Archive for the ‘Maps and Geography’ Category:
Calling America: Stories from people in little known places
Calling America is a brand new UK based site with little content at the moment, but I highlight it here because I love the concept: using stories submitted by real people from real place all across the States, the site aims to form an alternative view of life in North America to the main stream media portrayal, which frankly for most non-Americans tends to usually focus on the negative (which of in some cases is of course justified).
I’ll be watching this site closely to see what sort of contributions it gets, I’d very much like to see entries from everyday people. I think it could be quite popular if it’s kept open minded. Why not contribute a story of your own, they run an open submissions policy, so check it out!
Speaking of open submissions policies, don’t forget that we also run a similar setup here. If you’ve want to draw our attention to a cool site you run or something you’ve found on the web that rocks then don’t hesitate to get in touch via this form. Thanks.
The 8th wonder of the world: Flash Earth
You’ve probably already checked out Google Earth (if not then go now!) but I’m not sure you’ve come across Flash Earth. For one Flash Earth doesn’t have a global marketing campaign behind it and for two it’s “an experimental application that uses satellite and aerial imagery from online mapping websites without official consent”.
So what’s it all about? Well like Google Earth you can peruse our planet at the click of a mouse, zooming in to pinpoint our own house to zooming out for a world view in just seconds. The difference with Flash Earth is that there’s no need to download any software, it’s a browser based program meaning you’re up and running in a few seconds and it is far less resource consuming than Google Earth. Flash Earth was developed by Paul Neave, it’s an awesome piece of work, go check it out now!