google Maps. Nice job, guys — and have a wonderful trip! · (0)
- Wed, 7 Nov 2007 at 3:36 pm · IN YER PUMPZ, GIVIN DIREKSHUNZ · (0)
- Wed, 31 Oct 2007 at 7:17 am · YourStreet.com’s hyperlocal news and mapping mash-up goes live. Perhaps the more interesting of the truer Web 2.0-esque news/data confluence mash-ups I’ve seen. The Web interface could use some minor CSS tweaking — but it looks like a great start. [Sources: Slashgeo · All Points] · (0)
The Many Faces of Social Networking
October 24th, 2007 · No Comments
The term Avatar is generally synonymous with the metaverse — but in social-networking circles, the term Gravatar has become a widely adopted term. These are the little 75 or 80 pixel square icons that users add to their profiles, or share attached with accounts and services — to display globally in forums, blogs, news sites, […]
Categories: Social Networking · Web
Tags: avatar, blogosphere, google, Google Maps, gravatar, Social Networking, WordPress
Google Maps Kinks Worked Out
September 30th, 2007 · No Comments
As a follow-up concerning Internet Explorer display issues that were previously noted — I back-tracked today to find that those issues appear to have been resolved. No more funky bubbles.
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Categories: Web · Web Mapping
Tags: embedding maps, google, Google Maps, maps
WordPress Plugin, Google Maps Quicktag
August 22nd, 2007 · 50 Comments
Since Google Maps can now be ‘embedded’ in a similar way to YouTube and Google Videos, I decided to create a basic plug-in for WordPress users and share it with whoever might think it’s useful. All it is, is a simple addition of a button in the administration panel editor — which pops open a […]
Categories: Web · Web Mapping · WordPress
Tags: embedding google maps, Google Maps, google maps quicktag, Web, Web Mapping, WordPress, wordpress plugin
Mixing Realities 2.0
May 31st, 2007 · No Comments
Playing on words for the title in light of Where 2.0, Google demonstrated the technology behind Google Maps Street View — Immersive Media. Frank Taylor includes a video of the demonstration at the conference to share in the crowd reaction, and other important notes.
Categories: External News · UAV Technologies · Web Mapping
Tags: Google Maps, helicam, immersive visualization, qtvr, street view, uav
- Thu, 17 May 2007 at 9:57 am · I could get lost in Flickrvision for several hours if I allowed myself to do so. It’s certainly more interesting than anything television has to offer these days — unless you’re into the Phil Spector case, or anything else that’s absurdly disconnected from everyday life. The interesting thing about it to me, isn’t really that it’s updating in near real-time via a Google Maps mash-up (although that is pretty neat). The interesting thing to me, is that it offers a unique global perspective from all participating cultures on the planet — whether common or uncommon. The most obvious, if you watch it long enough, is you see how common we all truly are — just living our lives day-to-day, trying to find happiness, trying to find meaning, sometimes just having fun or expressing ourselves. · (0)