Google Lat Long: March 2008

Good data drives transit directions

March 28, 2008

Posted by Joe Hughes, Software EngineerPerth, AustraliaBiałystok, PolandNew Jersey Transiteight other countriesannounced the Perth launch"To my surprise, I was able to produce a valid Transit Feed for testing that same day! The Google Transit Feed Specification that Google had defined was simple enough that I was able to easily translate our schedule information into the required data feed." Google Transit Feed SpecificationTriMetcommunity

Creative Commons Attribution licenseunprecedented number of agenciesworking with lots more agencies

Street View: expanding our horizons

March 27, 2008

Posted by Bradley Bossard, Software Engineerdozen new cities

Albuquerque, NM

Anchorage, AK

Austin, TX

Cleveland, OH

Fairbanks, AK

Little Rock, AR

Madison, WI

Nashville, TN

Rockford, IL

Richmond, VA

Spokane, WA

St. Petersburg, FL

Tampa, FL

Yosemite National Park, CA

Rock and Roll Hall of FameView Larger MapView Larger MapEl CapitanView Larger MapView Larger Mapeasily be embeddedStreet View is now a part of the Google Maps API

A fitting send-off

March 26, 2008

Posted by Andy Connolly, Visiting Faculty, University of WashingtonOgle Earththe passing of Arthur C ClarkeBootes constellationKMZ file for GRB 080319BSky in Google EarthSloan Digital Sky SurveySky in Google MapslinkGamma-ray Burst Coordination NetworkGRBlogGRB 080319B

Plant a geotagged tree in Borneo with your name on it!

March 24, 2008

Posted by Tanya Keen, Google Earth OutreachGoogle Earth OutreachWorld Wildlife FundBorneomybabytree.org

How do you read a map?

March 21, 2008

Posted by Jeff Martin, Product Marketing ManagerPenguin Publishing sitefirst is a short storyThe 39 StepsForeshadowing

A match made in Washington

March 21, 2008

Posted by Brittany Bohnet, Google Elections TeamprettyinterestedinpoliticsPublic Policy Blog

International radar updates in Google Earth

March 20, 2008

Posted by Cris Castello, GIS Data Engineera few months backweather.com

Mapping March Madness

March 20, 2008

Posted by Adam Hughes, Google Earth Senior Strategist and College Hoops Fan
make a KMLyour bracket

Google for non-profits

March 19, 2008

Posted by Steve Miller, Google Earth Outreach important roleGoogle for Non-Profitsannouncement

It's your world. Map it.

March 18, 2008

Posted by Ramesh Balakrishnan, Software Engineeruser editsmoved markersedit a place

add new places

March vector updates in Google Earth

March 14, 2008

Posted by Carmen Erni, GIS Specialist

Organizing more than one world's information

March 13, 2008

Posted by Michael Weiss-Malik, Software Engineer

favorite authorsGoogle MarsGoogle MoonSky in Google Earth

Powerful search that lets you browse tens of thousands of named objects.

Three optical sky surveys that show you what your naked eye would see if it had a really good zoom lens. Try switching to infrared, microwave, ultraviolet, or x-ray to see the sky in a completely different light. Or blend between these views to create unique visualizations on the fly.

Galleries highlighting the best images from Hubble and many other telescopes.

Current planet positions and constellations.

Overlays of custom KML content. (Simply paste a Sky KML URL into the search box, just like on Google Maps.)

Last but not least, the Earth & Sky podcasts gallery is not to be missed, particularly for those who run a classroom.

sky.google.comoutsideon the Official Google Blog

The Google Transit Earth Day challenge

March 11, 2008

Posted by Tom Sly, New Business Development Manager, Google Transit

integrating transit information directly into Google Maps by making stations and stops visible and clickable

promoting transit as an alternative each time we show driving directions in an area where we have transit data

expanding coverage from nine agencies in the U.S. to more than 30 agencies spanning three continents

get your agency up and running200 participating

Got 3D data?

March 4, 2008

Posted by Bruce Polderman, Product ManagerGoogle Cities in 3D ProgramGoogle EarthGoogle 3D Warehousewebsite

Off to the races

March 4, 2008

Posted by Brittany Bohnet, Google Elections TeamAs many poll-watchers know, this year's race for U.S. President is one of the closest in elections history. Today's primary races have the ability to change the course for both the Democratic and the Republican nominees.

To make it easier to track all the action, we've decided to mash up all of the voting information that's out there to create one mapping platform for elections results -- all the way down to the precinct level. Every state's voting data has been integrated into one comprehensive map. Included in the map are results for all states that have already held their elections, as well as information about the primaries to come. To use the map, select a state and view results by party, by candidate, or even by precinct.

Tonight, we will be publishing live results from Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont, complete with total delegate counts by candidate so that you will be first to know the outcome of such important results.

Rather watch the map from your own website? Embed this map into any page on the web and keep tabs on the outcome.

Finding that free space

March 3, 2008

Posted by Lei Zhang, Software EngineerSanta Monica's Information Systems DepartmentParking Information Mapplet

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