Virtual Tourism

Olympics Street View

2011-05-23T05:14:00.000-07:00

I strongly suspect that when the Olympics Park for the 2012 London Olympics opens next year the Google Street View trike will be one of the first visitors. However at the moment there is no Street...

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Aerial View Map

2011-04-14T10:25:00.000-07:00

Google has released new 'Bird's Eye' type imagery for Rome. The new imagery includes some great aerial views of the Colosseum, St. Peter's Basilica and other historical sites across the Italian...

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London 2012, Olympics Park

2011-04-09T03:19:00.000-07:00

In London we have had a few days of glorious weather. I've taken the opportunity to have a walk around the site of the 2012 London Olympic games. Construction of the park is transforming what was...

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There and Then

2011-03-30T12:06:00.000-07:00

I've updated my There and Then app. The update changes the design of the app to mirror the design of the Sky Map. There and Then places a number of archive videos, taken from YouTube, and places...

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Updated Sky Map

2011-03-25T14:38:00.000-07:00

I've updated the Sky Map to include all the astronomy videos on one map. I've also made a couple of other design changes. You can now navigate to the different videos by clicking on the thumbnail...

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Google Sky & Chromeless Videos

2011-03-18T08:29:00.000-07:00

It is possible to create a pretty impressive effect by embedding chromeless videos in Google Maps. I've put together a number of examples here. The maps show a number of astronomical animations...

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Nuclear Exclusion Zone

2011-03-15T06:06:00.000-07:00

20km Exclusion Zone - Comparison Tool Japan has ordered a 20km (12 mile) exclusion zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Those living between 20km and 30km have also been told not...

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The London Olympics Velodrome

2011-02-26T06:41:00.000-08:00

The Velodrome is the first completed stadium for the 2012 London Olympics. This has coincided fortuitously with Google updating the satellite imagery for the site of the London Olympics. The...

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The Blitz

2011-01-01T05:26:00.000-08:00

On September 7, 1940, the first night of the Blitz, over 800 bombs were dropped on London. This Google Map animates all the bombs dropped on London on that date. The map uses Google Fusion Tables....

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Aerial View Map

2010-11-09T14:15:00.000-08:00

Google have released new aerial imagery on Google Maps. Google's aerial view is similar to Bing Map's bird's eye view, giving an oblique rather than an overhead view. The new imagery is available in...

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Coffee Houses of the 17th & 18th Century

2010-11-03T04:34:00.000-07:00

In their heyday there were over 2,000 coffee houses in London. Much has been written about the importance of the coffee house as providing a public sphere for discussion and debate that was largely...

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Goog Map

2010-10-25T11:27:00.000-07:00

Google Maps API V3 has a Styled Map feature that allows developers to change the look of Google Maps. Justin O'Beirne of Latitude41, has created some awesome Examples of Styled Maps Using Google...

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Street View Drives

2010-10-23T03:46:00.000-07:00

I've added a new animated Street View movie to Street View Drives. Google in Toronto captured two guys so excited by the Street View car that they took off their shirts and ran down the street in...

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Street View Tourist

2010-10-09T07:33:00.000-07:00

I've updated my Street View Tourist application to include some Street Views from the newly released Street View imagery in Brazil and Ireland. The new imagery includes the GPO Office in Dublin and...

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USA States Etymology Map

2010-09-25T12:43:00.000-07:00

Here's a little Google Map I created to show the meaning of the names given to each of the states in the USA. The origins of the names of U.S. states have been taken from this Wikipedia entry. As...

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Global Vipassana Pagoda

2010-09-19T03:33:00.000-07:00

The Global Vipassana Pagoda is a notable monument in Mumbai, India. It is located in the north of Mumbai in an area called Gorai and is built on donated land on a peninsula between Gorai creek and...

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Street View Drives

2010-09-10T08:25:00.000-07:00

Google Sightseeing has an interesting post today on the abandoned town of Craco in southern Italy. Craco shows up rather well in Google Maps Street View, so I decided to create another little Street...

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Hammershus Castle

2010-08-18T03:03:00.000-07:00

Hammershus is Northern Europe's largest medieval fortification, situated 74 meters (243 ft) above sea level on Hammeren, the northern tip of the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Erected...

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Street View Drives

2010-08-05T06:57:00.000-07:00

I've been playing around a bit more with creating animations from Static Google Maps Street View images. Check out Street View Drives. Once the page loads just click on any of the thumbnail images....

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Street View Animation

2010-08-03T10:35:00.000-07:00

I got a little bored working on Street View Slide. As a bit of a diversion I started working on this fun animation of Street View images. The animation captures the still images of Street Views...

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Omega Centauri

2010-08-01T02:53:00.000-07:00

I've added Hubblecast 15 to the Star Movie Map. The Hubble Telescope shows that the stars are bunching up near the centre of Omega Centauri, as seen in the gradual increase in starlight near the...

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Street View Slide

2010-07-29T04:28:00.000-07:00

Microsoft are working on a very clever Street View type implementation that they have dubbed 'Street Slide'. I won't bother describing it - you can see what it is for yourself by watching the video...

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Sheikh Zayed Mosque

2010-07-25T04:55:00.000-07:00

The Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the eighth largest mosque in the world. It is named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and...

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The Dragon and the Swan

2010-07-23T08:11:00.000-07:00

I've added a new video to the Star Movie Map. The video, from the Spitzer Telescope, shows a lurking dragon hidden behind a dark veil of dust in the constellation Sagittarius. The video gives us a...

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Cathedral of St Andrew

2010-07-20T10:29:00.000-07:00

I've just got back from a week at St Andrews in Scotland. Despite the wind and rain I did manage to capture some footage of the cathedral. The Cathedral of St Andrew in St Andrews, Scotland was the...

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