The Police Memorial Map

US Law Enforcement Memorial (2010)

Mibazaar has created a Google Map to commemorate US Law Enforcement Officers killed whilst serving the public.

The map shows where each Law Enforcement Officer killed in 2010 was based. You can also access information about each officer from the map sidebar where the data is sorted by state.

The data for the US Law Enforcement Memorial map comes from the Officer Down Memorial Page.

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Spotting Hotties with Google Maps

Floxx

If you spot someone you fancy then why not share your joy with the rest of the world?

Floxx is a location based anonymous microblogging social network that lets you post both a location and description of an attractive person you have spotted. Each post is placed on a Google Map.

It is possible to search the map for hotties spotted by others in any university, city or search by post/zip code. If you don't like maps you can view all the latest posts in a 'feed view' similar to your Twitter stream.

Each post on Floxx can be commented on or shared on Facebook.

Via: TechCrunch Europe

Also See

You Were Cute - See someone cute today? - Tell them with this Google Map

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Plane and Ship Tracking with Google Maps

Pinkfroot - Plane Finder

Pinkfroot's real time plane tracking Google Map is now available as an iPhone, iPad, iPod or Android phone app.

The apps, as well as the desktop map, allow you to view the real-time position of aeroplanes throughout the world live on a Google Map. You can click on any of the planes shown on the map to view it's track alongside information such as the plane's speed, course and altitude.

Pinkfroot - Ship Finder

When you get bored tracking aircraft in real-time check out Pinkfroot's real-time Google Map of ship positions.

Ship Finder provides real-time information aabout ships across the globe. You can view detailed information about each ship on the map and even view photos of many of the ships displayed.

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Google Maps on Google Shared Spaces

Google Shared Spaces
Google Shared Spaces is a Google Labs project that allows you to easily create a shareable space with a collaborative gadget and a chat box. There are already a number of collaborative gadgets that you can use in Shared Spaces, including games like Soduku and a number of Google Maps based gadgets.

TravelWithMe

TravelWithMe allows groups of people to plan trips together in real time. Once you open TravelWithMe you can start planning a trip by simply grabbing locations and dropping them in your itinerary.

The map includes a calendar that allows you to add a date to each destination. If you share your TravelWithMe map with others you can plan a trip collaboratively.

Map Gadget
Map Gadget lets you collaborate on a map of placemarks, paths, and shapes with other participants. Using the map you can draw shapes on Google Maps or you can just share locations or draw paths.

Map Cluster Gadget
The Map Cluster Gadget lets you create a Google Map to share locations. Everyone who opens the gadget can add their location to the map and also see where everyone else is from. This map is a great way for a website to create a map of readers' locations.

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Garage Sales on Google Maps

Salecator

Salecator is a Google Map mashup from New Zealand that displays upcoming garage sales.

It is possible to select garage sales from the map sidebar or by clicking on a map marker. If you click on a marker the address, date and time of the sale is displayed. It is also possible to view the Street View for each sale.

All listings displayed on the map are validated by date and expired listings are not shown. You can list a garage sale on the map by logging in with a Facebook account.

Also See

Weekend Treasure - thousands of US garage and yard sales on Google Maps. The site maps sales from dozens of online sources, including newspapers and Craigslist.

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Sunday Best

Today sees the start of a new weekly post on Google Maps Mania. Each week, in a 'Sunday Best' post, I plan to do a quick round-up of the four or five maps that have caught my eye on Google Maps Mania in the previous week.

Because Google Maps Mania has been a little quieter than normal over the holidays this week I have picked out just the three maps:

ForeFire

This Google Map from the French national research agency CNRS is very clever. The map simulates forest fires in Crete based on lots of data, including fuel, roads and elevation.

HMSG Spiral Map

This rather beautiful map of the Capital District of New York is one of the best sound-maps that I've seen.

GE Flight Simulator (0.4)

GE Flight Simulator is a very realistic flight simulation game that uses the Google Earth plugin. If you like flying games then you will love this.

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How to Find An Open Starbucks

If, like me, you are in desperate need of coffee today you should use the Starbucks Finder which displays all the Starbucks, worldwide, that are currently open on a Google Map.



These three Google Maps based, smart phone friendly, store finders, all come from the same developer:

1. A Starbucks finder - that shows Starbucks that are currently open (Worldwide)
2. A Tim Hortons coffee finder - (Canada & US), and
3. A Skating Rink finder - (Canada Only)

All three apps feature click-to-call and auto-positioning based on your current location. The Starbucks app is also sensitive to the current time and time zone.

If you don't have a smart phone don't worry all three maps also work on your desktop computer.

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