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The geoblog of a pedestrian in San Francisco..

This headline on a Digg article recently caught my eye:
Most Original Geoblog (Using Google Maps API) I’ve Ever Seen
With well over 700 diggs I decided to take a look… A large, urban, full screen satellite toggled view of Google Maps comes into view with a recognizable [...]

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VerveEarth - Geo-browse blogs, feeds and news!

VerveEarth is a really cool new Google Maps mashup that lets you discover new blogs and news for a geographic area anywhere in the world. When visiting the landing page of VerveEarth you are greeted by the number of feeds that are waiting by continent. I [...]

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Google has just announced a great new feature for Google Maps that will let users correct the on-map marker location for an address you search for:

This new feature will work for addresses in the U.S. Australia or New Zealand. Google’s Seth LaForge explains on this Google Lat-Long blog post that this can [...]

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John Coryat is back with 2 new US-based boundary mapping tools!
Encoded Zip Code Polygons:

Plot the boundary area of any US zip code on to the map as a polygon. John shares the following: ..This one is especially cool in that it uses a Douglas-Peucker algorithm to compute the levels part of the encoding [...]

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Bbdormire.com - B&B’s in Italy:

Looking for a Bed & Breakfast in Italy? Look no further! Bbdormire.com has (in both Italian and English) an overview of many B&B’s around the country, including pictures. [via EuroMapsMania.com]

Agriturismoinitaly.it - After you’ve booked your B&B with Bbdormire, check out interesting agricultural places to see using this Google Maps [...]

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New Facebook apps using Google Maps:

Our Places - A Facebook app that combines Google Maps, Bigtribe Geohana, and Facebook. [via]
TinyURL-style Google Maps Facebook tool - Provides you with a free map that has a short URL, making it easier to send to friends.
My Camps Facebook App - Facebook application for [...]

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Here is a roundup of new Google Maps mashups from the country of France. Special thanks to Renaud Euvrard of RenaLId.com for helping to compile this list, and to all that submitted by email…
CarteWifi - Google Map displaying WiFi locations for all of France

Places to smoke in France - For use after no-smoking [...]

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