(this is a blog, not a podcast)Quikmaps.com - Maps for the Masses
This may or may not be "Travel", but I did think it was something that geographers and budding geographers should know about, given our historic love affair with maps!
Quickmaps.com allows you to "Draw pictures and label things on a google map using simple clicks and drags." This is Fun! It is still in beta, and the "draw Lines" tool did not work for me in Firefox, but the "scribble" line drawing tool did work. This is a neat way to draw the maps that you want - to your house, to the party, and to the beach!
I have not tried these other options yet, but according to the website, once you have drawn your maps you can:
- "Blog it! - Post the map on your blog or website. Quikmaps hosts your map, so you don't need to sign up for a 'google maps api key', or anything like that. All you need is a blog.
- Send it! - Don't have a blog? Want to email a map? No problem -- just send a link to your quik map.
- Change it! - Quikmaps hosts your maps, so you can come back and edit them whenever you want. After you save your changes, your maps will update themselves.
- Google Earth it! - See your quikmap in 3D with Google Earth."
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