After the Bomb - Hiroshima Panoramas

360Cities has posted five amazing and shocking 360 degree panoramas of Hiroshima in Japan, taken just six months after the USA dropped an atomic bomb on the city.Panning the photos around 360 degrees and viewing the total destruction as far as you can see powerfully conveys the effect that the bomb had on the city. According to Wikipedia '4.7 square miles (12 km2) of the city were destroyed (and)

After the Bomb - Hiroshima Panoramas

360Cities has posted five amazing and shocking 360 degree panoramas of Hiroshima in Japan, taken just six months after the USA dropped an atomic bomb on the city.Panning the photos around 360 degrees and viewing the total destruction as far as you can see powerfully conveys the effect that the bomb had on the city. According to Wikipedia '4.7 square miles (12 km2) of the city were destroyed (and)

Google Map of the Week

HistorypinHistorypin isn't a new map exactly but this week's release of some exciting new features is enough to make it my favourite map of the week.There is a new Historypin mobile app. The mobile app and the desktop version have a new augmented reality view in Street View that dispays thumbnails of nearby photographs. If you click on one of the photographs you are immediately transported to

Google Map of the Week

HistorypinHistorypin isn't a new map exactly but this week's release of some exciting new features is enough to make it my favourite map of the week.There is a new Historypin mobile app. The mobile app and the desktop version have a new augmented reality view in Street View that dispays thumbnails of nearby photographs. If you click on one of the photographs you are immediately transported to

Google Map Your Instagrams

InstaEarthInstaEarth lets you discover and view beautiful Instagram photography taken around the world on a Google Map.If you log into InstaEarth with your Instagram account you can also view your own feed and your friends' feeds on the Google Map. You can also view Instagram photos taken close to your current location and view Instagram photos that you have 'liked' directly on the

Google Map Your Instagrams

InstaEarthInstaEarth lets you discover and view beautiful Instagram photography taken around the world on a Google Map.If you log into InstaEarth with your Instagram account you can also view your own feed and your friends' feeds on the Google Map. You can also view Instagram photos taken close to your current location and view Instagram photos that you have 'liked' directly on the

Historypin Goes Global

Last year Hitorypin launched in beta in London. Its use of historical photographs with Google Maps and Street View proved instantly very popular. Today it has officially launched with a new mobile app and global coverage.As well as the new mobile app the desktop version has a number of exciting new features. When you a view a historical photograph superimposed on Street View in Google Maps now

Historypin Goes Global

Last year Hitorypin launched in beta in London. Its use of historical photographs with Google Maps and Street View proved instantly very popular. Today it has officially launched with a new mobile app and global coverage.As well as the new mobile app the desktop version has a number of exciting new features. When you a view a historical photograph superimposed on Street View in Google Maps now

Some Solstice Sun with Google Maps

The Photographer's EphemerisThe Photographer's Ephemeris is a free sun and moon planning tool for outdoor photography. The application is available as a free download for the desktop (Adobe AIR required) or as an iPad app.The application uses Google Maps to show sunrise and sunset times and indicates the current direction of the sun based on your location. The application includes some really

Some Solstice Sun with Google Maps

The Photographer's EphemerisThe Photographer's Ephemeris is a free sun and moon planning tool for outdoor photography. The application is available as a free download for the desktop (Adobe AIR required) or as an iPad app.The application uses Google Maps to show sunrise and sunset times and indicates the current direction of the sun based on your location. The application includes some really

D-Day on Google Maps and Street View

Yesterday was the anniversary of D-Day. On the 6th June, 1944 the Normandy landings commenced when Allied troops began Operation Neptune.Google Sightseeing has posted a special round-up, called D-Day: The Monuments of the Normandy Landings. The post looks at the Google Maps satellite imagery and Street Views of the five main beaches where the landings took place, codenamed Juno, Gold, Sword, Utah

D-Day on Google Maps and Street View

Yesterday was the anniversary of D-Day. On the 6th June, 1944 the Normandy landings commenced when Allied troops began Operation Neptune.Google Sightseeing has posted a special round-up, called D-Day: The Monuments of the Normandy Landings. The post looks at the Google Maps satellite imagery and Street Views of the five main beaches where the landings took place, codenamed Juno, Gold, Sword, Utah

SS Endeavour on Google Maps

Endeavour Image MapsMicroformats.dk has created a couple of interactive image maps from two spectacular photos of the space shuttle Endeavour.The two images are Endeavour Passing Over the Rhine and Endeavour Docking with the International Space Station.The maps were created with the CASA Image Cutter._________________

SS Endeavour on Google Maps

Endeavour Image MapsMicroformats.dk has created a couple of interactive image maps from two spectacular photos of the space shuttle Endeavour.The two images are Endeavour Passing Over the Rhine and Endeavour Docking with the International Space Station.The maps were created with the CASA Image Cutter._________________

360 Degree Panoramas on Google Maps

360verse360 Panorama is an iPhone app that lets you create 360 degree panoramas with your phone's camera. 360verse is the app's website where users can showcase their captured interactive panoramas on a Google Map.The map does a good job to show the location where panoramas were taken. Strangely however there is no way to explore the submitted panorama's geographically. The only way to explore

360 Degree Panoramas on Google Maps

360verse360 Panorama is an iPhone app that lets you create 360 degree panoramas with your phone's camera. 360verse is the app's website where users can showcase their captured interactive panoramas on a Google Map.The map does a good job to show the location where panoramas were taken. Strangely however there is no way to explore the submitted panorama's geographically. The only way to explore

Ye Olde Photo Google Map

Twixt Aire and Calder Historical PhotosThe Twixt Aire and Calder Project in the UK have updated their Google Map that showcases historical photographs of the area. The map has been updated to use v3 of the Google Maps API and makes good use of the Styled Map feature to provide an appropriate sepia tone to the map.Images from the Twixt Aire and Calder archive have been plotted on the map close

Ye Olde Photo Google Map

Twixt Aire and Calder Historical PhotosThe Twixt Aire and Calder Project in the UK have updated their Google Map that showcases historical photographs of the area. The map has been updated to use v3 of the Google Maps API and makes good use of the Styled Map feature to provide an appropriate sepia tone to the map.Images from the Twixt Aire and Calder archive have been plotted on the map close

Viewing Tornado Damage on Google Maps

SellersPhoto - Tornado Damage MapSellersPhoto have taken a series of aerial photographs of the damage caused by the recent North Alabama tornado. You can view the photographs directly on this Google Map of the area.The map markers point in the direction that each photograph was taken. If you click on a marker the picture is displayed in an information window. You can click on the picture to view

Viewing Tornado Damage on Google Maps

SellersPhoto - Tornado Damage MapSellersPhoto have taken a series of aerial photographs of the damage caused by the recent North Alabama tornado. You can view the photographs directly on this Google Map of the area.The map markers point in the direction that each photograph was taken. If you click on a marker the picture is displayed in an information window. You can click on the picture to view