Book a Flight with Street View

The Lufthansa airline has created a clever booking form that allows users to click on a map to input the destination of a flight. As well as auto-filling the booking form with the selected destination a click on the map also displays a Google Maps Street View of the chosen destination. For example, if a user clicks on London a Street View of the Houses of Parliament is displayed to help entice

Book a Flight with Street View

The Lufthansa airline has created a clever booking form that allows users to click on a map to input the destination of a flight. As well as auto-filling the booking form with the selected destination a click on the map also displays a Google Maps Street View of the chosen destination. For example, if a user clicks on London a Street View of the Houses of Parliament is displayed to help entice

Your Google Maps Guide to Berlin

The Guardian's Google Maps based city guides now includes Berlin.The Berlin City Guide maps the best places to stay, eat and shop in the German capital and also maps great bars, clubs, museums and galleries to visit. You can select a category to view on the map from the menu above the map. When you select a category as well as dropping the appropriate markers on the map a list of the venues is

Your Google Maps Guide to Berlin

The Guardian's Google Maps based city guides now includes Berlin.The Berlin City Guide maps the best places to stay, eat and shop in the German capital and also maps great bars, clubs, museums and galleries to visit. You can select a category to view on the map from the menu above the map. When you select a category as well as dropping the appropriate markers on the map a list of the venues is

Munich's S-Bahn Live on Google Maps

I'm a great fan of live real-time maps of city transit systems. There is something about watching trains moving in real-time on a map that really appeals to my inner geek.This real-time Google Map of Munich's S-Bahn shows the transit system's trains live as they move around the city. Each train is represented on the map with a numbered map marker indicating which line it is travelling on.You can

Munich's S-Bahn Live on Google Maps

I'm a great fan of live real-time maps of city transit systems. There is something about watching trains moving in real-time on a map that really appeals to my inner geek.This real-time Google Map of Munich's S-Bahn shows the transit system's trains live as they move around the city. Each train is represented on the map with a numbered map marker indicating which line it is travelling on.You can

Hunting Nazi Gold with Google Maps

German hacking group No Name Crew earlier this month managed to hack the website of the far-right German political party the NPD. Someone has used the data to create a Google Map that lists the full names and addresses of 400 donors to the NPD.The map contains a legend that says that it "might contain some errors..", which obviously does raise concerns that someone completely unrelated to the NPD

Hunting Nazi Gold with Google Maps

German hacking group No Name Crew earlier this month managed to hack the website of the far-right German political party the NPD. Someone has used the data to create a Google Map that lists the full names and addresses of 400 donors to the NPD.The map contains a legend that says that it "might contain some errors..", which obviously does raise concerns that someone completely unrelated to the NPD

Your Nearest Power Plants on Google Maps

Wo ist das nächste Atomkraftwerk?This Google Maps application lets you find the location of the nearest nuclear power plants to your home. When you first load the map your location is automatically detected and lines are drawn on the map from your location to the nearest nuclear power stations. If you click on any of the marked power stations on the map you can view its age and its distance from

Your Nearest Power Plants on Google Maps

Wo ist das nächste Atomkraftwerk?This Google Maps application lets you find the location of the nearest nuclear power plants to your home. When you first load the map your location is automatically detected and lines are drawn on the map from your location to the nearest nuclear power stations. If you click on any of the marked power stations on the map you can view its age and its distance from

German DIY Street View

DIY-Street ViewWhat do you do if Google Maps hasn't got Street View imagery for your neighbourhood and has also announced that they will no longer be collecting new Street View data in your country?If you are Jan Martin the answer is easy - you go out and shoot your own panoramic images. You then use the Custom Street View function of the Google Maps API and you create your own Street View

German DIY Street View

DIY-Street ViewWhat do you do if Google Maps hasn't got Street View imagery for your neighbourhood and has also announced that they will no longer be collecting new Street View data in your country?If you are Jan Martin the answer is easy - you go out and shoot your own panoramic images. You then use the Custom Street View function of the Google Maps API and you create your own Street View

German Real-Estate on Google Maps

MunichmapThis Google Map application lets you search for real-estate in the German city of Munich. It is possible to search the map for properties by location, by price and by number of rooms. To help you in your search for a new home the map also allows you to view nearby points of interest in a large number of categories. You can view public transportation lines and stations and also find the

German Real-Estate on Google Maps

MunichmapThis Google Map application lets you search for real-estate in the German city of Munich. It is possible to search the map for properties by location, by price and by number of rooms. To help you in your search for a new home the map also allows you to view nearby points of interest in a large number of categories. You can view public transportation lines and stations and also find the