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I had Claude Code with Fable create a small scrollytelling map for my 14-minute walk experience at Bagmane Capital in Bangalore. I used this as an opportunity to explore the current status of the technology. ChatGPT suggested: Try ArcGIS StoryMaps first for a polished scrollytelling story. Try Google Earth Projects if this is primarily something you will present live, like a map-based slide deck. Use MapLibre GL JS with a coding agent if you want precise choreography, animated routes, unusual visual effects, or an asset you can continually extend. None of these fit my requirements, which was: ...

Google Maps directions from California to Stockhom. Google suggests a “Swim across the Atlantic Ocean”. 3,462 miles. Estimated time: 29 days 0 hours Comments Crazyassblondechick 29 Mar 2007 9:46 pm: wow that’s really funny! nku 30 Mar 2007 2:25 am: Ha ha ha. Someone at Google taking “creativity” very seriously :) aussie desi 30 Mar 2007 10:16 pm: Someone at Google got the speed of humans in water totally wrong. In order to cover this distance, the person needs to swim 8kms an hour non stop. The FINA world record for 1500 meters is 14:34.56. Thus a person can swim only 6 kms an hour. Creativity - 10/10 Math - 0/10

xRez has some stunning, large (gigapixel-sized) panoramas that you can zoom into using the Google Maps interface. It’s similar to the Gigapixel project, I think.

New from Google: Google Finance, and Google Mars. Comments Sathya 22 Mar 2006 8:30 am: Welcome Back !

Windows Live Local tries to match Google Maps. But Google Maps is just too fast. As I mentioned earlier (Why Google Reader): the reason I like Google is largely speed.>

Mobile Google Maps with GPS.

The addressing system for Google Maps.

Google Maps gets Edwin Soto out of a traffic violation. He was able to use his laptop and wi-fi connection at the court to show the judge that Cathedral Parkway, where he ran a red light, was a two-way street and not a one-way as the cop indicated.

Google Moon. At the highest magnification, the moon is made of cheese. At the lowest, the moon is rectangular. But it apparantly isn’t a prank. Comments jayant 21 Jul 2005 3:41 am: Interesting - Just drag the zoom to max and leave it there. The picture colour changes. Wonder why… Dhar 21 Jul 2005 8:16 am: The idea is to show that the moon is made of cheese… Kinda easter egg thingy.

I cross the prime meridien almost every day. I live 0 degrees 5 minutes east of the prime meridien. I travel to Liverpool Street usually, which is 0 degrees 5 minutes west of the prime meridien. The station closest to the meridien, on my route, is Stratford, which stretches from 7 seconds to 17 seconds west of the meridien. Of course, crossing the prime meridien has no time-zone related significance like the international date line. But it does mean that I travel to the western hemisphere and back every day. ...

Google Maps, UK. I’m thrilled!

Google sightseeing. See the US through Google Maps satellite images. Comments S Anand 8 Apr 2005 11:00 am: Also check out the Googlemaps tag on Flickr S Anand 8 Apr 2005 11:12 am: and the Memory maps

How Google Maps works: a look behind the Javascript of Google Maps. Whereas GMail uses XMLHttp to make calls back to the server, Google Maps uses a hidden IFrame. The method has its benefits. The push-pins and info-popups are a different matter. Simply placing them is no big trick; an absolutely-positioned transparent GIF does the trick nicely. The shadows, however, are a different matter. They are PNGs with 8-bit alpha channels. ...

Google Maps. Only has the US for now. But that may change, given that not to mention that google has been primarily focused on the u.s. market and is now turning their full attention to the global marketplace. The interface, as always with Google, is fantastic. This is the way to go for Web applications. via Google Blogoscoped. Comments m1108061928989 9 Feb 2005 12:00 pm: Actually, google maps produced better routes too (more intuitive or just plain luck in my case ) but 2 consecutive routes cant be coincidence S Anand 9 Feb 2005 12:00 pm: Their database may be from Keyhole, whom they acquired recently. I didn’t see anything from India on it, though. Sathish 9 Feb 2005 12:00 pm: This is an interesting way to comment.. TOPFRAME 9 Feb 2005 12:00 pm: their interface is pretty good.. but, I wonder if they could do the maps of India in the same manner..

Mumbai Navigator from IITB tells you how to get from one place to another in Mumbai, using the local bus and train services. Also has maps. (Here’s the old Mumbai Navigator.) Alphonso has the full Mumbai local train timetables as pictures. If you’re looking for street maps, Google Maps has a pretty good street map of Mumbai. But it’s not as good as MapMyIndia, which gives you the driving route from Nariman Point to Bandra for instance.