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Posted by A-Techie Wednesday, December 28, 2011

5 Amazing Google Maps Mashup

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Well, first of all for all those who don't know what a Mash-up is, here is the answer: A web mash-up is a web app that gets data from one or more sources and delivers it in a new way or with a new different layout.

So today we have a list of 5 Amazing Google Maps Mash-up. If you think that map mashups are all focused on travel, then you are wrong. Thanks to the Google Maps API and creative minds, we have a plethora of mashups out there that detail everything on a map. Check out the unique Google Maps mashups below!



Finding the right school can be quite tough as you have to keep everything in mind, its environment, location and academics. This is where Campus Bird can help you as it is the only location-based higher education search tool which boasts more than 4800 schools on a Map. In many cases it is in 3D. You can simply use your iPhone search for schools around the world. And that too for free! You have the ability of searching for schools by name, location, scene, weather and school size etc.



This one is a really handy website which utilizes images from major travel spots around the planet and joins them with tweets and a Google Map, so on clicking an image you can get all the travel details or search by location from the sidebar. The images are really beautiful and attractive, and are sourced from contributors and Creative Commons licenses.



Incident1 is a great website that aggregates incident data. It is different from the others present out there ait shows data from multiple agencies on one map, and it allows searching by zip code and region.



As the name suggests, this one boasts detailed information about more than 1.9 million towers and antennas in the US. It also has Google maps, ownership details and contact information etc. You can also pinpoint existing towers, future towers and even small, hidden antennas to find out the cell phone coverage.


Conflict History presents an interactive timeline of world history in a very unique way. All the information is from Wikipedia. The map depicts all the major wars and battles that have taken place over a span of 1000 years. Interesting, right?

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