Google Maps and Microsoft....Bing?

A couple of major announcements from the big web mapping API folks came out recently. First, Google has launched a Maps Data API, which is what it sounds like - you can store map data in the cloud and retrieve it. Now y

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Mashup Shows Nuclear Explosion Effects

In the extra-crispy department, I caught this on the Wired blog. Basically it’s a Google Maps mashup that will show you how cooked you’ll be should a nuclear device land on your head. You can find it here. It uses some e

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Another Quick Google Maps Mashup

Recently an organization called the Land Use and Environmental Services Agency (LUESA) approached us about making a quick application for a festival they were having. Basically they wanted to give their staff the ability

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Doing a (very) Little GIS with MySQL

Long Story Short: http://maps.co.mecklenburg.nc.us/demo_eplan/ Long Story Long: A problem recently came to my desk by way of the Fire Department. It seems they will soon begin using some cool software written by a unive

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