Different Uses for Google Maps

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by yfs1, Jun 9, 2005.

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    I came across some different ways people were utilizing Google Maps and I thought I would post them. Some are pretty cool and others are quite useful.

    www.Chicagocrime.org - Chicago Police Department crime statistics on a Google map, house-hunters in the neighborhood can pinpoint all the sexual assaults in the district between May 19 and April 19 on a single map. With each crime marked by a virtual pushpin, Chicagoans can quickly learn what dangerous train stations, pool rooms and alleys to avoid

    www.Cytadia.com - Home buyers can pinpoint the locations of houses in their price range.

    www.Housingmaps.com - melds the technologies of Craigslist and Google, to spot available housing in 29 cities including San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago for rent

    www.ahding.com/cheapgas - which blends Google Maps with data from Gasbuddy.com's database of prices at individual gas stations to see whos the cheapest that day

    www.Floridasexualpredators.com, which combines Google Maps with data on convicted sex offenders, can call up maps of their communities and click on the pushpins to see the name, last known address and mug shot of each offender.
     
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  2. SEbasic

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    You had me on that thread. I was pretty impressed when I first read it. Two people from the UK that had been to this ladies small town!

    Now it makes a lot more sense :p
     
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    I've used that but I never clicked the link. I didn't realize it pulled up a map.

    Really cool.
     
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    Chicago crime site is pretty cool.
     
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    man ... call me old school, but this just creeps me out. someone needs to call in an air-strike.


    i can't wait for the headlines ...

    "Flame war on web forum ends in violent death ... suspect uses google maps to target ip address of vixtim"

    :p

    that and "home raided because 12 year old searches for how to make bombs on google"
     
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