Google Maps Creation Tools:
- Donkey Magic MapMaker – Lots of new mashups are using this great tool.
- BlipStar – Add a store locator to your business website. Check the TechCrunch review here
- Mapygon – Add, share and explore locations with polygon overlay markers and paths. (Examples: Versailles, The PentagonGreat Wall of China
- Mapsack – How-To: Add it to your own blog/website
- MapSprout – Demo here
- WikiWalki – Search, Share GPS tracks on Google Maps
- TripDiary
- ZeeMaps- Upload addresses from CSV file (Excel, Outlook, Act)
- Platial How-To – For publishing PlatialMaps on outside websites. Also includes a YouTube video
- Wikimapia now supports Google Earth – Check out Wikimapia here you can watch.
Mashup Resources:
- Dynamic Map Icon Generator – There are lots of free mashup resources online but this one is worth the $20 (Paypal) annual rate – create high quality PNG files for your maps mashup using an online web editor! I’ve had a look and used the interface and it’s quite good.
- Free Map Icons – From the same company as above – a load of free map icons if you don’t wish to create your own.
- Lassozoomer – bookmarklet that enables fast zoom in on an AJAX map like Google Maps to a rectangular area selected by mouse drag. Add this functionality to your mashup with a few lines of code.
- Google Maps + WordPress = GeoPress – From O’Reilly Radar. Another WordPress plugin is G-Map.
- Gmaps 101 – Continuing the Introduction to Google Maps & The Google Maps API V2 (Part 3)
- Geocoding Functionality Build Into Google Maps API V2
- GISUser Free Tools and TrialWare
- Finding and Creating Google Maps Overlays
- TLabel API Labeling Extension
- Zmanim Calendar Generator – With Google Maps lookup
- Online spreadsheets and KML
Google Maps API & Dev Resources:
- Google Maps Search Gadget – For your homepage, blog or Google Personalized Start
- How to add Google Search to your Maps API application – From the Google Maps Team. Example here.
- < Google AJAX Search API (see original blog post)
- Blogger.com: Google Map search via hyperlinks in your posts
- Google Code: Google Transit Feed Specification (see original blog post)
Google Maps + Images
- Zooomr adds Tagmap – Add and browse Zooomr images on a Google Map
- Mac iPhoto + Google Maps (video clip)
- Panoramio Updates – Better map viewing performance and speed. Site now has 50,000 photos and 8,000 registered users
- MapMyPhoto
- PhotoClub Photographers Map
- TPhoto Google Maps API extension
Mac:
- Google Maps Plugin article
- Google Maps Plugin 2.6 Improves Google Earth Support
- Apps: Google Maps Plugin, ForgEdit
Viewing Tools:
- Google Maps full screen
- Locate on Google Maps 1.0 – Highlight an address on a Web page, right click the mouse, and choose Locate on Google Maps menu item, and you will see the location at Google Maps and find the directions.
- Mozdev: Regional Google Maps plugins
- Yet another Google Maps vs. Yahoo! Maps Viewer
- Google Maps plug-in for Microsoft Outlook Contacts
Other Google Maps Blogs/Wikis/groups:
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