Nuts About Photography? 6 Tips To Use Google Maps With Your Camera
Google has probably done less for the mass effect of photography than Facebook (the acquisition of Instagram tipped the balance), but the contribution has been nothing short of the word “generous”. Google Maps has been a staple in our phones and on our computers, but are we really using it to give our photography some help with the groundwork? Let’s put Google Maps to some obvious and some not-so-obvious uses when we are lugging around our camera.
How To Embed YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, And Google Maps Responsively
One of the biggest buzzwords in the online design world in the past two or three years has to be 'Responsive.' With the advent of browsing on everything from a 4 inch smartphone screen to a 27 inch display, it can be difficult to make sure that your website or blog looks good no matter what. That's why a responsive design is essential because it can automatically detect what device you're using to access the site, and adjust it to fit the size of your screen.
Get Creative And Make Your Own Maps With Custom Layers On The New Google Maps
With Google unveiling a completely revamped Maps, now available to all, creating your own maps has become easier than ever. You can create private and public maps, share the maps with specific individuals, add descriptions to locations, and choose from several map styles and appearances. The new Google Maps features makes map creation easier than ever, and with Google's solid sharing settings, you have complete control over who sees the maps.
How To Create Your Own Virtual Tour On Google Earth With A KML File
Recording your own virtual tours in Google Earth is a great way to remember your trips, and re-experience them (to a degree) at any time. Recording a Google Earth KML file might sound complicated, but as soon as you get the steps pat, you'll be wanting to record more and more. It takes a little more skill, but can help you share stunning trips and tours around the earth with anyone.
Never Forget Where You Parked Again With These 5 Android Apps
Now, where did I leave that car? If you've ever found yourself confounded by this annoying problem, you know what a drag it can be to start hunting around a vast parking lot, laden with bags (or a child!) trying to figure out where the heck that car was. The good news is that with a smartphone, it really doesn't have to be that way. There are quite a few Android apps promising to save your parking spot for you, but when I tested out some of the leading ones, I arrived at a surprising conclusion.
8 Google Mashups To Have Fun With And Learn Something New About Our World
Let's just say, that Google developers are a thriving lot thanks to open APIs of many of its products from Google Maps mashups to YouTube. One of their online meeting places is the Google Developers site. Google Developers houses all resources like the Google Developer products and toolkits for building cutting edge applications. Quite a few of them – 424 at last count – are organized in the Showcase.
Gaming Google Maps With Street View Games
Google Maps is an essential tool for anyone planning a day trip or holiday, providing a clear yet detailed overview of locations and how to reach them. More than that it provides a simple way for all of us to find our literal place in the world, though it cannot help with the more figurative notion of belonging. Google Maps was already amazing, and then a few years after its launch Google Street View was added to the mix.
Find Latitude and Longitude Coordinates & Ways To Use Them Online
Most of the time, when you're looking for directions or want to find a location, you probably go directly to Google Maps (or whatever your favorite mapping tool is) and look up the address. Well, that's fine when you have the address, or you know the names of the city, town or location that you want to find. However, there are plenty of cases when names of places aren't so important as their location on the Earth.
Sick Of Your GPS App’s Data Connection Flaking Out? Try 3 Updated Offline Maps [Android]
Not long ago, Chris covered three of the best offline GPS apps available on Android. Since then, many other GPS apps released or received major updates. Do these newcomers compare favorably with those reviewed by Chris? To answer this question, I evaluate the apps based on four criteria - first, how effective is the app at helping users navigate offline? Second, what are its top features? Third, how data efficient is the app? Fourth, is the paid version worth purchasing?
Discover Jaw-Dropping Views & Experience Nature With These Google Earth Sites
Have you got a great reason to do some armchair tourism? Maybe you're researching your next holiday destination, or looking to educate your kids, or you're unable to travel for real and looking to see the world anyway. Maybe you're just too comfy on your couch and prefer to do your sight-seeing this way for now. We know, we do it too. So, you want to find the most beautiful places on earth and take a look?
7 Fascinating Google Maps and Mashups to See the World With Different Eyes
Google Maps are a treasure trove for discoverers. Not only do they help you navigate and not get lost, you can also discover some pretty weird things in Street View, explore data and information in unique ways with Google Maps mashups, or create your own custom maps. In short, there is never a chance to get bored with Google Maps.
Create Google Maps of Your Own To Share & Collaborate With Friends
Google Maps is the best free tool for all your mapping and navigation needs. It's comprehensive, intuitive to use, and available across platforms. Since there is no serious competition in sight, you might as well settle with it for now and use some of the awesome features, like custom maps. Google Maps allows you to edit its maps, save them as your own map, make it public or private, and share the link.
Get A Visual Taste Of History With Google Maps & Google Earth
Google Maps and Google Earth have always been known for helping mobility-impaired wunderlusters virtually adventure all over the globe. However, despite any of your current obstacles, it's always possible – whether it be after time or financial gain – to travel at least once in your life. Our technological TARDIS remains on Earth, but nevertheless, the potential that Google Maps and Google Earth offer is impressive.
Get There Faster - 10 Google Maps & Navigation Tips
Google Maps is still the most powerful mapping service ever, despite what Apple might say. Whether you’re using Google Maps in a browser on your desktop or an app on your mobile phone, Google Maps is packed with useful features, some of which are a bit hidden. Even better, the Google Maps app works in concert with the Google Maps website on your computer.
Satellite Eyes: Map Wallpapers Based On Your Current Location [Mac]
See a picture of the community around you, right on your Mac desktop. Satellite Eyes is a tiny Mac download that sits in your tray, determines your current location and puts a map of your choosing on the desktop. Whether you want a minimalist outline, a satellite image or even a watercolor, it doesn't matter - Satellite Eyes can deliver, and will automatically move every time you do.
iOS Maps Showdown: Apple Maps, Google Maps, And Nokia HERE Compared
Within a week of release Google Maps for iOS shot to the top of the App Store charts as iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch owners rushed to get Google’s free mapping solution back on their devices. Despite the rush, the numbers don’t signal clear cut victory for Google, especially with Apple Maps deeply integrated into the OS and challenger Nokia bringing up the rear with HERE. So which is the better solution?
Create Stunning Gorgeous Maps Of Any Location With Map To Image
Create beautiful maps of your favorite places, then download high-resolution copies of them. Whether you want a water colour outline of the city you recently visited or a detailed grid of your hometown, CityTracking.org's Map To Image is a simple web-app allowing you to turn your favorite places into art. Sure, you could compile screenshots from Bing or Google Maps to make your own images, but Map to Image makes the process simple.
Five Fascinating Uses for Google Maps & Earth
I think there can be little doubt that writers here at MakeUseOf really love Google Maps and Google Earth. We've written about them extensively, such as John's Google Maps mashups article or Ann's article on historical mashups using Google Maps. There are a lot of really cool things that programmers can do with Google mapping tools. This was the case over five years ago, and it's still the case today.
10 Amazing Crop Circles on Google Maps
Crop circles were described as early as the 17th century. One of the first known records speculates they were caused by 'airflows from the sky.' In the 1970s and 80s, crop circles suddenly started appearing en masse throughout the English countryside. This caught the media's attention and caused many speculations regarding their origin. At one point, the most plausible theory involved whirlwinds and other extraordinary meteorological phenomena.
5 Amazing Google Street View Mashups You Need To Try
If you’ve ever used Google Maps (which I assume you have), you will know all about Street View. But did you also know there are many cool, funny and useful Street View mashups that let you do more than just view the street? Personally, I’ve always heard these mashups existed, but never really took the time to check them out. After exploring some really cool Google Earth mashups recently, I decided it was high time to see what could be done with Street View.