Archive for January, 2009

  • Here’s a couple of odd names on Google Maps Someone, somewhere, typed this in: Where did the “f” come from? Both of these screengrabs are from Google Maps, they are...

    Oddities on Google Maps

    Here’s a couple of odd names on Google Maps Someone, somewhere, typed this in: Where did the “f” come from? Both of these screengrabs are from Google Maps, they are...

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  • I’ve been playing around with Tiles@Home over the last few days – here’s a tile that I just generated, while changing some transparency settings. Hmm, back to the drawing board....

    When Tilecutters Go Bad

    I’ve been playing around with Tiles@Home over the last few days – here’s a tile that I just generated, while changing some transparency settings. Hmm, back to the drawing board....

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  • Google has added a tube/metro network layer for various cities, including London. On the one hand, a geographically accurate map is useful for, for example, realising that you might as...

    Google Tube Maps

    Google has added a tube/metro network layer for various cities, including London. On the one hand, a geographically accurate map is useful for, for example, realising that you might as...

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  • …was Google StreetView for London. It’s already in several European cities, including Milan where Remo organised a virtual Street-O, and the StreetView camera cars have been spotted all over London....

    All I Wanted for Christmas…

    …was Google StreetView for London. It’s already in several European cities, including Milan where Remo organised a virtual Street-O, and the StreetView camera cars have been spotted all over London....

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