Mexican Crime on Google Maps

Infomap is a Google Map of user reported incidents in Oaxaca, Mexico. Users of the map can report incidents of crime, traffic accidents and delays, fires or any other incidents they wish to share.

Incidents are reported by users via a short form. As well as appearing on the map the incidents can be shared through social networks like Facebook and Twitter. The map can be queried by type of incident and by date.

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Daeth and Taxes on Google Maps

Ya Puedes Pagar tu Predial

The Municipal de Mazatlán in México have used Google Maps to show all the locations where citizens can pay their property tax.

Users of the map can select from a list of the locations that will accept property tax payments and then view the location on a Google Map and in Street View. The full address of each listing is also displayed beside the map.

Citizens of Mazatlán may not like paying their taxes but I think they will appreciate the usability and design of this Google Map.

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Find a Taxi with Google Maps

Taxi seguro

This application uses Google Maps to help users find taxis ranks in Mexico City.

To find a taxi you can search the map by street name. The nearest taxi sites are then shown on the map. You only need to give a street name as the application uses the Google Maps geocoder with a custom built database of taxi rank locations.

You can also search for taxis by simply clicking on the map. The results are then displayed on the map and listed in the map sidebar. If you click on any of the returned map markers an information window opens displaying the company's name and address.

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New Street View Imagery for Mexico

There appears to have been a large increase of Street View imagery in Mexico and some new Street View images released in the UK.

In Mexico there is now a lot of coverage outside of the major cities. The update also includes the first pyramid to be found in Google Maps Street View


Pyramid of the Sun

In the UK the new imagery seems to be in theme parks, such as Alton Towers, Legoland and Chessington World of Adventures



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Baja Earthquake Google Maps

Southern California Earthquake Tweets

Mibazaar has quickly put together this Google Maps mashup showing Tweets about today's earthquake. The 7.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Mexican peninsula of Baja California but was felt in Los Angeles and even as far away as Nevada.

Mibazaar's map shows the latest Tweets about the earthquake that have been posted from California.

USGC Did You Feel It Maps?

The USGC Did You Feel It? website use Google Maps to show user contributed reports of earthquakes. The maps are, unsurprisingly, currently showing a lot of activity in western Mexico and southern California.

Earthquakes in the Last Week

This map uses data from the USGC to show recent earthquakes around the world. It also includes the latest earthquake news. The map uses different coloured map markers to show the strength of the earthquakes.

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