news({"version":"1.0","encoding":"UTF-8","feed":{"xmlns":"http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom","xmlns$openSearch":"http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/","xmlns$georss":"http://www.georss.org/georss","id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-25T10:25:00.236-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Google LatLong"},"subtitle":{"type":"html","$t":""},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default?alt\u003djson-in-script\u0026max-results\u003d999\u0026orderby\u003dpublished"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"A Googler"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"629"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"999"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-4496001935956190113"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-25T10:25:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-25T10:25:00.242-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tip of the week"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"31 Google Maps tips for smooth sailing through the holiday season"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"With families coming together, the start of the ski season, and weekly shopping trips becoming acceptable, there's a lot to love about the holiday season. What's that? Gridlocked traffic?  Fully booked hotels? Can't find the perfect gift? Oh my, the holidays are rough!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eTo help kick off your season right, we've put together a list of 31 Google Maps tips for life to help you to save time, look smart, and manage your travels efficiently. Start with the tips that are right for you, based on what type of expert you'd like to become: a Local Expert, Ace Navigator, Global Explorer, or Business Owner. You can try a tip a day for a month, or blast through them all at once.  \u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eHere are my favorite tips from each section:\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eLocal Expert Tip #3\u003c/i\u003e: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/help/maps/tips/#local\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-gm\" id\u003d\"gy56\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Just keep searching\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eJust keep searching\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt's rare that you leave the house with only one goal in mind. More often you're heading to one place, like a party across town, but you need to pick up your contribution at the grocery store and get gas along the way. In Google Maps, you can see multiple searches layered on the map all at the same time. When you do two or more consecutive searches, you'll notice a blue bar at the bottom of the left panel. Click on it to expand the widget, which allows you to turn on both searches at once.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SmXbpmcOHGI/AAAAAAAAIwA/PIdUCan1I6U/s400/search4.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 371px; height: 114px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SmXbpmcOHGI/AAAAAAAAIwA/PIdUCan1I6U/s400/search4.png\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eThe markers on the map are color-coded, so you can tell which search is which. This is perfect for helping you pick the most efficient route to accomplish all your goals.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAce Navigator Tip #4\u003c/i\u003e: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/help/maps/tips/#navigator\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-gm\" id\u003d\"fabs\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Check live and predictive traffic information\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eCheck live and predictive traffic information\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTraffic patterns are hard to decipher when you're driving out-of-town.  For both \u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/08/arterial-traffic-available-on-google.html\" id\u003d\"zncb\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"highways and arterial roads\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003ehighways and arterial roads\u003c/a\u003e, Google Maps provides live and predictive traffic information for any day of the week and time of the day, based on past conditions and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/bright-side-of-sitting-in-traffic.html\" id\u003d\"v4sf\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"live crowdsourcing\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003elive crowdsourcing\u003c/a\u003e. Plan your departure times to avoid traffic jams!\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobal Explorer Tip #6\u003c/i\u003e: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/help/maps/tips/#explorer\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-gm\" id\u003d\"y6yl\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"A page for every place\"\u003eA page for every place\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eNo matter how far from home your travels take you, with Google Maps on your side you can become an expert even in a foreign locale. By clicking on the \"More Info\" link in a business listing, easily learn more about any place on the map with information ranging from photos to reviews to store hours. A Place Page is like a webpage for every place in the world, organizing all the relevant information about it. Who wants \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?q\u003dblueberry+pancakes+nyc\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;hq\u003dblueberry+pancakes\u0026amp;hnear\u003dNew+York,+NY\u0026amp;z\u003d11\u0026amp;iwloc\u003dA\" id\u003d\"ljry\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"blueberry pancakes in New York\"\u003eblueberry pancakes in New York\u003c/a\u003e?  I've never been there, but I'd now recommend \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/places/us/10002/new-york/clinton-st/4/-clinton-street-baking-co\" id\u003d\"wo28\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Clinton Street Baking Co\"\u003eClinton Street Baking Co\u003c/a\u003e, which has the \"best blueberry pancakes ever!\" according to reviews.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBusiness Owner Tip #3\u003c/i\u003e: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/help/maps/tips/#business\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-gm\" id\u003d\"h6vd\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Add coupons to your Google business listing\"\u003eAdd coupons to your Google business listing\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eCross your fingers that the economy is recovering, but even so, holiday shoppers are likely to be on the lookout for bargains. Google Insights for Search shows that searches for coupons are still up. By claiming your Google business listing through \u003ca href\u003d\"http://google.com/LBC\" id\u003d\"czlo\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Local Business Center\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eLocal Business Center\u003c/a\u003e, you can create coupons that will appear alongside your business listing on Google Maps. Let Google users print your coupons and bring them to your business, or even show your coupons on mobile phones to attract customers on the go.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eEnjoy our new tips for life, and next time you find someone lacking in holiday cheer, just share with them one of 31 ways to save time, look smart, and manage their travels more efficiently, like you.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Laura Melahn, Product Marketing Manager\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-4496001935956190113?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/4496001935956190113"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/4496001935956190113"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/31-google-maps-tips-for-smooth-sailing.html","title":"31 Google Maps tips for smooth sailing through the holiday season"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SmXbpmcOHGI/AAAAAAAAIwA/PIdUCan1I6U/s72-c/search4.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-357884403686430921"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-23T09:35:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-23T09:42:17.543-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LBC"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mobile"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"With coupons on your phone, it doesn't matter where you left the scissors"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe know that coupons are a great way for local businesses to drive customers to their stores - that's why we created the option for businesses to add coupons to their Google \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/lbc\" id\u003d\"j0vh\" title\u003d\"Local Business Center\"\u003eLocal Business Center\u003c/a\u003e listing \u003ca href\u003d\"http://googlebase.blogspot.com/2007/01/stand-out-with-google-maps.html\" id\u003d\"kq18\" title\u003d\"back in 2007\"\u003eback in 2007\u003c/a\u003e. Now, as the holiday shopping season kicks off, we've upgraded the ways that customers can find your coupons.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003eFirst up, with more and more people using their mobile devices to find local businesses, we've added a new option for Local Business Center users in the US to display their coupons on mobile devices. Additionally, we've made it simpler to find and print coupons from your desktop, so now it's easy to get discounts wherever you are.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoupons on a mobile device\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf you add a new coupon to your business listing in Local Business Center, by default it will now be available on mobile devices. To make your existing coupons available on mobile, edit them and check the box for Mobile Distribution, as shown here:\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwrIe4iYCqI/AAAAAAAAJN0/KO3exhpwAs8/s1600/coupons1.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 351px; height: 46px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwrIe4iYCqI/AAAAAAAAJN0/KO3exhpwAs8/s400/coupons1.png\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407354735509899938\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWhen users pull up your business listing on their mobile phone, they'll see a section that lists the available coupons. They can then click to find a specially-formated page which shows all the coupon details they need for redeeming it. Now even when customers are on the go, they can see all the great values and offers available from your business.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwrIL5B74iI/AAAAAAAAJNs/TfxwoxM7YiU/s1600/coupons2.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwrIL5B74iI/AAAAAAAAJNs/TfxwoxM7YiU/s400/coupons2.png\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407354409224757794\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003eImproved interface for desktops\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe've also overhauled the printable pages that people visit from a business' \u003ca id\u003d\"gv3m\" href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/09/one-place-one-page.html\" title\u003d\"Place Page\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003ePlace Page\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); \"\u003e.\u003c/span\u003e Now you can be confident that every Google coupon customers bring to your store will look the same, helping you and your staff easily recognize and redeem them. In addition to the re-design, we've made sure that the coupons print out correctly and consistently across all major browsers and operating systems.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwrI4ObcYQI/AAAAAAAAJN8/GVBEZh3WHRI/s1600/coupons3.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 353px; height: 400px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwrI4ObcYQI/AAAAAAAAJN8/GVBEZh3WHRI/s400/coupons3.png\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407355170883133698\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); \"\u003eTo create a coupon now or to claim your business with Local Business Center for the first time, visit \u003ca href\u003d\"http://google.com/lbc\" id\u003d\"hsh6\" title\u003d\"google.com/lbc\"\u003egoogle.com/lbc\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#999999;\"\u003ePosted by David Armstrong, Software Engineer\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-357884403686430921?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/357884403686430921"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/357884403686430921"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/with-coupons-on-your-phone-it-doesnt.html","title":"With coupons on your phone, it doesn't matter where you left the scissors"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwrIe4iYCqI/AAAAAAAAJN0/KO3exhpwAs8/s72-c/coupons1.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-8661771725618678975"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-20T15:05:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T15:59:07.348-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Map Maker"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Uniting for a cause"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAt \u003ca title\u003d\"an event organized jointly by the United Nations and Google\" target\u003d\"_blank\" href\u003d\"http://sitescontent.google.com/united-nations-partnership-exploration-workshops/\" id\u003d\"epbk\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003ean event organized jointly by the United Nations and Google\u003c/a\u003e at Google's office in New York, \u003cspan class\u003d\"il\"\u003e80\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class\u003d\"il\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class\u003d\"il\"\u003edelegates\u003c/span\u003e from more than 20 \u003cspan class\u003d\"il\"\u003eUN\u003c/span\u003e agencies, met with various Google product teams to explore how Google's wide array of products and services can further the UN mission and help foster innovation and new thinking. Google's Alfred Spector and the U.N.'s \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.oict-un.org/index.php?option\u003dcom_content\u0026amp;view\u003darticle\u0026amp;id\u003d13%3Astronger-ict-for-a-better-un-iseek-interviews-asg-choi-soon-hong\u0026amp;catid\u003d1%3Aict-news\u0026amp;Itemid\u003d2\u0026amp;lang\u003den\" target\u003d\"_blank\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eChoi Soon-hong\u003c/a\u003e, the first Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO) for the United Nations, both gave inspirational keynote addresses. We discussed products and tools including Google Earth \u0026amp; Map Maker, Flu Trends, visualization APIs, public data search, and much more.\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwcsgnV_DlI/AAAAAAAAJMM/qZDIUV21kzs/s1600/mmevent.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwcsgnV_DlI/AAAAAAAAJMM/qZDIUV21kzs/s400/mmevent.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406338816510201426\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003eOne consistent theme was the desire to increase momentum in efforts to collaborate and share information publicly in ways that will help all U.N. agencies and other humanitarian organizations  meet new challenges in an increasingly networked society. This same theme was echoed in \u003ca title\u003d\"the workshop that Google hosted in Washington DC\" target\u003d\"_blank\" href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/powerful-it-for-disaster-relief.html\" id\u003d\"fntc\"\u003ethe workshop that Google hosted in Washington DC\u003c/a\u003e with over 20 international humanitarian organizations last month.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003eGoogle's Map Maker Product Manager Lior Ron made two exciting announcements at the event. On the heels of our \u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/ready-set-map-latin-america-map-maker.html\"\u003erecent announcement\u003c/a\u003e of the Latin America Mapping competition, Google will be launching a \u003ca title\u003d\"global mapping competition\" target\u003d\"_blank\" href\u003d\"http://mapmaker.google.com/competition\" id\u003d\"nt1c\"\u003eglobal mapping competition\u003c/a\u003e in partnership with UNICEF. The competition will run December 15 - January 31, and Google will donate $50k to \u003cspan class\u003d\"il\"\u003eUNICEF\u003c/span\u003e that will go toward programs that empower young people through technology in the home country of the competition winner.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003eThe other announcement is that Map Maker data for Southeast Asia is available for download for non-commercial uses. The 9 Southeast Asian countries where Map Maker is open for editing that are now included in the \u003ca title\u003d\"Map Maker download license\" target\u003d\"_blank\" href\u003d\"http://mapmaker.google.com/datadownload\" id\u003d\"nx4o\"\u003eMap Maker download program\u003c/a\u003e are Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003eThe Map Maker download license is available for non-profits, government agencies, and individuals to create and enhance their own non-commercial map-related projects as long as attribution is given back to Map Maker. We started this data download program with the Africa dataset \u003ca title\u003d\"over the summer\" target\u003d\"_blank\" href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/08/map-maker-gets-european-flair.html\" id\u003d\"v:of\"\u003eover the summer\u003c/a\u003e. See our \u003ca title\u003d\"new partner showcase page\" target\u003d\"_blank\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/mapmaker/showcase/\" id\u003d\"wm6u\"\u003enew Map Maker partner showcase page\u003c/a\u003e to learn how several United Nations agencies have used Map Maker data to further their humanitarian missions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by France Lamy, Google.org\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-8661771725618678975?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8661771725618678975"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8661771725618678975"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/uniting-for-cause.html","title":"Uniting for a cause"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwcsgnV_DlI/AAAAAAAAJMM/qZDIUV21kzs/s72-c/mmevent.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-1159473372271513570"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-19T15:30:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-19T15:34:12.131-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"imagery"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"More new imagery in November"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe just launched new imagery for Google Earth and Google Maps. Check to see if any of your favorite places has gotten an update! You can download \u003ca href\u003d\"http://mw1.google.com/mw-earth-vectordb/Imagery_Updates/imagery_updates.kml\"\u003ethis KML\u003c/a\u003e for viewing in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/\"\u003eGoogle Earth\u003c/a\u003e or you view the updates in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dhttp:%2F%2Fmw1.google.com%2Fmw-earth-vectordb%2FImagery_Updates%2Fimagery_updates.kml\u0026amp;sll\u003d37.0625,-95.677068\u0026amp;sspn\u003d61.19447,135.263672\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;t\u003dh\u0026amp;ll\u003d11.867351,-9.667969\u0026amp;spn\u003d122.071025,270.527344\u0026amp;z\u003d3\"\u003eGoogle Maps\u003c/a\u003e. Or you can view the updated areas highlighted in red below:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cscript src\u003d\"http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url\u003dhttp://code.google.com/apis/kml/embed/embedkmlgadget.xml\u0026amp;up_kml_url\u003dhttp%3A%2F%2Fmw1.google.com%2Fmw-earth-vectordb%2FImagery_Updates%2Fimagery_updates.kml%20\u0026amp;up_view_mode\u003dearth\u0026amp;up_earth_2d_fallback\u003d0\u0026amp;up_earth_fly_from_space\u003d1\u0026amp;up_earth_show_nav_controls\u003d1\u0026amp;up_earth_show_buildings\u003d1\u0026amp;up_earth_show_terrain\u003d1\u0026amp;up_earth_show_roads\u003d1\u0026amp;up_earth_show_borders\u003d1\u0026amp;up_earth_sphere\u003dearth\u0026amp;up_maps_zoom_out\u003d0\u0026amp;up_maps_default_type\u003dmap\u0026amp;synd\u003dopen\u0026amp;w\u003d470\u0026amp;h\u003d500\u0026amp;title\u003dNovember+3rd+Imagery+Update\u0026amp;border\u003d%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999\u0026amp;output\u003djs\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-style: italic; \"\u003eUpdates are noted with a red frame\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eYou can also share your cool new imagery finds with us using \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.twitter.com/\"\u003eTwitter\u003c/a\u003e! After looking at the updates in the viewer above, tweet your cool finds and add the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q\u003d%23GEarthImg\"\u003e#GEarthIMG\u003c/a\u003e hashtag to your tweets. Here's one interesting example of a tweet we saw last time we updated our imagery:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e@8ctagon #GEarthIMG @gsightseeing Historical Imagery in Dakar 1942. Planes in flight 14.706837°-17.4, 16356°\".\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor some added fun, point the Twittersphere to the precise location using a Google Maps link. In a few weeks time, we'll follow things up with a round-up of tweets from those of you using the hashtag and share them with all of you. We'll also be re-tweeting some of your finds from @googleearth.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Matt Manolides, Senior Geo Data Strategist\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-1159473372271513570?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/1159473372271513570"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/1159473372271513570"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-new-imagery-in-november.html","title":"More new imagery in November"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-8506499166997563920"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-19T12:40:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-19T17:26:33.198-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"3D"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SketchUp"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Building blocks: 3D models with detailed facades"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWith tools like SketchUp and Building Maker, modelers around the world have been creating remarkably high-quality 3D buildings for Google Earth -- just check out any of our \u003ca id\u003d\"vcys\" href\u003d\"http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/2009/10/featured-modeler-arrigo-silva.html\" title\u003d\"Featured Modelers\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eFeatured Modelers\u003c/a\u003e to see the impressive work they've been doing. We've also had local governments contributing models of their entire city - \u003ca id\u003d\"zxe3\" href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2008/07/cities-in-3d-program-in-action.html\" title\u003d\"like Amherst, Massachusetts and Washington, DC\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003elike Amherst, Massachusetts and Washington, DC\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e- through our \u003ca id\u003d\"kz_p\" href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/3dwh/citiesin3d/successstories.html\" title\u003d\"Cities in 3D program\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eCities in 3D program\u003c/a\u003e. \u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eAt Google, we've also been busy working on expanding our 3D coverage. Last week, we added detailed 3D models for \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/user/YourWorldIn3D#p/u/0/EBgmjmQjp1k\" id\u003d\"lgxr\" title\u003d\"Valencia, Spain\"\u003eValencia, Spain\u003c/a\u003e. Many of these were Google-created models and before that, across the Atlantic, we released models in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/user/YourWorldIn3D\" id\u003d\"jkd2\" title\u003d\"Milwaukee, WI, and Indianapolis, IN, USA\"\u003eMilwaukee, Wisconsin, and Indianapolis, Indiana\u003c/a\u003e. In addition to adding entirely new areas, we've been tinkering with ways to make richer, detailed 3D models. If you zoom into downtown Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Berkeley, or Stockton you'll now notice that our 3D coverage is now much more extensive and a lot more vibrant.\u003c/div\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwWtEo5Vx7I/AAAAAAAAJLU/Gjzo0UKajg0/s1600/facade-sd.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwWtEo5Vx7I/AAAAAAAAJLU/Gjzo0UKajg0/s400/facade-sd.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405917222937151410\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eSan Diego, CA\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwWtEZXhvVI/AAAAAAAAJLM/fz5cY4yl8UA/s1600/facade-ber.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwWtEZXhvVI/AAAAAAAAJLM/fz5cY4yl8UA/s400/facade-ber.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405917218768797010\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eBerkeley, CA\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003eThe buildings in these five California cities now have detailed facades, meaning that you can see storefronts and architectural details like you would if you were walking down the street. We've constructed these models by using imagery from Street View, similar to the way that users can make photo-textured models \u003ca id\u003d\"muj9\" href\u003d\"http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/2009/09/sketchup-71-is-here.html\" title\u003d\"in SketchUp 7.1\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003ein SketchUp 7.1\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eWith these models in Google Earth, you can go in one swoop from viewing the globe through an astronaut's eyes to virtually browsing the shops in San Francisco's Chinatown or San Diego's Gaslamp District.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eShowing is always better than telling, especially for an interactive and vivid experience like this, so go explore the models in Google Earth. \u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; 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src\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/bLYFTSOwxK0\u0026amp;hl\u003den_US\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess\u003d\"always\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" width\u003d\"480\" height\u003d\"295\"\u003e\u003c/embed\u003e\u003c/object\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#999999;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePosted by Christian Frueh and Manish Patel, 3D Modeling Team\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-8506499166997563920?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' 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facades"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwWtEo5Vx7I/AAAAAAAAJLU/Gjzo0UKajg0/s72-c/facade-sd.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-4605566351342837405"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-19T11:03:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-19T11:05:08.460-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Map Maker"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ready, set, map: Latin America Map Maker competition"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis past Saturday, we launched the first ever \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://mapmaker.google.com/competition\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003emapping competition\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e in Latin America during a live session on \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/mapmaker\" id\u003d\"edb:\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" title\u003d\"Map Maker\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eMap Maker\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e at the \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.campus-party.com.mx/\" id\u003d\"vn:f\" title\u003d\"Campus Party Mexico 2009\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eCampus Party Mexico 2009\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eThe competition officially kicked off at the event in Mexico city, where tech enthusiasts from all over the country got to know first about\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e the Map Maker competition.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv  style\u003d\" margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eParticipating in the Campus Party allowed us to enjoy not only a warm welcoming from our Mexican audience but also learn about their sincere interest in improving the geographical data for their country. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eOur presentation included a \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003edemo on Google Map Maker main features like how to \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl\u003den\u0026amp;answer\u003d155809\" id\u003d\"tjua\" title\u003d\"add points of interest\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eadd points of interest\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e, \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic\u003d24008\" id\u003d\"l9gn\" title\u003d\"moderate changes\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003emoderate changes\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e from other users or \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl\u003den\u0026amp;answer\u003d155717\" id\u003d\"tvi-\" title\u003d\"edit driving directions\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eedit driving directions\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwWWNBtnYdI/AAAAAAAAJLE/FuDdgXCj3xQ/s1600/mmcomp.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwWWNBtnYdI/AAAAAAAAJLE/FuDdgXCj3xQ/s400/mmcomp.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv  style\u003d\" margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv  style\u003d\" margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eThere was time to discuss the brand new Google Maps Mexico (\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com.mx/\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003ehtttp://maps.google.com.mx/\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e) and all the new \u0026amp; exciting possibilities Mexican users have in their country: \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com.mx/support/bin/static.py?page\u003dguide.cs\u0026amp;guide\u003d21670\u0026amp;topic\u003d21672\" id\u003d\"xcer\" title\u003d\"looking for addresses, points of interest or local businesses\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003elooking for addresses, points of interest or local businesses\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e, photos and \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com.mx/support/bin/static.py?page\u003dguide.cs\u0026amp;guide\u003d21029\u0026amp;topic\u003d21037\" id\u003d\"evph\" title\u003d\"reviews\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003ereviews\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e from other users, creating your own maps with \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com.mx/support/bin/static.py?page\u003dguide.cs\u0026amp;guide\u003d21670\u0026amp;topic\u003d21676\" id\u003d\"meu8\" title\u003d\"My maps\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eMy Maps\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e, adding your business to the map through the \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com.mx/support/bin/static.py?hl\u003den\u0026amp;page\u003dguide.cs\u0026amp;guide\u003d21029\" id\u003d\"cy9j\" title\u003d\"Local Business Center\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eLocal Business Center\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e or exploring one of the seven first Latin American cities available in \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com.mx/support/bin/topic.py?hl\u003des\u0026amp;topic\u003d11640\" id\u003d\"hn10\" title\u003d\"Street View\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eStreet View\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e (Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Cozumel\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv  style\u003d\" margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv  style\u003d\" margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eThe Campus Party started in 1997 in Spain as an event for passionate Internet users and since then,  it has become an essential meeting point for those interested in understanding new information technologies. Nowadays, there are four different yearly editions of the event at \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.campus-party.es/\" id\u003d\"k89n\" title\u003d\"Valencia\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eValencia\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e, \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.campus-party.com.br/\" id\u003d\"zw6d\" title\u003d\"São Paulo\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eSão Paulo\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e, \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.campus-party.com.co/\" id\u003d\"asha\" title\u003d\"Bogotá\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eBogotá\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e and \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.campus-party.com.mx/\" id\u003d\"z9d4\" title\u003d\"iudad de México\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eCiudad de México\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e and almost 40.000 registered \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003ecampusers\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e worldwide.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv  style\u003d\" margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eNow, you can map the areas you know best in Latin America and possibly win a prize while you are at it! The Map Maker competition runs from November 14th until December 15th and all Latin American lovers are invited to participate. You can find all the details, Terms \u0026amp; Conditions and the entry form for you and your team members at \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://mapmaker.google.com/competition\" id\u003d\"qk56\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"http://mapmaker.google.com/competition\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003ehttp://mapmaker.google.com/competition\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv  style\u003d\" margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eWe were also excited to announce the \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/mapmaker/competitions/latam/index.html\" id\u003d\"z:2q\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" title\u003d\"prizes\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eprizes\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e for the winners of the Map Making competition. Winners will be based on those with the biggest volume and highest quality of edits and moderations during the Map Maker competition; among others, 100 laptops for a university or school from the winning city, a netbook for each member of the best team or a laptop for the top individual contributor. Winners will also enjoy an all included trip to the 2010 Super Mappers Conference, which will be an amazing opportunity to \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eshare your mapping passion with other top contributors\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e and \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eto get to know the Google team\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv  style\u003d\" margin-bottom: 0px; 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margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: arial; font-size: small; \"\u003eBecause you know your neighborhood better than anyone, put it in the map and let the competition begin!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#999999;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003ePosted by \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#999999;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eGenoveva Descalzo, Consumer Operations \u0026amp; Latin America Competition Manager\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-4605566351342837405?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/4605566351342837405"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/4605566351342837405"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/ready-set-map-latin-america-map-maker.html","title":"Ready, set, map: Latin America Map Maker competition"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SwWWNBtnYdI/AAAAAAAAJLE/FuDdgXCj3xQ/s72-c/mmcomp.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-7102336659743477115"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-18T14:43:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-18T14:43:52.177-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Google Earth 5.1 is now out of beta"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTwo months ago, we\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/09/google-earth-51-think-fast.html\" id\u003d\"zvye\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" title\u003d\"released the beta version\"\u003ereleased the beta version\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;of Google Earth 5.1. \u0026nbsp;The 5.1 release focused on one of our most important features: performance. The power of Google Earth is the seamless, immersive 3D fly-throughs that give you a sense of being \"there,\" so we made a lot of adjustments under the hood to make flying around the globe faster and smoother. Today, after a few more tweaks and bug fixes, we're proud to say that we're ready to remove the beta tag.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis release also includes the Google Earth browser plug-in for Mac users, all in the same installation. Both Mac and PC users can explore all of the exciting Google Earth sites that our developers have made without having to mess around with another installation. You can\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://egiate.com/\" id\u003d\"mvtt\" title\u003d\"search for universities\"\u003esearch for universities\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026nbsp; or perhaps fulfill your secret fantasy of being the\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://ships1.planetinaction.com/\" id\u003d\"mp6g\" title\u003d\"captain of a giant shipping vessel\"\u003ecaptain of a giant shipping vessel\u003c/a\u003e. Now these and many more Google Earth web applications are just a click away.\u003c/break\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbreak\u003eDownload the latest version today at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/\"\u003ehttp://earth.google.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #999999;\"\u003e Posted by Peter Birch, Product Manager\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-7102336659743477115?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/7102336659743477115"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/7102336659743477115"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/google-earth-51-is-now-out-of-beta.html","title":"Google Earth 5.1 is now out of beta"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-8434816276810767161"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-17T16:00:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-20T09:57:19.264-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Group on Earth Observations Portal enables you to see forests and the trees"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDid you know that deforestation and forest degradation account for almost 20% of global warming emissions?  That is more than all of the emissions from global transportation combined!  Yet, it has historically been difficult to integrate avoided deforestation and degradation into climate policy plans.  Why?  In part, because it requires a great deal of collaboration and technical expertise to make sure that the right data are collected and made accessible and that the right techniques are available to analyze and verify the data.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eScientists, NGOs and politicians have been working on this problem for a while, but only recently has a truly comprehensive international approach been attempted. The Intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.earthobservations.org/\"\u003eGEO\u003c/a\u003e), mobilizing national institutions, inter-governmental organizations, space agencies and the research community, has worked to facilitate access to satellite, airborne, and in situ data, and create a framework to establish technical standards for a global network of national forest carbon tracking systems.  GEO, with the help of the Google Earth Outreach team, has worked to develop a forest carbon tracking \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.geo-fct.org/\"\u003eportal\u003c/a\u003e which will become a central point for online collaboration and data collection.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eToday, the first version of the portal was launched at a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.earthobservations.org/meetings/geo6.html\"\u003eGEO plenary\u003c/a\u003e. The portal itself runs on Google Apps. I worked with GEO to create a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.geo-fct.org/national-demonstrators/browser\"\u003eweb page\u003c/a\u003e  that uses the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://code.google.com/apis/earth/\"\u003eGoogle Earth browser plugin\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://code.google.com/appengine/\"\u003eAppengine\u003c/a\u003e. The page shows satellite data provided by several space agencies, as well as the first maps that can be used to detect deforestation.  It is structured to also show other types of data and maps as soon they become available. Here's the map of Mexico forest types within the portal interface. You can zoom in to see individual polygons and click on them to see the corresponding forest type.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SwM3yjhNz3I/AAAAAAAAAbk/YkO7lgEqMyM/s1600/mexico-redd.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SwM3yjhNz3I/AAAAAAAAAbk/YkO7lgEqMyM/s320/mexico-redd.png\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405225319442272114\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eYou can read a more complete description of GEO FCT (Forest Carbon Task) \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sites.google.com/a/geo-fct.org/portal/home/fct-initiative-brochure/FCT_flyer_web_V2.pdf?attredirects\u003d0\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI'd like to thank numerous GEO FCT participants for their feedback, as well as other Googlers who've provided technical help. In particular, kudos to Roman Nurik for his \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth-api-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/demos/dom-tree/index.html\"\u003eoriginal KML layer example\u003c/a\u003e, as well as to Matt Hancher and Rupert Breheny.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by \u003c/span\u003eSimon Ilyushchenko, Site Reliability Engineer      \u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-8434816276810767161?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8434816276810767161"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8434816276810767161"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/group-for-earth-observations-portal.html","title":"Group on Earth Observations Portal enables you to see forests and the trees"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SwM3yjhNz3I/AAAAAAAAAbk/YkO7lgEqMyM/s72-c/mexico-redd.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-9143564550768460942"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-17T14:50:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-17T14:50:14.951-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"New cities, features added to Building Maker"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eA few weeks ago, we \u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/introducing-google-building-maker.html\"\u003elaunched Building Maker\u003c/a\u003e, a new way to model buildings in 3D for Google Earth.  Since then, we've been excited by the community's enthusiastic response and today, we're announcing that eight new cities can now be modeled with Building Maker: Brussels, Rotterdam, Cologne, Dortmund, Boston, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and San Jose.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe've also made some useful improvements to the product, including: the option of a Google Earth-view when you're choosing a location to model, the ability to save models as drafts before submitting them for review, and a new tool for tracing buildings.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor more information about this announcement, have a look at our post on the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-cities-new-features-in-building.html\"\u003eGoogle SketchUp blog\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003eSpudde Childs, Software Engineer\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-9143564550768460942?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/9143564550768460942"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/9143564550768460942"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-cities-features-added-to-building.html","title":"New cities, features added to Building Maker"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-7436375717886097427"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-17T10:15:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-17T10:16:14.243-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Online and offline globetrotting come together with voyage around the world"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor the last three years I've been friends with the author of the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.gearthblog.com/\" id\u003d\"z9it\" title\u003d\"Google Earth Blog\"\u003eGoogle Earth Blog\u003c/a\u003e, Frank Taylor.  Besides being a Google Earth enthusiast, Frank is also quite the thrill-seeker; he didn't hesitate to let me fly his plane while he shot photos of the 2006 \u003ca href\u003d\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_PRIZE_Cup\" id\u003d\"t9yc\" title\u003d\"X-Prize Cup\"\u003eX-Prize Cup\u003c/a\u003e. However, Frank is about to embark upon a mission requiring even more bravery.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFrank is moving from virtual, to actual globetrotting - he and his wife are embarking on a five-year trip around the world in their sailboat, \u003ci\u003eTahina\u003c/i\u003e.  But, Frank isn't leaving his passion for Google Earth on dry land.  For the next five years, Frank will share maps of his GPS tracks, videos, 360-degree panoramic photos, aerial photography captured from a kite (see an example \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.tahinaexpedition.com/2009/10/kite-aerial-photography---first-attempts.html\" id\u003d\"fm4n\" title\u003d\"here\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e), and more, with regular updates to Google Earth.  You'll also be able to follow Frank's progress on his website, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.tahinaexpedition.com/\" id\u003d\"mpzl\" title\u003d\"www.TahinaExpedition.com\"\u003ewww.TahinaExpedition.com\u003c/a\u003e and, thanks to his partnership with \u003ca title\u003d\"National Geographic\" href\u003d\"http://www.nationalgeographic.com/\" id\u003d\"c828\"\u003eNational Geographic\u003c/a\u003e, on their site as well.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFrank has told us that one of the goals of his trip is to raise awareness about issues like climate change, pollution, coral reef disease, and the need to create more marine protection areas.  We're excited to help him share his amazing trip with the world.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFrank, we wish you \u003ci\u003ebon voyage\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ebonne chance\u003c/i\u003e, especially battling the sea, weather, boredom, pirates, and those sea monsters depicted on old maps.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by \u003c/span\u003eRobin Ziegler, Community Development, Google Earth\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-7436375717886097427?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/7436375717886097427"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/7436375717886097427"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/online-and-offline-globetrotting-come.html","title":"Online and offline globetrotting come together with voyage around the world"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-4478315519526728883"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-16T13:10:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-16T13:16:00.150-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"An update to Google Earth for the iPhone"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJust over one year ago, we unveiled \u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2008/10/google-earth-now-available-for-iphone.html\"\u003eGoogle Earth for the iPhone and iPod touch\u003c/a\u003e.   Google Earth quickly became one of the most popular applications in the App Store, and after only six months, was the second most-downloaded free application overall.  A big thank-you to the over 220,000 users have taken the time to write a review!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eToday, we're proud to announce version 2.0 of Google Earth for iPhone.  We've added some exciting new features, including the ability to view maps that you create on your desktop computer right from your iPhone, explore the app in new languages, and improved icon selection and performance.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eView your maps wherever you go\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHave you ever wanted to view a custom map with Google Earth on your iPhone?  Well, now you can.  By logging in directly to your Google Maps account, you can view the same maps that you or others have created, using the My Maps interface.  Maybe you're on a trip and want to see where \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;oe\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;msa\u003d0\u0026amp;msid\u003d100037232424550260729.000474e8745c3eda3a3a5\u0026amp;z\u003d3\"\u003eTony Wheeler\u003c/a\u003e, the co-founder of Lonely Planet, most likes to travel.  Or perhaps  you're walking around looking for a restaurant and you want to see where world-famous chef \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;oe\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;msa\u003d0\u0026amp;msid\u003d114539215119681497693.00046b53fab8bece4f650\u0026amp;ll\u003d38.272689,-109.6875\u0026amp;spn\u003d175.610273,360\u0026amp;z\u003d1\"\u003eFerran Adrià\u003c/a\u003e likes to eat.  All you have to do is click \"Save to My Maps\", open Earth on the iPhone, log in with the same account information, and voilà, you have your same collection of My Maps right in your pocket.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SwGyFx39s6I/AAAAAAAAAbE/MfU-ibCcgcU/s1600/mymapsdesktop.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 216px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SwGyFx39s6I/AAAAAAAAAbE/MfU-ibCcgcU/s320/mymapsdesktop.JPG\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404796840178463650\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SwG51Vwh5JI/AAAAAAAAAbc/6ASj1c_IzWU/s1600/mymap.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SwG51Vwh5JI/AAAAAAAAAbc/6ASj1c_IzWU/s320/mymap.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404805353846203538\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt's fun to create and view your own maps as well.  Here's an example of a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;msa\u003d0\u0026amp;msid\u003d115111415543321292909.00047784b37d4e5184355\u0026amp;z\u003d14\"\u003emap\u003c/a\u003e that I created that shows the two attempts my friends and I made to summit Mount Ritter in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.  As you can see, we didn't quite make it (the red line is the intended route, and the blue and green lines are our 2008 and 2009 attempts, respectively).  Next year we'll get it for sure!  I created this map by using the desktop version of Google Earth to read the tracks directly out of my GPS device, saving the resulting tracks as a KML file, and then importing into My Maps in Google Maps.  You can learn more about My Maps \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/help/maps/mymaps/create.html\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrowse businesses, photos, and places more easily\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBrowsing the world from the palm of your hand can be a thrilling experience, and viewing photos, Wikipedia articles, and place information is a great way to discover new parts of the globe. With the latest version of Google Earth for iPhone, we've made this even easier.  Now, when you touch an icon, a small glow appears under your finger to let you know which icon you have picked.  If your finger touches more than one icon, you'll be taken to a list of all icons, so you can select the one you are interested in.\u003cstrike\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/strike\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SwGzoedOFKI/AAAAAAAAAbU/8MYNBg8xQKM/s1600/earth+iphone+-+duo.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SwGzoedOFKI/AAAAAAAAAbU/8MYNBg8xQKM/s320/earth+iphone+-+duo.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404798535773066402\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew languages\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003eWe've also included new languages in this release, bringing the total to 31 languages from the original 18.  The complete list of languages is:  English (U.S), English (UK), French (France), German, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Arabic, Thai, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malaysian, Romanian, Slovak, and Croatian.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe hope you enjoy our latest release.  Please note that the app will be rolling out around the world over the next twenty-four hours - if you don't see it immediately, be sure to check back soon.  You can download Google Earth for iPhone \u003ca href\u003d\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-earth/id293622097?mt\u003d8\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by \u003c/span\u003ePeter Birch, Product Manager, Google Earth\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-4478315519526728883?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/4478315519526728883"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/4478315519526728883"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/update-to-google-earth-for-iphone.html","title":"An update to Google Earth for the iPhone"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SwGyFx39s6I/AAAAAAAAAbE/MfU-ibCcgcU/s72-c/mymapsdesktop.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-6479593289289367119"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-13T14:20:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-13T14:22:49.496-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Explore Valencia in 3D"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;font-size:85%;\" \u003e\u003cbr /\u003e[Cross-posted from the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/2009/11/explore-valencia-in-3d.html\"\u003eOfficial Google SketchUp Blog\u003c/a\u003e]\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAs of today, you'll be able to see \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dvalencia,+spain\u0026amp;sll\u003d37.0625,-95.677068\u0026amp;sspn\u003d32.885543,74.267578\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003dValencia,+Spain\u0026amp;z\u003d10\" id\u003d\"olcu\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Valencia, Spain\"\u003eValencia, Spain\u003c/a\u003e in 3D by opening \u003ca title\u003d\"Google Earth\" href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/\" id\u003d\"vqxr\"\u003eGoogle Earth\u003c/a\u003e and flying down to one of the most beautiful cities in Mediterranean Spain. When you have Google Earth open, make sure the \"3D Buildings\" layer is checked to get the full effect. Watch the video below to see a fly-through animation of Valencia.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cobject height\u003d\"340\" width\u003d\"560\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"movie\" value\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/EBgmjmQjp1k\u0026amp;hl\u003den_US\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowFullScreen\" value\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowscriptaccess\" value\u003d\"always\"\u003e\u003cembed src\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/EBgmjmQjp1k\u0026amp;hl\u003den_US\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess\u003d\"always\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" height\u003d\"340\" width\u003d\"560\"\u003e\u003c/embed\u003e\u003c/object\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf you want to see some impressive buildings in Valencia, we recommend flying down to these places:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCity of Arts and Sciences (\u003ca title\u003d\"open kmz file\" href\u003d\"https://sites.google.com/site/sketchupvideo/sketchup-blog-download-files/CityofArts%26Sciences.kmz?attredirects\u003d0\u0026amp;d\u003d1\" id\u003d\"f06b\"\u003eopen kmz file\u003c/a\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePlaza de Toros (\u003ca title\u003d\"open kmz file\" href\u003d\"https://sites.google.com/site/sketchupvideo/sketchup-blog-download-files/PlazadeToros.kmz?attredirects\u003d0\u0026amp;d\u003d1\" id\u003d\"w7ez\"\u003eopen kmz file\u003c/a\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSaint Mary of Valencia Cathedral (\u003ca title\u003d\"open kmz file\" href\u003d\"https://sites.google.com/site/sketchupvideo/sketchup-blog-download-files/SaintMaryofValenciaCathedral.kmz?attredirects\u003d0\u0026amp;d\u003d1\" id\u003d\"xoxb\"\u003eopen kmz file\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003eNicole Drobeck, 3D Modeling Specialist\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-6479593289289367119?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/6479593289289367119"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/6479593289289367119"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/explore-valencia-in-3d.html","title":"Explore Valencia in 3D"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-6175979574974891693"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-12T14:25:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-12T14:25:05.388-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Saving the world, one line of code at a time"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe whole thing started last spring at the first-ever \u003ca title\u003d\"Crisis Camp\" href\u003d\"http://crisiscampdc.ning.com/\" id\u003d\"qo6o\"\u003eCrisis Camp\u003c/a\u003e in Washington DC where we heard about the challenges that NGOs, governments, and first responders face during disaster response.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe discussed these challenges with colleagues from Microsoft, and Yahoo. We all agreed that we could provide technological development. But, even for large companies, resources are finite. So, the question became, “How do we make this happen \u003ci\u003equickly\u003c/i\u003e?”\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe decided to reach out to our active development communities. Out of this effort, Random Hacks of Kindness, a hackathon for humanity, was born.  Random Hacks of Kindness, jointly sponsored by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, NASA, and the World Bank, aims to build an active developer community around disaster response and humanitarian relief.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis weekend, benevolently-inclined hackers will listen to a keynote from FEMA Administrator \u003ca href\u003d\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Fugate\" id\u003d\"tjpf\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Craig Fugate\"\u003eCraig Fugate\u003c/a\u003e. Then they’ll churn out some of the most important open source code on the planet—code that saves lives and mitigates human suffering. They'll address problems like, \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003ehow do we crowdsource information from local citizens to aid first resonders? \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003eHow do we quickly collect and publish fresh aerial imagery of an affected area? \u003c/span\u003eHow do we create a comprehensive missing persons finder after a disaster?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTheir work will have a positive, lasting impact on the state of the human experience, not just here in the U.S, but all around the globe.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhile it’s no exaggeration to call these coders modern-day superheroes, they’ll be going home with just a T-shirt for their efforts. It's a nice T-shirt, but perhaps masks and capes would have been more appropriate.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor more information, visit \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.randomhacksofkindness.org/\"\u003ehttp://www.randomhacksofkindness.org\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Jeff Martin, Google Crisis Response Team\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-6175979574974891693?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/6175979574974891693"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/6175979574974891693"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/saving-world-one-line-of-code-at-time.html","title":"Saving the world, one line of code at a time"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-6881303870777703347"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-10T17:10:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-10T17:53:02.341-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mobile"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Google Latitude, now with Location History \u0026 Alerts"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e[Cross-posted from the \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\" href\u003d\"http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009/11/google-latitude-now-with-location.html\"\u003eGoogle Mobile Blog\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e]\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSince the launch of Google Latitude earlier this year, we've been getting a lot of feature requests. One of the most popular ideas was for Latitude to keep track of location history, allowing you (but not your friends) to see where you've been at any point in time. Another popular idea was to notify you when you're near your Latitude friends so you can easily meet up or grab lunch. Today, we're happy to introduce both Google Location History and Google Location Alerts (beta) to let you do even more with Latitude.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoogle Location History\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhether you're taking a road trip across the country, backpacking across Europe, or just going out for a night on the town, it's fascinating to look back at where you went, and for how long you stayed. Enable \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/latitude/apps/history\" id\u003d\"xkdv\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Google Location History\"\u003eGoogle Location H\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/latitude/apps/history\" id\u003d\"xkdv\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Google Location History\"\u003eistory\u003c/a\u003e to store, view, and manage your past Latitude locations. You can visualize your history on Google Maps and Earth or play back a recent trip in order. Of course, you can always delete selected history or your entire location history at any time. While working on Location History, I found myself going back in time to discover things that would have otherwise been impossible. For example, I stopped at an awesome BBQ place on my way back from Lake Tahoe this summer, but I couldn't remember the name when my friend was asking about it a few months later. I pulled up my location history for that weekend, found where I was stationary on the drive home, and the restaurant name showed up in Google Maps: Drooling Dog Bar BQ. Check it out below:\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V-5em911hQg/SvoEWP02z8I/AAAAAAAAC0g/awgVurkk9XQ/s1600-h/loc_history_01.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V-5em911hQg/SvoEWP02z8I/AAAAAAAAC0g/awgVurkk9XQ/s320/loc_history_01.png\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402635483236192194\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V-5em911hQg/SvoEiFKy4cI/AAAAAAAAC0o/bTkg85DY5yM/s1600-h/loc_history_02.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V-5em911hQg/SvoEiFKy4cI/AAAAAAAAC0o/bTkg85DY5yM/s320/loc_history_02.png\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402635686533849538\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoogle Location Alerts (beta)\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePeople also want to know when their friends were nearby, but it's not always convenient to keep checking Latitude to see if a friend has recently shown up near you. After working on this for a while, we realized it wasn't as straightforward as sending a notification every time Latitude friends were near each other. Imagine that you're Latitude friends with your roommate or co-workers. It would get pretty annoying to get a text message every single time you walked in the door at home or pulled into work. To avoid this, we decided to make \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/latitude/apps/alerts\" id\u003d\"xxfv\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Location Alerts\"\u003eLocation Alerts\u003c/a\u003e smarter by requiring that you also enable Location History. Using your past location history, Location Alerts can recognize your regular, routine locations and not create alerts when you're at places like home or work. Alerts will only be sent to you and any nearby friends when you're either at an unusual place or at a routine place at an unusual time. Keep in mind that it may take up to a week to learn your \"unusual\" locations and start sending alerts.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTo enable these features, go to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/latitude/apps\" id\u003d\"q3gn\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"google.com/latitude/apps\"\u003egoogle.com/latitude/apps\u003c/a\u003e. You must first be an existing Google Latitude user; if you're not already, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/latitude/intro.html\" id\u003d\"yv6j\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"get it here\"\u003esign up here\u003c/a\u003e. You must explicitly enable each feature, and of course, you can disable it at any time. Learn more in the Help Center about \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer\u003d163844\" id\u003d\"c77:\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Location Alerts\"\u003eLocation Alerts\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer\u003d163845\" id\u003d\"z.0e\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Location History\"\u003eLocation History\u003c/a\u003e, suggest and vote on ideas in the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://productideas.appspot.com/#16/e\u003dcf\" id\u003d\"c1bi\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Mobile Product Ideas\"\u003eMobile Product Ideas\u003c/a\u003e page, or report problems in the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile?hl\u003den\" id\u003d\"yid1\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Mobile Help Forum\"\u003eMobile Help Forum\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Posted by Chris Lambert, Software Engineer, Google Mobile\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-6881303870777703347?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/6881303870777703347"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/6881303870777703347"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/google-latitude-now-with-location.html","title":"Google Latitude, now with Location History \u0026 Alerts"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V-5em911hQg/SvoEWP02z8I/AAAAAAAAC0g/awgVurkk9XQ/s72-c/loc_history_01.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-3272109211108358940"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-10T15:05:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-10T15:24:53.253-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Street View"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"More views in more countries"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt's been a very busy week for the Street View team! Not only have we made Hawaii the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/fifty-states-of-street-view.html\" id\u003d\"nod6\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"0th state to get Street View imagery\"\u003e50th state to get Street View imagery\u003c/a\u003e but we've also been hard at work mapping other stunning locations around the world. Now you can explore around huge swathes of Spain, an extra 30 towns in Netherlands and 5 cities in Mexico.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn my home country of Spain, I think we may have created what could be the the first ever virtual pilgrimage: Street View imagery is now available for the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Way_of_St._James\" id\u003d\"sc7:\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Camino de Santiago\"\u003eCamino de Santiago\u003c/a\u003e in commemoration of the year Xacobeo 2010 (the holy year of Saint James).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePeople can \"wander\" virtually along the French route from Auritz to Finisterre, through significant points as Pamplona, Estella, Logroño, Nájera, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Astorga, Ponferrada and Santiago de Compostela. Potential visitors can also plan their entire trip thanks to a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.es/maps/mpl?moduleurl\u003dhttp://www.svmapplets.com/sv/caminosantiago\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003des\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003dlp\u0026amp;utm_source\u003des-lp-emea-es-gns-mp\" id\u003d\"d9gh\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"layer of information\"\u003ecustomized \"mapplet\"\u003c/a\u003e on Google Maps, created by Consumer Eroski magazine, where tourists can see hotels, hostels and restaurants located along the Camino de Santiago. Make sure you also visit other amazing Spanish sites such as:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ciframe marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://maps.google.es/maps/sv?cbp\u003d12,160.76,,0,-16.81\u0026amp;cbll\u003d37.178812,-3.590274\u0026amp;panoid\u003d\u0026amp;v\u003d1\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003des\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"240\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" width\u003d\"425\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.es/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003dembed\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dalhambra+de+granada,+espa%C3%B1a\u0026amp;sll\u003d39.850341,-4.021974\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.012256,0.01929\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d37.178812,-3.590274\u0026amp;panoid\u003dX1LtCRBYorUL2I0L8lstjQ\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,160.76,,0,-16.81\u0026amp;hq\u003dalhambra+de\u0026amp;hnear\u003dGranada\u0026amp;ll\u003d37.178851,-3.590169\u0026amp;spn\u003d0,-0.021865\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;\"\u003eView Larger Map\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eAlhambra of Granada\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ciframe marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://maps.google.es/maps/sv?cbp\u003d12,206.52,,0,-10.25\u0026amp;cbll\u003d40.948385,-4.117678\u0026amp;panoid\u003d\u0026amp;v\u003d1\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003des\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"240\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" width\u003d\"425\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.es/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003dembed\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dacueducto+de+segovia,+espa%C3%B1a\u0026amp;sll\u003d42.880477,-8.545711\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.012091,0.01929\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d40.948385,-4.117678\u0026amp;panoid\u003dcViIv2GT-0ST4imAPOlyog\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,206.52,,0,-10.25\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003dAqueduct+of+Segovia,+Plaza+del+Azoguejo,+40001+Segovia,+Castille+and+Leon\u0026amp;ll\u003d40.947958,-4.118111\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.00138,0.002733\u0026amp;z\u003d19\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;\"\u003eView Larger Map\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eAqueduct of Segovia\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ciframe marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://maps.google.es/maps/sv?cbp\u003d12,238.48,,0,-1.9\u0026amp;cbll\u003d43.269506,-2.931745\u0026amp;panoid\u003d\u0026amp;v\u003d1\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003des\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"240\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" width\u003d\"425\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.es/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003dembed\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dguggeheim+bilbao,+espa%C3%B1a\u0026amp;sll\u003d40.964929,-5.663627\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.02492,0.038581\u0026amp;g\u003dplaza+mayor+de+salamanca,+espa%C3%B1a\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d43.269506,-2.931745\u0026amp;panoid\u003dA82LFKL4PS8LYfmkhVbxbw\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,238.48,,0,-1.9\u0026amp;hq\u003dguggeheim\u0026amp;hnear\u003dBilbao\u0026amp;ll\u003d43.269393,-2.931842\u0026amp;spn\u003d0,-0.038581\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;\"\u003eView Larger Map\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eGuggenheim Museum in Bilbao\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn the Netherlands, you can now explore the many iconic windmills of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dkinderdijk\u0026amp;sll\u003d37.0625,-95.677068\u0026amp;sspn\u003d35.768112,77.695313\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003dKinderdijk,+Nieuw-Lekkerland,+South+Holland,+The+Netherlands\u0026amp;ll\u003d51.886624,4.638848\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.001755,0.009795\u0026amp;t\u003dh\u0026amp;z\u003d17\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d51.886429,4.639013\u0026amp;panoid\u003dC8TKZsCIZayJ33qZvzGB1Q\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,154.88,,1,0.66\" id\u003d\"g-46\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Kinderdijk\"\u003eKinderdijk\u003c/a\u003e. We tried to guess how many windmills there must now be in the Dutch imagery but we were stumped. We want to hear your guesses but we think it could be in the hundreds. Don't believe me? Here's another example:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ciframe marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/sv?cbp\u003d12,228.57,,0,-9.94\u0026amp;cbll\u003d52.476235,4.817706\u0026amp;panoid\u003d\u0026amp;v\u003d1\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"240\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" width\u003d\"425\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003dembed\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dzaanse+schans\u0026amp;sll\u003d37.0625,-95.677068\u0026amp;sspn\u003d46.946584,105.732422\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003dZaanse+Schans,+Zaanstad,+North+Holland,+The+Netherlands\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d52.476235,4.817706\u0026amp;panoid\u003d0YgZWqJtvWyPFMQC7R1rmA\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,228.57,,0,-9.94\u0026amp;z\u003d15\u0026amp;ll\u003d52.473251,4.81673\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;\"\u003eView Larger Map\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOf course, the Netherlands has much more to explore than just windmills -- here's a virtual tour through some other beautiful places:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003ciframe marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/sv?cbp\u003d12,161.36,,0,1.54\u0026amp;cbll\u003d52.096174,5.116116\u0026amp;panoid\u003d\u0026amp;v\u003d1\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"240\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" width\u003d\"425\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003dembed\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dutrecht\u0026amp;sll\u003d52.476235,4.817706\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.017853,0.051627\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003dUtrecht,+The+Netherlands\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d52.096174,5.116116\u0026amp;panoid\u003dmUf707mpiikmyzzmw3HsHQ\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,161.36,,0,1.54\u0026amp;ll\u003d52.096211,5.11626\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.008977,0.021865\u0026amp;z\u003d16\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;\"\u003eView Larger Map\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eUtrecht\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ciframe marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/sv?cbp\u003d12,38.44,,0,-22.45\u0026amp;cbll\u003d52.079271,4.312727\u0026amp;panoid\u003d\u0026amp;v\u003d1\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"240\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" width\u003d\"425\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003dembed\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dthe+hague+binnenhof\u0026amp;sll\u003d52.078662,4.31385\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.143268,0.413017\u0026amp;g\u003dthe+hague\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003dBinnenhof\u0026amp;hnear\u003dBinnenhof,+2511+Den+Haag,+The+Netherlands\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d52.079271,4.312727\u0026amp;panoid\u003d6qkAjnu4u94eZ0-CGNjCDw\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,38.44,,0,-22.45\u0026amp;ll\u003d52.079304,4.31287\u0026amp;spn\u003d0,-0.051627\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;\"\u003eView Larger Map\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Hague\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBut who'd have thought Street View would be able to get my taste buds going too! I've been reminiscing about all that gorgeous Mexican food by checking out the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;q\u003dPlaza+de+la+Constituci%C3%B3n,+Centro,+Cuauht%C3%A9moc,+Distrito+Federal,+Mexico\u0026amp;sll\u003d19.440654,-99.143929\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.021732,0.039182\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;cd\u003d1\u0026amp;geocode\u003dFS6EKAEdaFgX-g\u0026amp;split\u003d0\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003dPlaza+de+la+Constituci%C3%B3n,+Centro,+Cuauht%C3%A9moc,+Distrito+Federal,+Mexico\u0026amp;ll\u003d19.433241,-99.128373\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.009834,0.039182\u0026amp;z\u003d15\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d19.433254,-99.128472\u0026amp;panoid\u003dLMAeBDj1h-COBey8ETaCHg\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,53.63,,1,4.6\" id\u003d\"kjw4\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"many taco stalls\"\u003emany taco stalls\u003c/a\u003e of Mexico City and wishing i could order an enchilada or find my true favourite a 'Gordita'. You can tour other amazing places around the wolrd in our new \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/help/maps/streetview/gallery/#world-landmarks\" id\u003d\"ye5g\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"gallery of global landmarks\"\u003egallery of global landmarks\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Isabel Salazar, Google Spain\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-3272109211108358940?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/3272109211108358940"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/3272109211108358940"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-views-in-more-countries.html","title":"More views in more countries"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-3818283791003601993"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-09T16:45:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-11T11:59:53.001-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Street View"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Trike finalists announced!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLast month \u003ca href\u003d\"http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/street-view-we-can-trike-wherever-you.html\" id\u003d\"x7n_\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"we asked you\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003ewe asked you\u003c/a\u003e to submit nominations for places that you want our Street View Trike to visit. We were inundated with more than 25,000 suggestions across all categories, with university campuses making up 44% of all suggestions.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eStarting today, you can cast your vote for your favorite place within each category to tell us which locations you'd most like to see on Google Maps. The finalists in each category are... drumroll please:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity Campuses\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eArizona State University\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMichigan State University\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePrinceton University\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eRochester Institute of Technology\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eStanford University\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eParks \u0026amp; Trails\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eBoulder Creek Bike Path, CO\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCapital Crescent Trail, MD/DC\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCentennial Trail, WA\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSchuylkill River Trail, PA\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eStevens Creek Trail, CA\u003c/li\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003ePedestrian Malls\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eFaneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, MA\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eNavy Pier, Chicago, IL\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePier 39, San Francisco, CA\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLandmarks\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eAlcatraz Island, San Francisco, CA\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCentral Park, NY\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMillenium Park, Chicago, IL\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eKennedy Space Center, FL\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eNational Mall, DC\u003c/li\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheme Parks \u0026amp; Zoos\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eBronx Zoo, NY\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBusch Gardens, VA\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDetroit Zoo, MI\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eLincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSan Diego Zoo, CA\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eUniversal Studios, FL\u003c/li\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eVisit \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/trike\" id\u003d\"kwbp\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"www.google.com/trike\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003ewww.google.com/trike\u003c/a\u003e to vote! You can vote as many times as you like until the deadline at 11:59pm PST on Monday, November 30th. We'll then work on getting all the winners into Google Maps, and of course we'll work closely with the relevant organizations to collect images of any privately-owned locations. It takes a bit of time to ride a 250-pound bike around the country, but we're excited to see which locations get your votes. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eIf you're anxious to see some new places in Google Maps right now, you happen to be in luck! Today we've added imagery of my home state Hawaii, making it the 50th state featured in Street View. In honor of this launch, we've created \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/help/maps/streetview/gallery/#hawaii-beaches\"\u003ean online gallery\u003c/a\u003e to showcase some of the amazing new imagery from Hawaii, as well each state capitol building from across the United States. You can read more about today's launch on the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.googleblog.blogspot.com/\" id\u003d\"v23g\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Official Google Blog\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eOfficial Google Blog\u003c/a\u003e. To get you started exploring this amazing new imagery, here's an image from Kailua Beach - I first learned to surf at the island offshore:\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"   style\u003d\"  ;font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width\u003d\"425\" height\u003d\"240\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/sv?cbp\u003d13,357.31,,1,2.88\u0026amp;cbll\u003d21.395672,-157.720464\u0026amp;panoid\u003d\u0026amp;v\u003d1\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;t\u003dh\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d21.395672,-157.720464\u0026amp;panoid\u003dLMTXrDy1yIGhV-Yl1min7w\u0026amp;cbp\u003d13,357.31,,1,2.88\u0026amp;ll\u003d21.395681,-157.720456\u0026amp;spn\u003d0,359.978178\u0026amp;z\u003d16\u0026amp;source\u003dembed\" style\u003d\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\"\u003eView Larger Map\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eYou'll find much more waiting for you to explore in the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/help/maps/streetview/gallery/#utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-svn\" id\u003d\"aoqz\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Street View Gallery\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eStreet View Gallery\u003c/a\u003e. You'll notice it also has a collection of locations photographed by the Trike -- you can help determine which places will be included in the future by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/trike\" id\u003d\"o0.x\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"submitting your vote\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003esubmitting your vote\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Laura Melahn, Product Marketing Manager\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-3818283791003601993?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/3818283791003601993"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/3818283791003601993"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/trike-finalists-announced.html","title":"Trike finalists announced!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-2008757602460463342"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-06T11:50:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-06T13:26:11.434-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Transit"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"NYC subway system on Google Maps"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMy wife and I moved out to New York last week, and we sure put Google Maps to use in our housing hunt. With \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003d\u0026amp;mrt\u003drealestate\u0026amp;sll\u003d40.650104,-73.949582\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.079707,0.181789\u0026amp;g\u003dbrooklyn\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003d\u0026amp;ei\u003dZwzzSvHMOJGGyASS8JzEBg\u0026amp;attrid\u003d9d0372097147e6e1:1500,2000_1d8f6bf7053fe522_5ce4764c89529344_48fe1fca1b8d0fa9_\u0026amp;ll\u003d40.670874,-73.960648\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.079682,0.181789\u0026amp;z\u003d13\" id\u003d\"ay0-\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Real Estate listings\"\u003eReal Estate listings\u003c/a\u003e to help find a place, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;ll\u003d40.684177,-73.992193\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.000563,0.00284\u0026amp;z\u003d19\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d40.684047,-73.991856\u0026amp;panoid\u003d92qbsaikZE0qajrnrTjA5g\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,147.29,,0,-7.15\" id\u003d\"c9g2\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Street View\"\u003eStreet View\u003c/a\u003e to scope out the neighborhood, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dd\u0026amp;source\u003ds_d\u0026amp;saddr\u003d76+9+Ave,+New+York,+NY+10011+(Google)\u0026amp;daddr\u003d150+Montague+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11201-3514+(Halstead+Brooklyn+LLC)\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003dFXurbQId08aW-yFatxpZiXCuXCktkJYTv1nCiTEixjLqxYw7rQ%3BFRbybAIdhfOW-yG1h-3VfhbhoSkbwCWNSFrCiTHcM7cSVcWaqQ\u0026amp;mra\u003dcc\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;sll\u003d40.71793,-74.002675\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.079626,0.181789\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;z\u003d13\u0026amp;start\u003d0\" id\u003d\"kffz\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"directions\"\u003edirections\u003c/a\u003e to help us find our broker, and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dmexican+food\u0026amp;sll\u003d40.679808,-73.997083\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.019104,0.045447\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;date\u003d11%2F05%2F09\u0026amp;time\u003d12:35pm\u0026amp;ttype\u003ddep\u0026amp;noexp\u003d0\u0026amp;noal\u003d0\u0026amp;sort\u003dtime\u0026amp;tline\u003d\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;radius\u003d1.19\u0026amp;rq\u003d1\u0026amp;ev\u003dzo\u0026amp;hq\u003dmexican+food\u0026amp;hnear\u003d\u0026amp;ll\u003d40.682265,-73.989058\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.019103,0.045447\u0026amp;z\u003d15\u0026amp;start\u003d0\" id\u003d\"bnk0\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"local search\"\u003elocal search\u003c/a\u003e to find nearby amenities, just about the only thing that we needed another source for was to see where the extensive subway lines ran. Until now! \u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eWe're happy to announce that you can now see New York's subway lines drawn out \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bit.ly/2TWAHV\" id\u003d\"xnvk\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"directly on Google Maps\"\u003edirectly on Google Maps\u003c/a\u003e as part of the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-ways-to-get-around-with-transit.html\" id\u003d\"kuus\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Transit layer\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003etransit layer\u003c/a\u003e. To turn it on, just point Google Maps to somewhere in New York, click on the \"More...\" button at top-right, and select \"Transit\":\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SvR_HumvCeI/AAAAAAAAJJM/b6OU7ZnFbM8/s1600-h/nyclayer1.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SvR_HumvCeI/AAAAAAAAJJM/b6OU7ZnFbM8/s400/nyclayer1.png\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401081623870376418\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eThe colorful lines aren't just pretty to look at, they're also interactive. When you click on any station name, a bubble pops up with the names of the line that service the station, and all the other lines on the screen fade out.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SvR_RfvS_fI/AAAAAAAAJJU/MP1-m6syMxA/s1600-h/nyclayer2.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 316px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SvR_RfvS_fI/AAAAAAAAJJU/MP1-m6syMxA/s400/nyclayer2.png\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401081791678447090\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eThis new feature compliments the New York transit directions we launched \u003ca href\u003d\"http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/nyc-transit-directions-have-arrived.html#links\" id\u003d\"kkha\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"last September\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003elast September\u003c/a\u003e, for all services offered by the MTA, including bus, ferry, commuter rail, and of course the subway. We cover much more than the Big Apple, so look for the transit layer in other cities like \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dparis\u0026amp;sll\u003d40.682265,-73.989058\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.019103,0.045447\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;date\u003d11%2F05%2F09\u0026amp;time\u003d12:35pm\u0026amp;ttype\u003ddep\u0026amp;noexp\u003d0\u0026amp;noal\u003d0\u0026amp;sort\u003dtime\u0026amp;tline\u003d\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003dParis,+%C3%8Ele-de-France,+France\u0026amp;ll\u003d48.853873,2.351074\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.138251,0.363579\u0026amp;z\u003d12\u0026amp;lci\u003dtransit\u0026amp;start\u003d0\" id\u003d\"o0-1\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Paris\"\u003eParis\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dtokyo\u0026amp;sll\u003d-34.608418,-58.373161\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.172935,0.363579\u0026amp;g\u003dbuenos+aires\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003dT%C5%8Dky%C5%8D+Metropolis,+Japan\u0026amp;ll\u003d35.692716,139.745064\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.085323,0.181789\u0026amp;z\u003d13\u0026amp;iwloc\u003dlyrftr:transit,0x60188cfbb265d14f:0x6062adeb2eb6995c,35.699547,139.724979,0,-5\u0026amp;lci\u003dtransit\" id\u003d\"vb9j\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Tokyo\"\u003eTokyo\u003c/a\u003e, and use transit directions with \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/transit/text.html#mdy\" id\u003d\"lp6x\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"over 436 agencies\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eover 436 agencies\u003c/a\u003e around the world.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eHaving the MTA in the transit layer will certainly help me get my way around my new hometown, as I start to familiarize myself with the nation's largest public transit system. I can even pull up the layer on my mobile phone while on-the-go (read more \u003ca href\u003d\"http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009/11/nyc-subway-maps-in-your-pocket-with.html\"\u003eon the Google Mobile Blog\u003c/a\u003e).  We're happy to say that we found a great place in Brooklyn — and based on the leafy green trees and walk-up brownstones in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?client\u003dsafari\u0026amp;q\u003dsmith+and+union+brooklyn\u0026amp;oe\u003dUTF-8\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;start\u003d0\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003dSmith+St+%26+Union+St,+Brooklyn,+Kings,+New+York+11231\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d40.680509,-73.993405\u0026amp;panoid\u003dgWcJWmv0fQgwk6td1Z0QAA\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,78.58,,0,2.96\u0026amp;z\u003d16\" id\u003d\"x2rq\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Street View\"\u003eStreet View\u003c/a\u003e, some friends back in California are convinced we're moving to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/la-peanut-butter-sandwiches.html\" id\u003d\"n_ie\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Sesame Street\"\u003eSesame Street\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Jesse Friedman, Associate Product Marketing Manager\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-2008757602460463342?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/2008757602460463342"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/2008757602460463342"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/nyc-subway-system-on-google-maps.html","title":"NYC subway system on Google Maps"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SvR_HumvCeI/AAAAAAAAJJM/b6OU7ZnFbM8/s72-c/nyclayer1.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-7119656009291566951"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-05T16:00:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-05T16:00:51.384-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Historical Imagery Updates for Berlin"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWith \u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-in-google-earth-50-historical.html\"\u003eHistorical Imagery\u003c/a\u003e in Google Earth, we've made it possible to use Google Earth imagery to see how the world has changed over time.  We've been adding imagery since the feature launched in February, and today we announced on our \u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-produkt-kompass.blogspot.com/2009/11/zeitreise-nach-berlin.html\"\u003eGoogle Germany Blog\u003c/a\u003e that we've added historical images of Berlin from 1945 and 1953. To view these new images, you'll need \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/\"\u003eGoogle Earth 5.0\u003c/a\u003e. Historical imagery can be accessed by clicking on the clock icon in the top menu bar. Here's a sample of what you'll find as you explore the imagery:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SvNlKykwzyI/AAAAAAAAAaA/a4Ny-0b9ROQ/s1600-h/Berlin+1945.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SvNlKykwzyI/AAAAAAAAAaA/a4Ny-0b9ROQ/s320/Berlin+1945.png\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400771614196420386\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003eBerlin 1945\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SvNlSOmIDbI/AAAAAAAAAaI/NC6CbLGpYx4/s1600-h/Berlin+1953.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SvNlSOmIDbI/AAAAAAAAAaI/NC6CbLGpYx4/s320/Berlin+1953.png\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400771741977415090\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003eBerlin 1953\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SvNlZv3jghI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/ftab3af4B9c/s1600-h/Berlin+2009.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SvNlZv3jghI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/ftab3af4B9c/s320/Berlin+2009.png\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400771871167971858\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003eBerlin 2009\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by \u003c/span\u003eStefanie Schneider\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003e, Google Germany\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-7119656009291566951?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/7119656009291566951"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/7119656009291566951"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/historical-imagery-updates-for-berlin.html","title":"Historical Imagery Updates for Berlin"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SvNlKykwzyI/AAAAAAAAAaA/a4Ny-0b9ROQ/s72-c/Berlin+1945.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-1368588616032292819"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-04T10:10:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-04T11:19:45.130-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Map Maker"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Featured Map Maker: Mihai"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eName\u003c/b\u003e: Mihai Voiculescu (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/mapmaker?gw\u003d66\u0026amp;ptab\u003d0\u0026amp;uid\u003d102692172465436343442\u0026amp;start\u003d0\u0026amp;sort\u003d\" id\u003d\"guts\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Cartograful\"\u003eCartograful\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDay job\u003c/b\u003e: Web programmer at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://turism.itbox.ro/\" id\u003d\"dr4m\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"itbox.ro\"\u003eitbox.ro\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://turism.itbox.ro/\" id\u003d\"dr4m\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"itbox.ro\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegion mapped\u003c/b\u003e: Romania\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"  ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;\"\u003eUntil last month, Romania wasn't on Google Maps. Users started a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://apps.facebook.com/causes/296814?m\u003d618c3fb4\" id\u003d\"y0yy\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Facebook Cause\"\u003eFacebook Cause\u003c/a\u003e and a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://act.ly/3o\" id\u003d\"pr.u\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Twitter Petition\"\u003eTwitter Petition\u003c/a\u003e to get Google's attention on adding Romania to the map. \"I found out about Map Maker opening in Romania over Twitter -- I follow \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.twitter.com/googlemaps\" id\u003d\"ujw.\" title\u003d\"Google Maps on Twitter\"\u003eGoogle Maps on Twitter\u003c/a\u003e,\" says Mihai Voiculescu. Mihai is now the #1 mapper in Romania with more than 5,000 map edits made since \u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/08/map-maker-goes-west.html\" id\u003d\"uy-v\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Google Map Maker opened in Romania in August\"\u003eGoogle Map Maker opened in Romania in August\u003c/a\u003e, \u003cspan style\u003d\"color:black;\"\u003eand as of last month many of those edits are now live in Google Maps for the world to see.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003eLike many mappers, Mihai started by mapping his hometown -- \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/mapmaker?hl\u003den\u0026amp;q\u003dTargu-Jiu\u0026amp;gw\u003d39\u0026amp;ll\u003d45.043327,23.292389\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.083448,0.190887\u0026amp;z\u003d13\u0026amp;iwloc\u003d0_0\u0026amp;fid\u003d5137914754204584481:2380803353016797842\" id\u003d\"j4tv\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Târgu Jiu\"\u003eTârgu Jiu\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, the city in the southwest of Romania where sculptor\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:medium;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin_Brancusi\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Constantin Brancusi\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eConstantin Brancusi\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e lived and where several of his large works of sculpture have become tourist attractions. From there, Mihai went on to help map \u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"   style\u003d\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);   font-family:arial, sans-serif, 'Arial Unicode MS';font-size:13px;\"\u003eBucureşti \u003c/span\u003e(Bucharest) -- the video below shows how the map of Bucharest grew quickly from 5 highways to a complete city over a two week period:\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cobject height\u003d\"344\" width\u003d\"425\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"movie\" value\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/vSq2wQKRvW08\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowFullScreen\" value\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowscriptaccess\" value\u003d\"always\"\u003e\u003cembed src\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/Sq2wQKRvW08\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess\u003d\"always\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" width\u003d\"425\" height\u003d\"344\"\u003e\u003c/embed\u003e\u003c/object\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;\"\u003eMihai runs a Romanian travel web site (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://turism.itbox.ro/\" id\u003d\"s36p\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"itbox.ro\"\u003eitbox.ro\u003c/a\u003e) that uses the Google Maps API, and says that having a detailed and accurate map of Romania on Google Maps is important for local tourism. \"Many people who came to Romania asked me why Romania isn't on Google. People think that Romania is empty, like a desert. Having Romania on Google Maps is a big plus.\" Mihai also uses \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.panoramio.com/\" id\u003d\"o-6y\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Panoramio\"\u003ePanoramio\u003c/a\u003e and has had \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.panoramio.com/user/3295600\" id\u003d\"q0q3\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"some of his photos\"\u003esome of his photos\u003c/a\u003e published in Google Earth; \u003cspan style\u003d\"color:black;\"\u003e\"I love the Web, programming and travel,\" he says.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:black;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003eNormally, Google Map Maker mappers use Google's satellite imagery to draw roads and locate schools, parks and businesses. When the satellite imagery isn't clear enough (due to clouds or low resolution) to trace from directly, Mihai uses a GPS device to create GPS tracks for roads or to locate hotels, then exports the tracks as KML files and uses the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl\u003den\u0026amp;answer\u003d155420\" id\u003d\"mu71\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Map Maker Overlays feature\"\u003eMap Maker Overlays feature\u003c/a\u003e to draw the roads and hotel locations accurately. He also uses KML files to locate hotels on the map for his travel web site.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"   style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"   style\u003d\"font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003eMihai collaborates with other Romanian mappers and co-created a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://groups.google.com/group/mapping-romania/topics\" id\u003d\"b200\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Romania Map Maker discussion group\"\u003eRomania Map Maker discussion group\u003c/a\u003e.  \"I met these people online,\" says Mihai. However, he will soon be getting together with his fellow mappers in person as they have scheduled a Map Maker training event and mapping party in Bucharest at the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.ase.edu.ro/engleza/index.asp\" id\u003d\"xnse\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Bucharest Academy of Economic Sciences\"\u003eBucharest Academy of Economic Sciences\u003c/a\u003e on November 14th (a Google team member will also attend the event in person). \"I want to thank all the people from Romania who contribute to build the map on Google.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#666666;\"\u003ePosted by Jennifer Mazzon, Maps Community Organizer\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-1368588616032292819?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/1368588616032292819"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/1368588616032292819"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/featured-map-maker-mihai.html","title":"Featured Map Maker: Mihai"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-6491972453842084519"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-03T13:40:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-03T13:40:55.304-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"November Imagery Update"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHaving worked on updates to Google Earth/Maps imagery for some time, I've always enjoyed seeing how the world changes through our regular updates.  But, I've wanted to see them more often.  Today, I'm happy to announce that we're increasing the frequency of our updates to bring you \u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003ethe world's freshest and most complete imagery.  \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e As a part of this announcement, we're also making some changes to the way that we tell you about new imagery.  We'll continue to publish a blog post for our updates but instead of our regular \u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/where-in-world-isanswers.html\" id\u003d\"p3gg\" title\u003d\"'Where in the World'\"\u003e'Where in the World'\u003c/a\u003e quizzes, we're going to start to embed a web-based Google Earth view of the updates in our blog post (like we have below), and continue to \u003ca id\u003d\"gbgd\" href\u003d\"http://mw1.google.com/mw-earth-vectordb/Imagery_Updates/imagery_updates.kml\" title\u003d\"link to the KML file\"\u003elink to the KML file\u003c/a\u003e for viewing inside the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/\" id\u003d\"b1w8\" title\u003d\"Google Earth\"\u003eGoogle Earth\u003c/a\u003e application.     \u003c/div\u003e   \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e   \u003cdiv\u003e     In addition, you can share your cool new imagery finds with us using \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.twitter.com/\" id\u003d\"id2y\" title\u003d\"Twitter\"\u003eTwitter\u003c/a\u003e!  After looking at the updates in the viewer below, tweet your cool finds and add the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q\u003d%23GEarthImg\" id\u003d\"yjwo\" title\u003d\"#GEarthIMG\"\u003e#GEarthIMG\u003c/a\u003e hashtag to your tweets. For some added fun, point the Twittersphere to the precise location using \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earthurl.org/\" id\u003d\"zl4g\" title\u003d\"EarthURL.org\"\u003eEarthURL.org\u003c/a\u003e.  In a few weeks time, we'll follow things up with a round-up of tweets from those of you using the hashtag and share them with all of you.  We'll also be re-tweeting some of your finds from @googleearth. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cscript src\u003d\"http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url\u003dhttp://code.google.com/apis/kml/embed/embedkmlgadget.xml\u0026amp;up_kml_url\u003dhttp%3A%2F%2Fmw1.google.com%2Fmw-earth-vectordb%2FImagery_Updates%2Fimagery_updates.kml%20\u0026amp;up_view_mode\u003dearth\u0026amp;up_earth_2d_fallback\u003d0\u0026amp;up_earth_fly_from_space\u003d1\u0026amp;up_earth_show_nav_controls\u003d1\u0026amp;up_earth_show_buildings\u003d1\u0026amp;up_earth_show_terrain\u003d1\u0026amp;up_earth_show_roads\u003d1\u0026amp;up_earth_show_borders\u003d1\u0026amp;up_earth_sphere\u003dearth\u0026amp;up_maps_zoom_out\u003d0\u0026amp;up_maps_default_type\u003dmap\u0026amp;synd\u003dopen\u0026amp;w\u003d470\u0026amp;h\u003d500\u0026amp;title\u003dNovember+3rd+Imagery+Update\u0026amp;border\u003d%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999\u0026amp;output\u003djs\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eUpdates are noted with a red frame\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe hope you have fun tweeting all of the great new imagery finds from the cities, countries, and regions we're making available in this new release.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Matt Manolides, \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eSenior Geo Data Strategist\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-6491972453842084519?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/6491972453842084519"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/6491972453842084519"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-imagery-update.html","title":"November Imagery Update"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-3405386987736392822"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-02T17:12:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-02T18:00:22.142-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Transit"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Autumn updates for Google Transit"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe days may have just gotten a little bit shorter, but that's not going to stop the Google Transit team from working hard to add new agencies. Over the past few months, we've launched with several partners in many places all around the world.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eIf you're traveling to Europe, you may be particularly pleased with some of our newest additions in popular tourist regions. In France, we have completed the coverage of \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"y2i1\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;ll\u003d44.836555,-0.578165\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.085129,0.13861\" title\u003d\"Bordeaux\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eBordeaux\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e, a famous red wine hub, and an UNESCO World Heritage site. In Italy, we launched coverage for the entire regions of \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"ax10\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;ll\u003d43.46,11.05\u0026amp;spn\u003d3.55,5.84\" title\u003d\"Tuscany\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eTuscany\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e, \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"u8nz\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;ll\u003d44.62085,10.545194\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.746789,0.741183\" title\u003d\"Reggio Emilia\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eReggio Emilia\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e, and \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"r1md\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;ll\u003d45.536115,10.224066\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.04,0.1\" title\u003d\"Brescia\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eBrescia\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eI\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003ef\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003ey\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eo\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eu\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e are in need of some Spanish tapas and sun, the \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"x_-b\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;ll\u003d43.27093,-5.059233\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.738686,4.265299\" title\u003d\"Asturias\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eAsturias\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e region in the north of Spain can offer you that -- and we can offer public trans\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eit to get you around. The Czech Republic now has the \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"z0qz\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;ll\u003d49.443254,15.60764\u0026amp;spn\u003d2.643337,5.487318\" title\u003d\"national railway\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eStudent Agency\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e and the city of \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"dffz\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;ll\u003d50.034871,15.77774\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.052897,0.100937\" title\u003d\"Pardubice\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003ePardubice\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e covered, and in the UK the launch of the \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"yvha\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;ll\u003d52.896895,-6.28099\u0026amp;spn\u003d4.154269,4.76752\" title\u003d\"East Anglia\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eEast Anglia\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e region joins the existing \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"d1jf\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;ll\u003d52.925785,-0.260384\u0026amp;spn\u003d2.054189,4.02435\" title\u003d\"East Midlands\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eEast Midlands\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e and \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"utlv\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;ll\u003d51.45743,0.06591\u0026amp;spn\u003d1.488874,5.119629\" title\u003d\"Southeast\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eSoutheast\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eThis represents great progress in Europe, adding partners in countries where coverage was previously quite thin. We're very excited about this, but we are still far from our end goal of having a public transit alternative for every driving directions search, so we're hoping to keep up our momentum.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eWe have not neglected the rest of the world, and we have launched many smaller regions in the US, such as \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"x93a\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;ll\u003d29.657605,-82.348387\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.114933,0.166625\" title\u003d\"Gainesville, Florida\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eGainesville, Florida\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e and \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"e_gb\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;ll\u003d33.827791,-118.144138\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.169711,0.161263\" title\u003d\"Long Beach, CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eLong Beach, CA\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e. I'm \u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eparticularly excited about the addition of  Bear Transit in \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"mv3h\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;ll\u003d37.87133,-122.258499\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.025,0.025\" title\u003d\"Berkley\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eBerkeley\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e, which is where Google Transit originated. We also launched our first routing in the Middle East, with data from the Roads and Transport Authority in \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"ei1p\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;ll\u003d25.018982,55.331793\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.596991,0.580262\" title\u003d\"Dubai, UAE\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eDubai, UAE\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eAnd \u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Georgia, serif; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003ecoinciding with the \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eannouncement of the host of the 2016 Olympic games, we launched a full coverage for \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"iw_6\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\u0026amp;ll\u003d-22.929306,-43.301582\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.363309,0.465546\" title\u003d\"Rio de Janeiro\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eRio de Janeiro\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eWe also launched the first city in New Zealand - \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"f.:y\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;ll\u003d-39.103475,175.822325\u0026amp;spn\u003d4.489556,2.201166\u0026amp;dirflg\u003dr\" title\u003d\"Wellington\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eWellington\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e, the Kiwi capital.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eOur mobile users also got special treatment. With the launch of \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"s4rt\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/mobile/products/maps.html\" title\u003d\"Google Maps for Mobile\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eGoogle Maps for\u003c/a\u003e \u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;\"\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"s4rt\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/mobile/products/maps.html\" title\u003d\"Google Maps for Mobile\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eMobile\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e 3.2, the \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"a3k4\" href\u003d\"http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009/07/layers-of-fun-in-google-maps-for-mobile.html\" title\u003d\"Transit Layer is available on Symbian S60 and Windows mobile\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003etransit layer is available on Symbian S60, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, and the new Motorola DROID\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e, and transit directions were added to the Palm Pre. This means now transit directions are available in Google Maps on all major smartphone platforms.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/Su-FKU9fdZI/AAAAAAAAJIs/39ItYHrlmKM/s1600-h/pretransit.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 200px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/Su-FKU9fdZI/AAAAAAAAJIs/39ItYHrlmKM/s200/pretransit.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399680890712323474\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eYou can find more information about Google Transit and our current coverage at \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/transit\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003ehttp://maps.google.com/transit\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e  \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#999999;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003ePosted by Noam Ben Haim, Product Manager\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-3405386987736392822?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/3405386987736392822"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/3405386987736392822"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/11/autumn-updates-for-google-transit.html","title":"Autumn updates for Google Transit"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/Su-FKU9fdZI/AAAAAAAAJIs/39ItYHrlmKM/s72-c/pretransit.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-3402635226015266537"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-29T14:33:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-29T14:39:36.612-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"More, more, more real estate in Google Maps"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSince we announced the ability to see lots of real estate listings directly on Google Maps\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/07/improving-real-estate-search-on-google.html\" id\u003d\"sh4a\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" title\u003d\"back in July\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eback in July\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e, we've been working hard to make it even easier to use. \u0026nbsp;As we've added new features and updated Google Maps, with things like brand new high-resolution Street View imagery or detailed map data, Google Maps has become an even more useful tool for online real estate searching.\u0026nbsp;Here are a couple of things you can look out for next time you visit.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFirst of all, we've made it easier to find real estate listings.\u0026nbsp;Now, you can simply select \"Real Estate\" from the 'More' button on the top right of any Google Map to discover listings. \u0026nbsp;From there, it's a simple matter to refine your search using the left hand panel - price, bedrooms, bathrooms, and so on. \u0026nbsp;Of course, you can still pan the map to search for the perfect neighborhood and it'll automatically update with more listings.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SuoJ5lP61vI/AAAAAAAAJHQ/rSz5TqTIrXs/s1600-h/us-more.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SuoJ5lP61vI/AAAAAAAAJHQ/rSz5TqTIrXs/s400/us-more.png\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eWe've also added the ability to search for rental listings in the US. \u0026nbsp;You can now find places\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003d\u0026amp;mrt\u003drealestate\u0026amp;sll\u003d40.777812,-73.956356\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.109972,0.156384\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;attrid\u003d1d8f6bf7053fe522_\u0026amp;radius\u003d4.09\u0026amp;rq\u003d1\u0026amp;ev\u003dzi\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003d\u0026amp;ll\u003d40.779372,-73.956356\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.106719,0.156384\u0026amp;z\u003d13\" id\u003d\"p65v\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"for rent in New York\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003efor rent in New York\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;or\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dsan+francisco\u0026amp;mrt\u003drealestate\u0026amp;sll\u003d37.782926,-122.444859\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.111385,0.156384\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;ei\u003dBRTkStjVKpWciwP-hfTiCQ\u0026amp;attrid\u003d1d8f6bf7053fe522_5ce4764c89529344_\u0026amp;rq\u003d1\u0026amp;ev\u003dzi\u0026amp;radius\u003d4.27\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003d\u0026amp;ll\u003d37.782926,-122.444859\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.111385,0.156384\u0026amp;z\u003d13\" id\u003d\"hp8b\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"one bedroom places in San Francisco for rent\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eone bedrooms in San Francisco for rent\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;simply by turning on the Real Estate layer via the 'More' button and selecting some refinements.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eYou'll also notice that Google Maps is now showing\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?hl\u003den\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;ll\u003d37.751185,-122.433373\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.003588,0.004887\u0026amp;z\u003d18\" id\u003d\"k68e\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"even more information about an are\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eeven more information about an area\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;as you pan around and zoom in. \u0026nbsp;There are small icons on the map showing the names and location of businesses and prominent features of the neighborhood. \u0026nbsp;This means that during your property search, you'll be able to tell at a glance just exactly what shops can be found down the road from where you're looking, all without typing!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eYou can now find real estate in cities and towns across the US, Australia, New Zealand and India.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eOf course, these aren't the only resources available for your new home search. You can use\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/streetview/\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Street View\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eStreet View\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;on Google Maps to check out the neighborhood before driving to an open house; use\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/help/maps/directions/\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"driving directions\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003edriving directions\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;to find out exactly how to get there; and\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/transit\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"transit information\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003etransit information\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;to work out what your new commute might be if you went ahead and moved house.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eAlso, if you're in the real estate industry and want to provide listings to be seen in Google Maps, it's\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/help/maps/realestate/data_provider_faq.html\" id\u003d\"kaj8\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"really easy\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003ereally easy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;to get started.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eHappy house hunting this weekend!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #999999;\"\u003ePosted by Andrew Foster, Product Manager\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-3402635226015266537?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/3402635226015266537"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/3402635226015266537"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-more-more-real-estate-in-google.html","title":"More, more, more real estate in Google Maps"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SuoJ5lP61vI/AAAAAAAAJHQ/rSz5TqTIrXs/s72-c/us-more.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-1023187845252941903"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-28T12:30:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-28T12:30:48.274-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Google Maps Navigation comes to Android 2.0"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SuiapTAMivI/AAAAAAAAAZY/TYOPIap9H_I/s1600-h/google-maps-navigation-fenway.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SuiapTAMivI/AAAAAAAAAZY/TYOPIap9H_I/s320/google-maps-navigation-fenway.png\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397734187669949170\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn 2005 we launched Google Maps, and later that year, we launched \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/mobile/products/maps.html\" id\u003d\"xk1-\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Google Maps for mobile\"\u003eGoogle Maps for mobile\u003c/a\u003e, providing maps and driving directions to users on the go. Over the past few years we've continuously added new features to Google Maps for desktop computers and mobile phones, such as My Location, live traffic data, and satellite and street views. But our driving directions have always remained written in list form - not particularly useful while you're actually driving. Until now!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eToday we're announcing the beta launch of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/navigation\" id\u003d\"fzfz\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Google Maps Navigation\"\u003eGoogle Maps Navigation\u003c/a\u003e, an internet-connected GPS navigation system with voice guidance and automatic rerouting, as a feature of Google Maps on phones that run Android 2.0. Google Maps Navigation isn't like the GPS systems you might be used to - it was built from the ground up to use Google Maps services over your phone's internet connection. This means using Google search, by typing or by voice, to enter your destination (whether or not you know the address); viewing your route on 3D satellite views and in Street View; and always running on the freshest map, business, and live traffic data available from Google Maps.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRead more about Google Maps Navigation on the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009/10/announcing-google-maps-navigation-for.html\"\u003eOfficial Google Mobile blog\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by \u003c/span\u003eIljya Kalai, Software Engineer\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-1023187845252941903?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/1023187845252941903"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/1023187845252941903"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/google-maps-navigation-comes-to-android.html","title":"Google Maps Navigation comes to Android 2.0"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SuiapTAMivI/AAAAAAAAAZY/TYOPIap9H_I/s72-c/google-maps-navigation-fenway.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-8766950571138989159"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-27T14:10:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-27T14:12:34.903-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Outreach"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Wild about Africa"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e[We invited March Turnbull from the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.mapaproject.org/\"\u003eMAPA Project\u003c/a\u003e to write a guest post and describe the work they've done to create a detailed map of Africa's protected areas -- Ed.]\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe greatest wildlife show on earth is about to arrive on your PC.\u003cp\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SudbtSHheHI/AAAAAAAAAZI/gEBBwgFblKA/s1600-h/MAPA+1.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 244px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SudbtSHheHI/AAAAAAAAAZI/gEBBwgFblKA/s320/MAPA+1.png\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397383511942461554\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003eAfrica is the last continent on earth to hold on to its ‘megafauna’ – the really big stuff like elephants, rhinos and herds of antelope tens thousands strong - and it’s hanging on to them by the skin on its teeth.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003eHere at the MAPA Project, we’re making sure that no one can say “We never knew!” when it comes to keeping African parks and wildlife in the public eye.  \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003eMAPA stands for ‘Mapping Africa’s Protected Areas’ and so far we’ve plotted the major parks, reserves, and protected areas for Southern and East Africa.  Check them out on Google Earth and watch epic wildlife video snippets or just find out about places you didn’t even know existed.  Download the MAPA \u003ca href\u003d\"http://mw1.google.com/mw-earth-vectordb/outreach/mapa/nl_mapa.kml\" id\u003d\"ctog\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"layer\"\u003elayer\u003c/a\u003e and find out just how extraordinary our continent is. You can also find the layer in the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/outreach/showcase.html#kml\u003dMapping_Africa_Protected_Areas\" id\u003d\"c6_-\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Google Earth Outreach Showcase\"\u003eGoogle Earth Outreach Showcase\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003eWhat’s the largest mammal migration on earth?   You’d probably guess the wildebeest migration in East Africa\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003e with over a million wildebeest and zebra on the move every year.  Well, it may be the \u003ci\u003eheaviest\u003c/i\u003e one, but what about the two million fruit bats which gather in Kasanka National Park in Zambia every November and fly off every evening, darkening the sky for twenty minutes?  Nobody knows why they all go there, but go they do – and you can too. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003eIt’s a work-in-progress  and we have thousands more parks, blog posts, research projects and icons to get up but we are really on our way now.  We plan to be at it for another couple of years but if you need to know anything about conservation in Africa, start here and you will end up in the right place.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003eConservationists and GIS enthusiasts all across Africa are helping us to pull this groundbreaking project together.   You can too: each park and reserve on the map tells its story and each links to websites with even more info. Bloggers are welcome on the layer and over fifty are already keeping us posted with what they are doing for conservation.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SudcExR5e5I/AAAAAAAAAZQ/ttfoHwMiK5g/s1600-h/MAPA+2.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 244px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SudcExR5e5I/AAAAAAAAAZQ/ttfoHwMiK5g/s320/MAPA+2.png\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397383915444468626\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003eHave you ever wondered what happens to all those tracks that researchers download from satellite collars on the National Geographic channel?  Well we did too, so we’re looking for them \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003eand \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003ewe’ve already put a couple online for you to unravel, with plenty more to come. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003eSo, if you are considering traveling in Africa, if you need some really credible background to that news story or school project, or if you just know the value of something that is irreplaceable,  load this layer and watch what Africa is doing to conserve its priceless environmental legacy. For more information on how to get involved, visit \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.mapaproject.org/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ewww.mapaproject.org\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePosted by \u003c/span\u003eMarch Turnbull, Mapping Africa's Protected Areas\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-8766950571138989159?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8766950571138989159"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8766950571138989159"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/wild-about-africa.html","title":"Wild about Africa"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SudbtSHheHI/AAAAAAAAAZI/gEBBwgFblKA/s72-c/MAPA+1.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-5156015368208076245"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-27T05:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-27T09:55:19.870-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Celebrating the heroes of Google Earth"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWe're thrilled to know that hundreds of millions of people use \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/\" id\u003d\"wxas\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Google Earth\"\u003eGoogle Earth\u003c/a\u003e to discover, explore, and learn more about the world around them.  However, we're especially proud of the fact that Google Earth has been used as a tool to help people change the world.  Today, to celebrate the individuals and organizations that have used Google Earth in their efforts to effect change, we're launching the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/changetheworld\" id\u003d\"p_v6\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Google Earth heroes campaign\"\u003eGoogle Earth heroes project\u003c/a\u003e.  We're highlighting the work of five organizations with this launch, with several other profiles soon to follow.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cblockquote class\u003d\"webkit-indent-blockquote\" style\u003d\"border: medium none ; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 40px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProject Kaisei\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eRight now, in the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://kaisei.blipback.com/\" id\u003d\"yzhf\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"North Pacific Gyre\"\u003eNorth Pacific Gyre\u003c/a\u003e, an 'island' of garbage twice the size of the state of Texas is floating across the surface of the ocean.  This area was recently visited by the members of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.projectkaisei.org/\" id\u003d\"hgd7\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Project Kaisei\"\u003eProject Kaisei\u003c/a\u003e who tracked their voyage using Google Earth and Maps.  Project Kaisei researchers have experimented with converting plastic particles from the \"Plastic Vortex\" into diesel, and hope to eventually power their vessels with this fuel, creating fully sustainable expeditions.  \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/earth/changetheworld/#a\" id\u003d\"vkwh\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Video\"\u003eVideo\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSave the Elephants\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor over 20 years, Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, founder of Save the Elephants, has worked to protect elephants in Mali from poachers using geofences and satellite collars, among other technologies.  With Google Earth, Dr. Douglas-Hamilton can track these elephants on a map and has been able to save many animals' lives, rescuing trapped elephants and helping animals suffering from the effects of local drought and climate change.  \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/earth/changetheworld/#c\" id\u003d\"z8lg\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Video\"\u003eVideo\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBorneo Orangutan Survival\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe number of Orangutans in the wild today is decreasing at a staggering pace largely because of the destruction of their rainforest habitats.  In Sumatra, recent calculations show that the total Orangutan population has fallen from 12,000 in 1993 to approximately 6,500 today.  Willie Smits and the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://savetheorangutan.org/splash.html\" id\u003d\"g.z6\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Borneo Orangutan Survival Organization\"\u003eBorneo Orangutan Survival Organization\u003c/a\u003e have used Google Earth as a platform to enable everyone to participate in their reforestation project by viewing and adopting forest acreage in the Samboja Lestari region.  \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/earth/changetheworld/#b\" id\u003d\"e:x3\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Video\"\u003eVideo\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eChief Almir and the Surui\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSince he first observed the illegal logging of his tribe's territory with Google Earth in an internet cafe several years ago, Chief Almir Surui, along with Google Earth Outreach, have worked together to raise awareness about this issue, and Surui culture as a whole.  Most recently, in addition to the launch of the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/gallery/kmz/surui_tour.kmz\" id\u003d\"drto\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"“Trading Bows and Arrows for Laptops” Google Earth tour\"\u003e“Trading Bows and Arrows for Laptops” Google Earth tour\u003c/a\u003e, members of the Google Earth Outreach team traveled to the Amazon to teach the Surui how mobile devices can be used to capture photos of illegal logging activity and uploaded to Google Earth. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/earth/changetheworld/#d\" id\u003d\"w.7w\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"video\"\u003eVideo\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAppalachian Voices\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMountaintop removal coal mining refers to a process of detonating explosives in order to mine coal seams that would otherwise be difficult to access.  The practice is hugely detrimental to the surrounding environment, pollutes nearby drinking-water sources, permanently destroys the mountains themselves, and often causes cancer and other diseases.  \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.appvoices.org/\" id\u003d\"q00q\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Appalachian Voices\"\u003eAppalachian Voices\u003c/a\u003e, a grassroots environmental group in North Carolina, has educated millions of people, including policy-makers and legislators, about this destructive mining process by flying users over the 470 mine sites in the Appalachian mountains with Google Earth.  The organization also has a layer in Google Earth dedicated to these efforts.  \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/earth/changetheworld/#e\" id\u003d\"e8sq\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Video\"\u003eVideo\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe salute these individuals and groups, and share their wonderful stories with the hope that they will inspire more people to use Google Earth to make the world a better place.  If you are using Google Earth to change your world, be it in small ways or large, and would like to share your story, we want to hear from you! Please submit your story \u003ca title\u003d\"here\" href\u003d\"https://services.google.com/fb/forms/changetheworld/\" id\u003d\"hx.-\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e and you could be selected as the next Google Earth Hero.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor more information about these Heroes of Google Earth, visit \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/changetheworld\"\u003ehttp://earth.google.com/changetheworld\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eKrating Poonpol, Product Marketing Manager, Google Earth\u003c/div\u003eTanya Keen, Program Manager, Google Earth Outreach\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-5156015368208076245?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/5156015368208076245"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/5156015368208076245"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/celebrating-heroes-of-google-earth.html","title":"Celebrating the heroes of Google Earth"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-6895438957798394613"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-26T01:10:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-03T12:49:45.809-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Google Earth Outreach in Africa"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe are proud to announce that as of today, the Google Earth Outreach Program is available in Africa, making it possible for local NGOs and other public benefit organizations to take advantage of Google Earth Pro software grants and other opportunities.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn addition to the launch of the program itself, several amazing examples (listed below) of non-profit organizations' efforts to visualize their work in Africa with Google Earth and tell their stories to the world are now available.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.savetheelephants.org/\"\u003eSave the Elephants\u003c/a\u003e takes you to Mali and shows you their effort to protect the last of the Mali Desert Elephants. This Google Earth project uses KML touring, a feature in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/\"\u003eGoogle Earth 5.0\u003c/a\u003e  and above, which enables non-profit and other public benefit groups to tell their story with a narrated tour. Your narrator on this Google Earth journey is Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Founder of Save the Elephants in Samburu, Kenya. This is also the next tour in the 'Changing Climate in Google Earth' series in the lead-up to the Copenhagen climate summit in December. Download the tour \u003ca href\u003d\"http://mw1.google.com/mw-weather/outreach/cop15tours/ste/nl_cop15_mali_save_the_elephants.kml\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e, or view it at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/cop15\"\u003ewww.google.com/cop15\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.mapaproject.org/\"\u003eMapping Africa's Protected Areas Project\u003c/a\u003e, or MAPA, has done just that: mapped Africa's parks and reserves in Southern and East Africa. See rich content including park boundaries, GPS tracks, images, and more, as this project makes available for the first time valuable data of land and wildlife in protected areas in Africa. Download the MAPA Google Earth file \u003ca href\u003d\"http://mw1.google.com/mw-earth-vectordb/outreach/mapa/nl_mapa.kml\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e to begin exploring!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.na.unep.net/\"\u003eUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)\u003c/a\u003e has done it again: with the release of their new \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.grida.no/publications/the-uganda-atlas/\"\u003eUganda Atlas of Our Changing Environment\u003c/a\u003e, they have mapped areas of drastic environmental change using historical imagery for 11 sites in Uganda. See the change for yourself in Google Earth, by opening Google Earth, turning on the \"UNEP: Atlas of Our Changing Environment\" layer in the the Layers panel, and zooming into Uganda to click on some of the placemarks. They have also created narrated Google Earth tours for four locations of environmental change: the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.na.unep.net/atlas/tours/unep_tour_site_389.kml\"\u003eCity of Kampala\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.na.unep.net/atlas/tours/unep_tour_site_269.kml\"\u003eMabira Forest Reserve\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.na.unep.net/atlas/tours/unep_tour_site_394.kml\"\u003eMount Elgon\u003c/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.na.unep.net/atlas/tours/unep_tour_site_393.kml\"\u003eMau Complex\u003c/a\u003e. [\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eUpdate, 11/2\u003c/span\u003e: The sites in the \"UNEP Atlas of Our Changing Environment\" layer showing areas of dramatic environmental change in Kenya and Uganda are based on work in two recent hardcover publications: \"Kenya, Atlas of Our Changing Environment from UNEP\" and \"The Kenya Government and Uganda, Atlas of Our Changing Environment\" produced by the Government of Uganda with support from UNEP.]\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SuVGaeng71I/AAAAAAAAAZA/UG_bOy-pT9w/s1600-h/unep_blog_post.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SuVGaeng71I/AAAAAAAAAZA/UG_bOy-pT9w/s320/unep_blog_post.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396797149182750546\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eUse these examples to get inspired, and to get ideas for what your organization can do!  If you are an African NGO or other public benefit organization, visit \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/outreach/africa.html\"\u003ehttp://earth.google.com/outreach/africa.html\u003c/a\u003e to learn more, apply for a Google Earth Pro software grant, and get training materials on various Google Geo products.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Karin Tuxen-Bettman and Tanya Keen, Google Earth Outreach\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-6895438957798394613?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/6895438957798394613"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/6895438957798394613"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/google-earth-outreach-in-africa.html","title":"Google Earth Outreach in Africa"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/SuVGaeng71I/AAAAAAAAAZA/UG_bOy-pT9w/s72-c/unep_blog_post.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-492137334060425729"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-23T11:09:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-27T16:47:28.863-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Evolving the look of Google Maps"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eToday the Google Maps team is rolling out a number of refinements to the look and feel of our maps, the biggest such changes since we first launched about\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/02/mapping-your-way.html\" id\u003d\"pwll\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" title\u003d\"http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/02/mapping-your-way.html\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e4.7 years ago\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e.\u0026nbsp; In that time we've been steadily adding details like walkways, address labels, bus stops, new country coverage, and improved satellite imagery, but the look of the map hasn't changed much.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eToday's changes are intended to keep the same information-rich map while making it easier to pick out the information that is most useful.\u0026nbsp; The changes affect both the 'Map' and 'Hybrid' styles, and include numerous refinements to colour, density, typography, and road styling worldwide.\u0026nbsp; For example, in map view, local and arterial roads have been narrowed at medium zooms to improve legibility, and the overall colours have been optimized to be easier on the eye and conflict less with other things (such as traffic, transit lines and search results) that we overlay onto the map.\u0026nbsp; Hybrid roads have gained a crisp outline to make them easier to follow, and the overall look is now closer to an augmented satellite view instead of a simple overlay.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn some areas the changes are obvious, while in others they are quite subtle.\u0026nbsp; But overall we hope you'll agree they're a nice improvement.\u0026nbsp; Let's take a quick world tour to see some of these changes in action...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTaking a look at a far zoom of the area around my hometown London, notice the improved readability and density of the roads in the hybrid view. The motorways are easier to follow, and the A-roads are surfaced earlier:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SuHwvzTXLRI/AAAAAAAAJFw/Xk-1WpslAjs/s1600-h/versa1.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SuHwvzTXLRI/AAAAAAAAJFw/Xk-1WpslAjs/s400/versa1.png\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eFurther north and more zoomed in still, the small town of Portinscale in England's beautiful Lake District shows the benefits of displaying increased road density.\u0026nbsp; Local roads, important in this context, are now visible:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SuHw08UoNjI/AAAAAAAAJF4/vY-tOvItVIE/s1600-h/versa3.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SuHw08UoNjI/AAAAAAAAJF4/vY-tOvItVIE/s400/versa3.png\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eJumping west across the Atlantic to San Francisco and switching to map view demonstrates the changes in colour and font treatment. All the same information is maintained on the map, but there is more contrast between background detail such as local roads, and important orientation signals like neighbourhoods and major arterial roads:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SuHw5PqADiI/AAAAAAAAJGA/365lOCMgsbI/s1600-h/versa4.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SuHw5PqADiI/AAAAAAAAJGA/365lOCMgsbI/s400/versa4.png\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eHeading south to Brasilia illustrates the advantages of the newly optimized road widths. The thinner treatment at this zoom makes it much easier to pick out fine detail in the complex local road shapes:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SuHw-dewugI/AAAAAAAAJGI/2wssAa8fzQo/s1600-h/versa5.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SuHw-dewugI/AAAAAAAAJGI/2wssAa8fzQo/s400/versa5.png\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eHeading northwest across the Pacific, Beijing sees some dramatic changes: the subway lines are coloured to fit local convention, the text is aligned with the streets, and the overall colour scheme is tuned to be more harmonious:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SuHxDryQzxI/AAAAAAAAJGQ/2T6OZEDf_i8/s1600-h/versa6.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SuHxDryQzxI/AAAAAAAAJGQ/2T6OZEDf_i8/s400/versa6.png\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eAnd finally, completing the journey where we started, note the finer road widths, cleaner rail lines, and less visually heavy colour scheme in London:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SuHxIgADiTI/AAAAAAAAJGY/QxL4Xlu6yKM/s1600-h/versa7.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SuHxIgADiTI/AAAAAAAAJGY/QxL4Xlu6yKM/s400/versa7.png\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eWe hope you enjoy the changes to your local area too!\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #999999;\"\u003ePosted by\u0026nbsp;Jonah Jones, User Experience Designer, Google Maps\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-492137334060425729?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/492137334060425729"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/492137334060425729"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/evolving-look-of-google-maps.html","title":"Evolving the look of Google Maps"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SuHwvzTXLRI/AAAAAAAAJFw/Xk-1WpslAjs/s72-c/versa1.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-602457079807374098"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-22T13:20:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-22T13:54:17.148-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mobile"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Layers come to Google Maps for BlackBerry"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e[Cross-posted from the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009/10/layers-come-to-google-maps-for.html\"\u003eGoogle Mobile Blog\u003c/a\u003e]\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IevKNrO7uCY/St8mi4fyp_I/AAAAAAAAAKk/g7JZcIsuaEo/s1600/layers-blackberry.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IevKNrO7uCY/St8mi4fyp_I/AAAAAAAAAKk/g7JZcIsuaEo/s200/layers-blackberry.png\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; white-space: normal;\"\u003e We're excited to announce that version 3.2 of\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/mobile/products/maps.html\"\u003eGoogle Maps for mobile\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;is now available for BlackBerry. This release contains many of the same features we\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009/07/layers-of-fun-in-google-maps-for-mobile.html\"\u003erecently launched on Windows Mobile and S60\u003c/a\u003e, including Layers.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLayers make it easy to view various types of information on your map and are especially helpful in situations when you're traveling somewhere new. For example, you can turn on the Wikipedia layer to read entries about nearby places, then use the transit lines layer to help map out a route. Or you can use the My Maps feature of Google Maps to create a collection of places you're planning to visit on your trip and then use Google Maps for mobile to access it from the road. You can also turn on the Google Latitude layer to see your friends' locations.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMy coworker Mat is a big fan of Layers and made the below video to show you how he uses the feature. Check out the video, and get the latest version of Google Maps for your phone by visiting\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003em.google.com/maps\u003c/span\u003e\u0026nbsp;from your phone's browser.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\u003cobject height\u003d\"340\" width\u003d\"560\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"movie\" value\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/1W90u0Y1HGI\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowFullScreen\" value\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowscriptaccess\" value\u003d\"always\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cembed src\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/1W90u0Y1HGI\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess\u003d\"always\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" width\u003d\"560\" height\u003d\"340\"\u003e\u003c/embed\u003e\u003c/object\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003ePosted by Michelle Chen, Software Engineer\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-602457079807374098?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/602457079807374098"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/602457079807374098"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/layers-come-to-google-maps-for.html","title":"Layers come to Google Maps for BlackBerry"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IevKNrO7uCY/St8mi4fyp_I/AAAAAAAAAKk/g7JZcIsuaEo/s72-c/layers-blackberry.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-50364049677139164"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-22T10:30:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-22T10:35:40.396-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Where in the World is...(Answers)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHope you all had a great time exploring this new imagery around the globe and that you answered all the questions in the quiz correctly.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHere are the answers to the quiz:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1. This city was once a mill town in UK.  The person who invented multi spool spinning wheel hails from this town.\u003cbr /\u003e-- Blackburn.\u003cbr /\u003e\u2028\u003cbr /\u003e2. This particular county is from the United States and it was named after the 'SALT LICKS' that are in this area.\u003cbr /\u003e-- Licking county.\u003cbr /\u003e\u2028\u003cbr /\u003e3. This county was a part of the ancient kingdom of the south Saxons.  The English Channel lies to the south of this county.\u003cbr /\u003e-- East Sussex.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u20284. This is the coast of one of the largest states in the US and it also shares an international border. This state fought hard for its independence.\u003cbr /\u003e-- Texas coast.\u003cbr /\u003e\u2028\u003cbr /\u003e5. This city is a state capital which has the same name as of its state from Mexico, and it is famous for a large archaeological site of  pre Columbia.\u003cbr /\u003e-- Oaxaca.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u20286. This city is a state \u0026amp; country capital. Both the city \u0026amp; the state share the same name which is derived from Arabic and means “end of an elephant’s trunk”.\u003cbr /\u003e-- Khartoum.\u003cbr /\u003e\u2028\u003cbr /\u003e7. This city is one of the largest industrial areas in the United States and many industries are headquartered here. Another clue to identify this place is, a company that makes beef jerky, cocktail pepperoni and other snack sausages is based here.\u003cbr /\u003e-- Kent.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u20288. This is a metropolitan city in Brazil which is well known for its combination of contemporary and classical buildings. The city is surrounded by several parks, and a wide variety of animal species live here.\u003cbr /\u003e-- Belo Horizonte.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFollowing is a more complete version of the updates in this data push:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAmericas\u003c/span\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e- US: Kent (WA), Texas Gulf Coast, Fort Benning (GA), Davidson County (TN), Story County (IA), Union County (NC), Rowan County, Davidson County (NC), Randolph County (NC), Chatham County (NC), Greene County (NC), Craven County (NC),\u003cbr /\u003e- Mexico: Oaxaca\u003cbr /\u003e- Venezuela: Punto Fijo\u003cbr /\u003e- Argentina: Santa Fe, Goya\u003cbr /\u003e- Bolivia: Potosi\u003cbr /\u003e- Peru: Puno\u003cbr /\u003e- Brazil: Belo Horizonte, Rondonopolis\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eEurope, Middle East, \u0026amp; Africa\u003c/span\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e- UK: East Sussex, Leeds, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Wakefield, Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, Glasgow\u003cbr /\u003e- Romania: Braslov, Cluj\u003cbr /\u003e- Ukraine: Simferopol\u003cbr /\u003e- Russia: Ulan-Ude\u003cbr /\u003e- Turkey: Konya, Karaman\u003cbr /\u003e- Saudi Arabia: Najran\u003cbr /\u003e- Iran: Birjand\u003cbr /\u003e- Tunisia: Sousse\u003cbr /\u003e- Algeria: El-Jazair\u003cbr /\u003e- Morocco: Bechar, Taourirt\u003cbr /\u003e- Nigeria: Gombe\u003cbr /\u003e- Sudan: Al Khurtum\u003cbr /\u003e- South Africa: Port Elizabeth\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAsia \u0026amp; Oceania:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e- India: Mumbai, Agra,\u003cbr /\u003e- China: Xining, Anshan, Linhe\u003cbr /\u003e- Indonesia: Cirebon, Surabaya\u003cbr /\u003e- Kazakhstan: Shymkent, Semey\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNew 2.5m base imagery for: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Iceland, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Kazakhstan, China, and Laos.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor even more fun exploring the new imagery, here is a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://mw1.google.com/mw-earth-vectordb/Imagery_Updates/October_2009_Imagery_Update.kmz\"\u003eKML\u003c/a\u003e outlining all the areas receiving new data.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Mukesh K.B, GIS Specialist\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-50364049677139164?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/50364049677139164"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/50364049677139164"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/where-in-world-isanswers.html","title":"Where in the World is...(Answers)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-6043277722000562144"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-21T14:45:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-21T14:46:33.596-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Design It Shelter Competition: The Winners"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;font-size:85%;\" \u003e[Cross-posted from the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/2009/10/design-it-shelter-competition-winners.html\"\u003eOfficial Google SketchUp Blog\u003c/a\u003e]\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eEarlier this year, we teamed up with the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.guggenheim.org/\" id\u003d\"td1-\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum\"\u003eSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum\u003c/a\u003e to launch the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/2009/06/announcing-design-it-shelter.html\" id\u003d\"o1lf\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Design It: Shelter Competition\"\u003eDesign It: Shelter Competition\u003c/a\u003e. People all over the world were invited to use Google SketchUp to design small buildings and submit them for consideration. We received over 600 entries from 68 countries – the level of participation was astounding. You can check out all the entries on the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/education/sackler-center/design-it-shelter/view-shelters\"\u003eGuggenheim website\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTwo prizes were offered: the People's Prize and the Juried Prize. To determine the winner of the People's Prize, students from the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.taliesin.edu/\"\u003eFrank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture\u003c/a\u003e winnowed down the entries to a list of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/education/sackler-center/design-it-shelter/vote-for-shelters\"\u003eten finalists\u003c/a\u003e. Visitors to the Guggenheim website could vote for their favorite; the shelter with the most votes won. A \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/education/sackler-center/design-it-shelter/jury-and-prizes\"\u003ejury\u003c/a\u003e of seven experts selected the winner of the Juried Prize.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHere's a video that announces the winners and talks a little bit about them:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cobject width\u003d\"560\" height\u003d\"340\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"movie\" value\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/W3UUaP_4Pv4\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowFullScreen\" value\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowscriptaccess\" value\u003d\"always\"\u003e\u003cembed src\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/W3UUaP_4Pv4\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess\u003d\"always\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" width\u003d\"560\" height\u003d\"340\"\u003e\u003c/embed\u003e\u003c/object\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe People's Prize\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe winner of the People's Prize is the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/education/sackler-center/design-it-shelter/vote-for-shelters/project/517\"\u003eCBS – Cork Block Shelter\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eby David Mares of Setúbal, Portugal\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St9-rnnUrkI/AAAAAAAAAYU/ch8nwSc1GE8/s1600-h/CBS_4.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 194px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St9-rnnUrkI/AAAAAAAAAYU/ch8nwSc1GE8/s320/CBS_4.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395170166446534210\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St9-nBbmFXI/AAAAAAAAAYM/OXK1coDxYz8/s1600-h/CBS_3.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 194px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St9-nBbmFXI/AAAAAAAAAYM/OXK1coDxYz8/s320/CBS_3.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395170087477319026\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St9-igwYS8I/AAAAAAAAAYE/LJl7utRUVfI/s1600-h/CBS_2.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 209px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St9-igwYS8I/AAAAAAAAAYE/LJl7utRUVfI/s320/CBS_2.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395170009986649026\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St98IadVgaI/AAAAAAAAAX8/gffS8n3SGLg/s1600-h/CBS_1.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 209px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St98IadVgaI/AAAAAAAAAX8/gffS8n3SGLg/s320/CBS_1.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395167362596307362\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Juried Prize\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe winner of the Juried Prize is the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/education/sackler-center/design-it-shelter/vote-for-shelters/project/1168\"\u003eSeaShelter\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eby David Eltang of Aarhus, Denmark.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St9_GwSyDgI/AAAAAAAAAY0/FdItBK0ub4E/s1600-h/SeaShelter_4.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St9_GwSyDgI/AAAAAAAAAY0/FdItBK0ub4E/s320/SeaShelter_4.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395170632632765954\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St9_CSA16dI/AAAAAAAAAYs/imLgajX15JM/s1600-h/SeaShelter_3.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St9_CSA16dI/AAAAAAAAAYs/imLgajX15JM/s320/SeaShelter_3.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395170555784980946\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St9-9uGxVxI/AAAAAAAAAYk/wzdTx901Qnk/s1600-h/SeaShelter_2.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St9-9uGxVxI/AAAAAAAAAYk/wzdTx901Qnk/s320/SeaShelter_2.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395170477426693906\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003eEach of the winners will receive transportation to New York City for two people, accommodation for two nights, \"backstage\" tours of both the Guggenheim Museum and our New York Google office, and free admission to a number of other NYC museums. The Juried Prize winner will also receive a check for one thousand dollars.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCongratulations to the finalists and to the winners. Thank you to everyone who submitted a design, and thanks to everyone who voted.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by \u003c/span\u003eAidan Chopra, SketchUp Evangelist\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-6043277722000562144?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/6043277722000562144"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/6043277722000562144"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/design-it-shelter-competition-winners.html","title":"Design It Shelter Competition: The Winners"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St9-rnnUrkI/AAAAAAAAAYU/ch8nwSc1GE8/s72-c/CBS_4.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-1731915118998688269"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-21T10:45:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-21T10:45:00.755-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Surui on the internet: \"Trading Bows \u0026 Arrows for Laptops\""},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e[\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\" id\u003d\":70o\"\u003eWe've invited Chief Almir Surui to write a guest post about the ways the Surui tribe of Brazil has been using Google Earth -- Ed.]\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAmong the Surui tribe of the state of Rondonia in Brazil, a gift is given when a gift is received. This is how our \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.bioneers.org/\" id\u003d\"rlkc\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Bioneers\"\u003eBioneers\u003c/a\u003e experience ended – with an exchange of gifts between \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003eMāori\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003etribal representative, Wikuki Kingi of New Zealand, and myself.  Presented with a fertility amulet carved out of whale bone, I, Chief Almir Surui, responded by offering a necklace of traditional beads from around my neck.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis past weekend, at the 20th anniversary of the Bioneers Conference in San Rafael, California indigenous representatives, socially-conscious entrepreneurs and foundations, as well as other green-minded participants, gathered for an exchange of ideas to discuss innovative solutions to the social issues that matter in the “new” green revolution. Honored to be a part of this forum, I and my colleagues, Rebecca Moore, Manager of Google Earth Outreach, and Vasco van Roosmalen, Brazil Director of the Amazon Conservation Team,  unveiled the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/gallery/kmz/surui_tour.kmz\" id\u003d\"y161\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"“Trading Bows and Arrows for Laptops” Google Earth tour\"\u003e“Trading Bows and Arrows for Laptops” Google Earth tour\u003c/a\u003e.  Our goal \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:100%;\"\u003ewith this tour\u003c/span\u003e is to tell the world about my people, the Surui, our struggles and our successes, and how our lessons-learned can contribute toward a more sustainable world for everyone. This tour uses Google Earth to share the history and realities of the Surui people and our contributions to preserving the world’s largest rainforest – the Amazon.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn September 1969 – only 40 years ago - the first white men entered our forests.  With great hope, we welcomed these visitors in order to build peaceful relations with the outside world. However, our hope for the future was met with great tragedy.  Just two years after first contact, the Surui population had dropped from 5,000 people to only 290. Not only did we lose our people to new diseases, our culture was threatened with extinction as a result of the  deaths of our elders.  At 17, I assumed a leadership role and am now looking to the outside world with renewed hope.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe illegal logging of the rainforest in our territory began by outsiders two decades ago, and still continues today.   With help from the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazonteam.org/\" id\u003d\"xz5_\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Amazon Conservation Team\"\u003eAmazon Conservation Team\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.kaninde.org.br/\" id\u003d\"alrh\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Kaninde\"\u003eKaninde\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/outreach/index.html\"\u003eGoogle Earth Outreach\u003c/a\u003e and other partners, we are bringing the Surui story to the world so that we can strengthen our ability to protect and sustainably manage the 600,000 acres of threatened rainforest which is our home.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/gallery/kmz/surui_tour.kmz\" id\u003d\"c5bq\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Explore the tour to learn more.\"\u003eExplore the tour in Google Earth\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Chief Almir Surui\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-1731915118998688269?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/1731915118998688269"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/1731915118998688269"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/surui-on-internet-trading-bows-arrows.html","title":"The Surui on the internet: \"Trading Bows \u0026 Arrows for Laptops\""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-6652865238176122971"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-20T15:47:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-20T15:47:34.617-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Powerful IT for disaster relief"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e[Cross-posted with the \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003eGoogle Public Policy Blog\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e]\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhen disaster strikes in the form of a hurricane, earthquake, famine or flood, information technology can play a crucial role in coordinating a local or global response. Earlier this month, Google hosted over 20 international humanitarian organizations in our Washington, D.C. office for a day of workshops to raise awareness and share experiences about how Google's geographic and data visualization technologies, such as \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/help/mapmaker/index.html\"\u003eGoogle Map Maker\u003c/a\u003e and the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://code.google.com/apis/visualization/documentation/gallery/motionchart.html\"\u003eGoogle Data Visualization API\u003c/a\u003e, can aid relief efforts and various humanitarian efforts.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFEMA Administrator \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id\u003d48448\"\u003eCraig Fugate\u003c/a\u003e kicked off the day's discussions with a talk about how agencies can leverage citizen-generated data and imagery to better coordinate response efforts, such as video from people using handheld cameras in the midst of a hurricane. He also cited \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.org/flutrends/intl/en_us/#utm_campaign\u003dft-en\u0026amp;utm_source\u003dft-en-ha-na-us-bk\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003dha\u0026amp;utm_term\u003dgoogle%20flu%20trend\"\u003eGoogle Flu Trends\u003c/a\u003e as an example of how to glean public health insights from the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom_of_the_crowd\" title\u003d\"wisdom of crowds\"\u003ewisdom of crowds\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAfter Craig spoke, the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.redcross.org/\"\u003eAmerican Red Cross\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.worldbank.org/\"\u003eWorld Bank\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.planusa.org/\"\u003ePlan International\u003c/a\u003e gave presentations on their own experiences using geographic and data visualization technologies in the field. American Red Cross, for example, is using \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Google Maps\"\u003eGoogle Maps\u003c/a\u003e to display open shelters (left) and building damage assessments (right) on the map:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ctable border\u003d\"0\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" style\u003d\"width: 540px;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\r\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign\u003d\"top\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ckB1L3RBoCY/St4ZyTKn9YI/AAAAAAAAA1U/jT0HPrZNPec/s1600-h/red-cross-pic2.png\" onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394777755565421954\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ckB1L3RBoCY/St4ZyTKn9YI/AAAAAAAAA1U/jT0HPrZNPec/s320/red-cross-pic2.png\" style\u003d\"cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 188px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 250px;\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd valign\u003d\"top\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ckB1L3RBoCY/St4Zx183WpI/AAAAAAAAA1M/V5RQvdJN_5o/s1600-h/red-cross-pic1.png\" onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394777747723082386\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ckB1L3RBoCY/St4Zx183WpI/AAAAAAAAA1M/V5RQvdJN_5o/s320/red-cross-pic1.png\" style\u003d\"cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 188px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 250px;\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003eSeveral Google team members then led discussions and presentations on the myriad Google tools at the disposal of relief agencies: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/\"\u003eGoogle Earth\u003c/a\u003e, Google Maps, Google Map Maker and the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://mapmaker.google.com/datadownload\"\u003eMap Maker Data Download program\u003c/a\u003e for Africa, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://tables.googlelabs.com/\"\u003eGoogle Labs Fusion Tables\u003c/a\u003e, the Google Data Visualization API and more. See, for example, how UNOSAT used Google Map Maker to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/09/mapping-for-disasters-with-unosat.html\"\u003eaid flood relief efforts in West Africa\u003c/a\u003e by clearly mapping transport networks (for more examples of Map Maker in action, see \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/help/mapmaker/showcase/index.html\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBelow are a few photos from the event. Our next workshop, hosted in partnership with the United Nations in New York, will be held in November. If you're interested in more details, give\u0026nbsp;@\u003ca href\u003d\"http://twitter.com/googlepubpolicy\"\u003egooglepubpolicy\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;a shout on Twitter.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cembed flashvars\u003d\"host\u003dpicasaweb.google.com\u0026amp;hl\u003den_US\u0026amp;feat\u003dflashalbum\u0026amp;RGB\u003d0x000000\u0026amp;feed\u003dhttp%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fjenmazzon.at.work%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26access%3Dpublic%26psc%3DF%26q%26uname%3Djenmazzon.at.work\" height\u003d\"250\" pluginspage\u003d\"http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer\" src\u003d\"http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width\u003d\"375\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #999999;\"\u003ePosted by Jen Mazzon, Maps Community Organizer\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-6652865238176122971?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/6652865238176122971"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/6652865238176122971"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/powerful-it-for-disaster-relief.html","title":"Powerful IT for disaster relief"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ckB1L3RBoCY/St4ZyTKn9YI/AAAAAAAAA1U/jT0HPrZNPec/s72-c/red-cross-pic2.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-3496201443074391304"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-20T12:45:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-20T12:45:00.303-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Where in the World is..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHey imagery lovers, welcome back!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWith the update of big chunk of new imagery in Google Earth, we are once again back with our quiz. So, take a break and start exploring. You never know, there might be a new image of your hometown in Google Earth!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe know that you are anxious to see high quality images and so, we are working hard to offer regular imagery updates and replace low resolution images with high resolution ones.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo, all set for the quiz?  Here we go!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1.    This city was once a mill town in UK.  The person who invented multi spool spinning wheel hails from this town.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e2.   This particular county is from the United States and it was named after the 'SALT LICKS' that are in this area.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e3.    This county was a part of the ancient kingdom of the south Saxons.  The English Channel lies to the south of this county.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St4KxYlQfwI/AAAAAAAAAX0/J-kvQBqytTc/s1600-h/Picture+4.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 175px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St4KxYlQfwI/AAAAAAAAAX0/J-kvQBqytTc/s320/Picture+4.png\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394761247165021954\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e4.    This is the coast of one of the largest states in the US and it also shares an international border. This state fought hard for its independence.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e5.    This city is a state capital which has the same name as of its state from Mexico, and it is famous for a large archaeological site of  pre-Columbia.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St4KYUNOBdI/AAAAAAAAAXk/s6gzawKoaMQ/s1600-h/Picture+5.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St4KYUNOBdI/AAAAAAAAAXk/s6gzawKoaMQ/s320/Picture+5.png\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394760816493725138\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e6.    This city is a state and country capital. Both the city and the state share the same name which is derived from Arabic and means “end of an elephant’s trunk.”\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St4KRbR9kiI/AAAAAAAAAXc/iFhYGK0GAxA/s1600-h/Picture+6.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St4KRbR9kiI/AAAAAAAAAXc/iFhYGK0GAxA/s320/Picture+6.png\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394760698133582370\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e7.    This city is one of the largest industrial areas in the United States and many industries are headquartered here. Another clue to identify this place is: a company that makes beef jerky, cocktail pepperoni, and other snack sausages is based here.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St4KHMeqcbI/AAAAAAAAAXU/Ct0tEnKh_nY/s1600-h/Picture+7.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 183px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St4KHMeqcbI/AAAAAAAAAXU/Ct0tEnKh_nY/s320/Picture+7.png\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394760522361631154\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e8.    This is a metropolitan city in Brazil which is well known for its combination of contemporary and classical buildings. The city is surrounded by several parks and a wide variety of animal species live here.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St4J3tA3c-I/AAAAAAAAAXM/zxA-NW1sSSE/s1600-h/Picture+8.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St4J3tA3c-I/AAAAAAAAAXM/zxA-NW1sSSE/s320/Picture+8.png\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394760256217117666\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eMukesh K.B, GIS Specialist\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-3496201443074391304?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/3496201443074391304"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/3496201443074391304"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/where-in-world-is.html","title":"Where in the World is..."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/St4KxYlQfwI/AAAAAAAAAX0/J-kvQBqytTc/s72-c/Picture+4.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-4341517607089986208"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-19T13:25:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-19T13:29:04.717-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A travel companion with Lonely Planet's favorite places"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFavorite Places was a project we\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-collection-of-favorite.html\" id\u003d\"c6io\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"launched\"\u003elaunched\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;a few months ago to celebrate local businesses and places around the world. This month we worked with a few travel editors and authors from\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.lonelyplanet.com/?affil\u003dfaveplace\" id\u003d\"bwwf\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Lonely Planet\"\u003eLonely Planet\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;to share their favorite places in\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;oe\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;msa\u003d0\u0026amp;msid\u003d117933573357421008822.00047535f7b3df0893fb7\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-mm\u0026amp;utm_term\u003dFP\" id\u003d\"xqos\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"New York\"\u003eNew York\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;oe\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;msa\u003d0\u0026amp;msid\u003d111033296679902839462.0004741fd095eba2744be\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-mm\u0026amp;utm_term\u003dFP\" id\u003d\"ncbd\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"London,\"\u003eLondon,\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;oe\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;msa\u003d0\u0026amp;msid\u003d113573237994217371731.00047536984d580af0074\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-mm\u0026amp;utm_term\u003dFP\" id\u003d\"bigw\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Melbourne\"\u003eMelbourne\u003c/a\u003e, and\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;oe\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;msa\u003d0\u0026amp;msid\u003d114210090365762277280.000475351a7dd9c9553f4\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-mm\u0026amp;utm_term\u003dFP\" id\u003d\"si4o\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Vancouver.\"\u003eVancouver.\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe were also lucky to get Tony Wheeler, one of the co-founders of Lonely Planet, to take a break from his travels and share his favorite places around the world with\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;oe\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;msa\u003d0\u0026amp;msid\u003d100037232424550260729.000474e8745c3eda3a3a5\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-mm\u0026amp;utm_term\u003dFP\" id\u003d\"zgvf\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"a map\"\u003ea map\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/favoriteplaces/#tony_wheeler\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-mm\u0026amp;utm_term\u003dFP\" id\u003d\"ri0w\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"a Google Earth tour\"\u003ea Google Earth tour\u003c/a\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/StzJw28jL4I/AAAAAAAAJFY/nxDhETUwOZo/s1600-h/favplacelp.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/StzJw28jL4I/AAAAAAAAJFY/nxDhETUwOZo/s400/favplacelp.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHere are some of the highlights from some of the Lonely Planet writers:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;oe\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;msa\u003d0\u0026amp;msid\u003d117933573357421008822.00047535f7b3df0893fb7\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-mm\u0026amp;utm_term\u003dFP\" id\u003d\"bwmc\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Robert Reid, US travel editor in New York-\"\u003e\u003cimg height\u003d\"41\" src\u003d\"https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/File?id\u003ddfvd3jb8_667fx8kmndj_b\" style\u003d\"border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: left; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 1em;\" width\u003d\"41\" /\u003eRobert Reid, US travel editor in New York-\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;reveals one of the city's \"secret\" bars, the USA's largest mausoleum, and the newest park built on old rail lines in his favorite places.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg height\u003d\"40\" src\u003d\"https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/File?id\u003ddfvd3jb8_665fc3dzzht_b\" style\u003d\"float: left; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 1em;\" width\u003d\"40\" /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;oe\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;msa\u003d0\u0026amp;msid\u003d111033296679902839462.0004741fd095eba2744be\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-mm\u0026amp;utm_term\u003dFP\" id\u003d\"nr3t\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Tom Hall, Travel Editor in London\"\u003eTom Hall, Travel Editor in London\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;shares where you can find London's best hangover cure, a smuggler's pub, and a tunnel under the mighty Thames.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg height\u003d\"39\" src\u003d\"https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/File?id\u003ddfvd3jb8_666gxkpfsfw_b\" style\u003d\"float: left; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 1em;\" width\u003d\"39\" /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;oe\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;msa\u003d0\u0026amp;msid\u003d113573237994217371731.00047536984d580af0074\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-mm\u0026amp;utm_term\u003dFP\" id\u003d\"g0yi\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Vivek Wagle, Travel Editor in Melbourne\"\u003eVivek Wagle, Travel Editor in Melbourne\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;recommends the Chocolate Buddha, exploring a four-story monument to movies, and where to go to find the best crepes.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg height\u003d\"39\" src\u003d\"https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/File?id\u003ddfvd3jb8_663hqqqgwf6_b\" style\u003d\"float: left; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 1em;\" width\u003d\"39\" /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;oe\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;msa\u003d0\u0026amp;msid\u003d114210090365762277280.000475351a7dd9c9553f4\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-mm\u0026amp;utm_term\u003dFP\" id\u003d\"c.rl\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"John Lee, Travel Writer in Vancouver\"\u003eJohn Lee, Travel Writer in Vancouver\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;shows what to do in this Olympic host city whether its boozing at a cave-like back alley wine bar, eating at a sustainable seafood shack, or a jogging a nature hugging park trail with beautiful views of the skyline.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI'm used to keeping a Lonely Planet guide in my backpack when traveling, relying on its local knowledge of a big mix of things to see and do, but now I can access its great content\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://m.google.com/fav\" id\u003d\"xhzw\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"through my mobile device\"\u003ethrough my mobile device\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;or a nearby computer. In fact, when you browse the\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.lonelyplanet.com/?affil\u003dfaveplace\" id\u003d\"t7qy\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Lonely Planet\"\u003eLonely Planet\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;website, you'll find that they're using the\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/help/maps/getmaps/advanced.html#utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003dha\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-ha-na-us-bk-gm\u0026amp;utm_term\u003dgoogle%20maps%20api\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-mm\u0026amp;utm_term\u003dFP\" id\u003d\"yz-o\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Google Maps API\"\u003eGoogle Maps API\u003c/a\u003e. This is one example of how our mapping technology is used to help our users plan their trips by allowing them to explore new places and see what other users are saying. After a trip of your own, you can share your adventures and experiences with\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/help/maps/mymaps/create.html\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-mm\u0026amp;utm_term\u003dFP\" id\u003d\"zhnd\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"My Maps\"\u003eMy Maps\u003c/a\u003e, highlighting your favorite places to sightsee, sleep, eat, and explore.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhether you're a global traveler like Tony or a local expert like Tom Hall, it's always nice to have a friendly travel guide to point you in the right direction. If you want to see more favorite places from local and global experts, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/favoriteplaces\" id\u003d\"hitw\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"www.google.com/favoriteplaces\"\u003ewww.google.com/favoriteplaces\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #999999;\"\u003ePosted by David Kim, Associate Product Marketing Manager\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-4341517607089986208?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/4341517607089986208"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/4341517607089986208"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/travel-companion-with-lonely-planets.html","title":"A travel companion with Lonely Planet's favorite places"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/StzJw28jL4I/AAAAAAAAJFY/nxDhETUwOZo/s72-c/favplacelp.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-8724966074709367170"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-19T12:10:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-19T12:18:41.558-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Activating Activists"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eLast week, the \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\" href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/outreach/index.html\" id\u003d\"a_0i\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Google Earth Outreach\"\u003eGoogle Earth Outreach\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e team went to the \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\" href\u003d\"http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/patagonia.go?slc\u003den_US\u0026amp;sct\u003dUS\u0026amp;assetid\u003d15372\" id\u003d\"c_nr\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Patagonia's Tools for Grassroots Activists Conference\"\u003ePatagonia's Tools for Grassroots Activists Conference\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e up in Lake Tahoe, California, and the \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\" href\u003d\"http://www.bioneers.org/conference\" id\u003d\"paue\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Bioneers Conference\"\u003eBioneers Conference\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e in San Rafael, California.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eAt the Patagonia's Tools Conference, all types of activists came together --  individuals such as \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.bidder70.org/\" id\u003d\"cwva\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Tim DeChristopher\"\u003eTim DeChristopher\u003c/a\u003e, who stood up against America's dependency on oil and non-renewable energy by disrupting a BLM oil and gas auction, to organizations like \u003ca href\u003d\"http://surfrider.org/\" id\u003d\"h4wo\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Surfrider\"\u003eSurfrider\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.tu.org/\" id\u003d\"mmuw\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Trout Unlimited\"\u003eTrout Unlimited\u003c/a\u003e. Inspired by speakers such as Brian O'Donnell from the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://ourconservationlegacy.org/\" id\u003d\"j3t6\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"National Conservation System Foundation\"\u003eNational Conservation System Foundation\u003c/a\u003e and Owen Bailey of the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sierraclub.org/\" id\u003d\"m2.9\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Sierra Club\"\u003eSierra Club\u003c/a\u003e, these groups learned about campaign strategy, fundraising techniques, and internet tools for getting their message out. Patagonia founder and lifelong environmental activist and inventor \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/patagonia.go?slc\u003den_US\u0026amp;sct\u003dUS\u0026amp;assetid\u003d3351\" id\u003d\"ooz.\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Yvon Chouinard\"\u003eYvon Chouinard\u003c/a\u003e and Oberlin University's Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.davidworr.com/\" id\u003d\"eo.o\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"David Orr\"\u003eDavid Orr\u003c/a\u003e, were the special guests who wowed the audience with inspiring stories of grassroots environmental activism.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:georgia;\"\u003eThe Bioneers Conference welcomed, as a plenary speaker, one of our close partners, \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\" href\u003d\"http://www.bioneers.org/presenters/almir-narayamoga-surui\" id\u003d\"gpq2\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Chief Almir of the Amazonian Surui Tribe\"\u003eChief Almir of the Amazon Surui Tribe\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e.  We visited the Surui \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\" href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/outreach/amazon1.html\" id\u003d\"m._-\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"visited in the Amazon last year\"\u003e in the Amazon last year\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e to train them, and several\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eother indigenous tribes, on using Google tools like Picasa and Blogger to share their culture and their way of living in the rainforest with the rest of the world. They were also using Google Earth to show where illegal logging is taking place.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e Chief Almir was in the Bay Area with his non-profit partner, \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\" href\u003d\"http://www.amazonteam.org/\" id\u003d\"jnpg\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Amazon Conservation Team\"\u003eAmazon Conservation Team\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e, to celebrate the opening of Denise Zmekhol's film, \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\" href\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dtNp9j1O3CKk\u0026amp;feature\u003dchannel_page\" id\u003d\"hwrq\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Trading Bows \u0026amp; Arrows for Laptops\"\u003eTrading Bows \u0026amp; Arrows for Laptops\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e, at the \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003eMill Valley Film Festival\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e.  At Bioneers, the Google Earth Outreach team also taught two Google Earth and Maps workshops, including one focusing on indigenous mapping.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/Sty2oeDqaxI/AAAAAAAAAXE/RTD_dIpVAzE/s1600-h/Bioneers_workshop.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/Sty2oeDqaxI/AAAAAAAAAXE/RTD_dIpVAzE/s320/Bioneers_workshop.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394387260062460690\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial;\"\u003eNon-profit organizations who didn't attend one of these events can view complete tutorials online at \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/outreach\" id\u003d\"sfty\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/outreach\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial;\"\u003ehttp://earth.google.com/outreach\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial;\"\u003e. We had a great time working hands-on with non-profits at both these conferences, and are looking forward to next year!\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003ePosted by Tanya Keen and Karin Tuxen-Bettman, Google Earth Outreach\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-8724966074709367170?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8724966074709367170"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8724966074709367170"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/activating-activists.html","title":"Activating Activists"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_emle56-GJ1Y/Sty2oeDqaxI/AAAAAAAAAXE/RTD_dIpVAzE/s72-c/Bioneers_workshop.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-1832569683358475627"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-16T09:20:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-16T09:27:38.177-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Street View"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Street View: We can trike wherever you like"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e[Cross-posted with the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://googleblog.blogspot.com\"\u003eOfficial Google Blog\u003c/a\u003e]\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWith Street View on Google Maps, you can take a virtual drive over the \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dGolden+Gate+Bridge\u0026amp;sll\u003d37.81973,-122.479025\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.001725,0.002733\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;radius\u003d0.07\u0026amp;rq\u003d1\u0026amp;ev\u003dzi\u0026amp;hq\u003dGolden+Gate+Bridge\u0026amp;hnear\u003d\u0026amp;ll\u003d37.81973,-122.479025\u0026amp;spn\u003d0,359.997267\u0026amp;z\u003d19\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d37.819772,-122.478565\u0026amp;panoid\u003dU9_6P97bDfQmlIINE_R-Vg\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,350.7,,0,9.59\" id\u003d\"pf9v\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Golden Gate Bridge\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eGolden Gate Bridge\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e or see the bustle of \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dTimes+Square,+New+York,+NY\u0026amp;sll\u003d37.817717,-122.478247\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.053497,0.087461\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003dTheater+District+-+Times+Square,+New+York\u0026amp;ll\u003d40.756242,-73.986263\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.001654,0.002733\u0026amp;z\u003d19\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d40.756344,-73.98623\u0026amp;panoid\u003dYKzjs_hAkQam2a6nDKtYGw\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,21.59,,0,3.94\" id\u003d\"znmi\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Times Square\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eTimes Square\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e from the comfort of your own home. But some of the country's most interesting and fun places aren't accessible with our Street View car. What if you want to tour the campuses of prospective universities, scout a new running trial, or plan the most efficient route to your favorite roller coasters in a theme park?\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:Georgia, serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eI first started thinking about this question around two years ago. My day job is working as a mechanical engineer on the Street View team, but I do a lot of mountain biking in my spare time. One day, while exploring some roads less traveled, I realized that I could combine these two pursuits and build a bicycle-based camera system for Street View. The result? The Street View trike:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cobject height\u003d\"340\" width\u003d\"560\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"movie\" value\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/Hr-4Aln1Il8\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowFullScreen\" value\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowscriptaccess\" value\u003d\"always\"\u003e\u003cembed src\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/Hr-4Aln1Il8\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess\u003d\"always\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" width\u003d\"560\" height\u003d\"340\"\u003e\u003c/embed\u003e\u003c/object\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eI've already had a chance to take the Street View trike out to photograph some hard to reach places for Google Maps, like the \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dArastradero+Preserve\u0026amp;sll\u003d37.0625,-95.677068\u0026amp;sspn\u003d65.645551,135.263672\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;t\u003dh\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d37.388961,-122.17177\u0026amp;panoid\u003dNIRehIo_5KZdObaDCK8QCA\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,181.98,,0,-0.44\u0026amp;hq\u003dArastradero+Preserve\u0026amp;hnear\u003d\u0026amp;ll\u003d37.389629,-122.173634\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.00329,0.016512\u0026amp;z\u003d17?utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-us-gns-svn\" id\u003d\"crsa\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Arastradero Open Preserve\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eArastradero Open Preserve\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e and \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dlegoland+california\u0026amp;sll\u003d40.752508,-73.98159\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.011525,0.021865\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d33.12585,-117.311392\u0026amp;panoid\u003dJXjE_5SG502bLVp6jAzmEQ\u0026amp;hq\u003dLegoland+California\u0026amp;hnear\u003dLegoland+California\u0026amp;ll\u003d33.12585,-117.311392\u0026amp;spn\u003d0,359.997267\u0026amp;z\u003d19\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,355.67,,0,5.44\" id\u003d\"z_q9\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"LEGOLAND California\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eLEGOLAND California\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e. When I'm out riding — and once people understand what exactly I'm up to — I'm often asked if we can come to their alma mater, local bike trail or favorite beach boardwalk. Now, we're giving everyone a chance to tell us exactly where in the U.S. they'd like the trike to go next.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAt \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/trike\" id\u003d\"ypgq\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"www.google.com/trike\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ewww.google.com/trike\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e, you can suggest interesting and unique spots in six categories:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cul style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cli style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eParks \u0026amp; Trails\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eUniversity Campuses\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ePedestrian Malls \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e(e.g., outdoor shopping areas, boardwalks)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eTheme Parks \u0026amp; Zoos\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eLandmarks \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eSports Venues (e.g., golf courses, racing tracks, stadium grounds)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eNominations will be open until October 28. We'll then comb through all of the suggestions and let all of you cast your final votes on a winner from each category for the Street View trike to visit. For any privately-owned or operated location, like a campus or theme park, we'll work directly with the relevant organization prior to collecting the imagery.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eWhen we unveiled the Street View trike in the U.K., we received more than 10,000 nominations and 35,000 votes; Stonehenge and Warwick Castle were two of the top vote-getters. We can't wait to see what you'll come up with in the U.S. — head to \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/trike\" id\u003d\"y:5i\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"www.google.com/trike\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ewww.google.com/trike\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e to submit your most inspired ideas.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003ciframe frameborder\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"300\" marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" src\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/mini?mid\u003dd05847768a494474ae682533f3f1d4dd\u0026amp;etyp\u003dsw\u0026amp;width\u003d400\u0026amp;height\u003d300\" width\u003d\"400\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#999999;\"\u003ePosted by Dan Ratner, Senior Mechanical Engineer\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-1832569683358475627?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/1832569683358475627"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/1832569683358475627"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/street-view-we-can-trike-wherever-you.html","title":"Street View: We can trike wherever you like"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-7170630647531789647"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-13T15:10:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-13T15:35:49.135-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mobile"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Go Mobile with Google Maps"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt's\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009/10/captains-log.html\" style\u003d\"color: #074d8f;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"\u0026quot;Go Mobile\u0026quot; week at Google\"\u003e\"Go Mobile\" week at Google\u003c/a\u003e, and across all of Google's blogs, we're giving insight into our philosophy about mobile versions of our products.\u0026nbsp; If there's one product amongst all of Google's that was destined to \"go mobile\", it is without a doubt Google Maps.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI still remember when I moved to San Francisco several years ago -- before the advent of smartphones -- and I didn't know may way around town.\u0026nbsp; Driving up and down the city's crazy hills was sometimes a fun adventure, but other times an exercise in frustration.\u0026nbsp; When I knew where I wanted to go before I left home, I'd usually print out driving directions beforehand.\u0026nbsp; But any time I left home without directions, or if I decided to go somewhere spur of the moment, all I had was a clumsy paper map.\u0026nbsp; It's not easy pulling over to the side of the road on a 40 degree hill to try to make out the tiny streets on a paper map.\u0026nbsp; And if you've spilled coffee on your map, or it's become tattered... forget it, it's much less useful. So I rarely looked at the map, and I got lost.\u0026nbsp; A lot.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhen I think about these experiences, I realize why I remain so passionate about\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/mobile/products/maps.html\" style\u003d\"color: #074d8f;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Google Maps for mobile\"\u003eGoogle Maps for mobile\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp; You get all the power of Google Maps that you use at home, but you can carry it around like you can a paper map. Actually, easier than a paper map since there's no folding, and it connects you to more than just information about where the streets are. Now that I know the city a little better, I can be spontaneous not just when I take a wrong turn. Google Maps on my phone lets me decide to go somewhere spur of the moment, with no preparation and pre-printing directions. The addition of a business directory (remember those giant books?) is liberating as well. If I get a craving for something like \"burgers\" or \"pizza\", I just type my craving into Google Maps, which returns all relevant results nearby, and presto, hunger abated.\u0026nbsp; With features like\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/transit/#mdy\" style\u003d\"color: #074d8f;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"transit\"\u003etransit\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and walking directions, I can now figure out how to get there without a car.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.ca/intl/en_us/help/maps/streetview/\" style\u003d\"color: #074d8f;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Street View\"\u003eStreet View\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;even helps me recognize the place when I get there.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo if you still haven't got a smartphone, now is a great time to go out and get one.\u0026nbsp; We've got a lot of engineers building Google Maps for all the major mobile operating systems: Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Palm, S60, and Windows.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOnce you take the plunge into smartphones, then getting Google Maps for your phone is easy.\u0026nbsp; Just visit\u0026nbsp;\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://m.google.com/maps\" style\u003d\"color: #074d8f;\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003em.google.com/maps\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;in your mobile browser, or\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/mobile/gomobile/#maps\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003dgomobile\u0026amp;utm_source\u003dhpp\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003den_us\u0026amp;dc\u003dgomobile\" style\u003d\"color: #074d8f;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"go here\"\u003ego here\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;to send a link to your phone. And if you have any questions for us on our mobile products, submit them\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://productideas.appspot.com/#16/e\u003d276d9\" style\u003d\"color: #074d8f;\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"here\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;by 11:59pm Pacific time on Tuesday 10/13, and we'll answer some of the top questions on Wednesday on the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/\"\u003eGoogle Mobile blog\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #999999;\"\u003ePosted by Steve Lee, Product Manager for Google Maps for mobile\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-7170630647531789647?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/7170630647531789647"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/7170630647531789647"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/go-mobile-with-google-maps.html","title":"Go Mobile with Google Maps"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-3726649099167039628"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-13T08:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-13T08:02:56.771-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Introducing Google Building Maker"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;font-size:85%;\" \u003e[Cross-posted from the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/introducing-google-building-maker.html\"\u003eOfficial Google Blog\u003c/a\u003e]\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSome of us here at Google spend almost all of our time thinking about one thing: How do we create a three-dimensional model of every built structure on Earth? How do we make sure it's accurate, that it stays current and that it's useful to everyone who might want to use it?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOne of the best ways to get a big project done — and done well — is to open it up to the world. As such, today we're announcing the launch of \u003ca title\u003d\"Google Building Maker\" target\u003d\"_blank\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/buildingmaker\" id\u003d\"akja\"\u003eGoogle Building Maker\u003c/a\u003e, a fun and simple (and crazy addictive, it turns out) tool for creating buildings for \u003ca title\u003d\"Google Earth\" target\u003d\"_blank\" href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/\" id\u003d\"r1ed\"\u003eGoogle Earth\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe like to think of Building Maker as a cross between \u003ca title\u003d\"Google Maps\" target\u003d\"_blank\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/\" id\u003d\"j7sh\"\u003eGoogle Maps\u003c/a\u003e and a gigantic bin of building blocks. Basically, you pick a building and construct a model of it using aerial photos and simple 3D shapes – both of which we provide.\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003eWhen you're done, we take a look at your model. If it looks right, and if a better model doesn't already exist, we add it to the 3D Buildings layer in Google Earth. You can make a whole building in a few minutes.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: rgb(153, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOur early beta testers insist that Building Maker is more like a game than a tool.\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003eCheck out this video to see Building Maker in action:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cobject width\u003d\"480\" height\u003d\"295\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"movie\" value\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/JI6wVtCY99E\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowFullScreen\" value\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowscriptaccess\" value\u003d\"always\"\u003e\u003cembed src\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/JI6wVtCY99E\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess\u003d\"always\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" width\u003d\"480\" height\u003d\"295\"\u003e\u003c/embed\u003e\u003c/object\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor now, you can choose to make buildings in any of about 50 cities. We'll keep adding more cities, but don't feel left out if we don't have your hometown yet — modeling in a place you've never been is a fantastic way to discover more about it. Teachers might find that Building Maker is a great way to get students interested in geography. Armchair tourists can not only visit an unfamiliar city; they can \u003ci\u003eengage\u003c/i\u003e with it. It's amazing what you learn when you look at something really closely.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHere are some more things you should know about Building Maker:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e Building Maker is an online tool, and it runs entirely in your web browser (Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, etc.)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Before you can add a building to Google Earth, you need to sign in to your \u003ca title\u003d\"Google Account\" target\u003d\"_blank\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/accounts\" id\u003d\"kp76\"\u003eGoogle Account\u003c/a\u003e (so you get credit for what you contribute).\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Models you create with Building Maker \"live\" in the \u003ca title\u003d\"Google 3D Warehouse\" target\u003d\"_blank\" href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse\" id\u003d\"chuv\"\u003eGoogle 3D Warehouse\u003c/a\u003e (a giant, online repository of 3D models).\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can use \u003ca title\u003d\"Google SketchUp\" target\u003d\"_blank\" href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/\" id\u003d\"c4c-\"\u003eGoogle SketchUp\u003c/a\u003e (our free, general-purpose 3D modeling tool) to edit or otherwise \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca title\u003d\"modify\" target\u003d\"_blank\" href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer\u003d161753\" id\u003d\"a_ns\"\u003emodify\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e anything you make with Building Maker.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMake sure you have the latest version of \u003ca title\u003d\"Google Earth\" target\u003d\"_blank\" href\u003d\"http://earth.google.com/\" id\u003d\"p8ea\"\u003eGoogle Earth\u003c/a\u003e installed on your computer.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIf you're on a Mac, you need to download the \u003ca title\u003d\"Google Earth plug-in\" target\u003d\"_blank\" href\u003d\"http://code.google.com/apis/earth\" id\u003d\"vofx\"\u003eGoogle Earth plug-in\u003c/a\u003e directly.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003eBuilding Maker is free and available in 14 languages. Go to \u003ca title\u003d\"www.google.com/buildingmaker\" target\u003d\"_blank\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/buildingmaker\" id\u003d\"eidk\"\u003ewww.google.com/buildingmaker\u003c/a\u003e to join the worldwide mapping community. Have fun!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by \u003c/span\u003eMark Limber, Product Manager and Matt Simpson, User Experience Designer\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-3726649099167039628?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/3726649099167039628"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/3726649099167039628"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/introducing-google-building-maker.html","title":"Introducing Google Building Maker"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-194618891372667345"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-12T17:43:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-12T17:43:44.301-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Random Hacks of Kindness"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003eWe've posted several blogs about the various ways Google geo tools have contributed to disaster relief efforts.\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2008/05/using-google-earth-to-inform-cyclone.html\" id\u003d\"ulzg\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" title\u003d\"last year\"\u003eLast year\u003c/a\u003e, Direct Relief created a KML of health centers in the wake of Cyclone Nargis.\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/09/mapping-for-disasters-with-unosat.html\" id\u003d\"t47e\" style\u003d\"color: #551a8b;\" title\u003d\"most recently\"\u003eMore recently\u003c/a\u003e, UNOSAT used Map Maker data during the western Africa floods.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003eMapping technologies may be central to understanding and responding to disasters, but many other technologies--such data-feed mechanisms, people finders, and reporting \u0026amp; communication tools--are necessary as well. With this in mind, we're partnering with The World Bank to host the first-ever Random Hacks of Kindness codejam.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/StPM82GwOqI/AAAAAAAAJEg/qkYvDyUCxAY/s1600-h/rhok.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/StPM82GwOqI/AAAAAAAAJEg/qkYvDyUCxAY/s320/rhok.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003eThe ultimate goal of Random Hacks of Kindness is to save lives. Random Hacks of Kindness will bring technologists and relief workers together to develop technologies that enable disaster victims to help themselves and give first responders and aid workers the tools they need to better help victims--to reduce loss of life and to speed recovery.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOver the course of two and a half days, speakers like FEMA Chief\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.fema.gov/about/bios/wfugate.shtm\" id\u003d\"j_ap\" title\u003d\"Craig Fugate\"\u003eCraig Fugate\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;will expound on the mission, subject matter experts will brief self-organized teams on specific problems, a great deal of coffee will be consumed, and code will be written. Teams will have the opportunity to port their solutions down to\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/camp-roberts.htm\" id\u003d\"iix.\" title\u003d\"Camp Roberts\"\u003eCamp Roberts\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;near Paso Robles, CA, where it will be tested in field simulations to provide real-time feedback for multiple iteration cycles.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe hope RHoK generates software solutions that help users predict, prevent, and respond to disasters—but, realistically, we know that coding over a single weekend is only a start. That’s why the codejam in November is the first RHoK, but not the last. In and effort to encourage the developer community to adopt disaster response as a mission, we’ll hold a RHoK event every six to twelve months—sharing learnings from actual events, building on ongoing efforts, and collaborating on promising new technologies.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJoin us! The codejam will take place from November 12-14 at the\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://hackerdojo.pbworks.com/\" id\u003d\"un7i\" title\u003d\"Hacker Dojo\"\u003eHacker Dojo\u003c/a\u003e, located in Mountain View, CA. Invitations to developers will go out shortly, so if you're interested in coding, serving as a subject matter expert, or sponsoring the event, please visit \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.randomhacksofkindness.org/\"\u003ewww.randomhacksofkindness.org\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #cccccc;\"\u003ePosted by Jeff Martin, Google Crisis Response Team\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-194618891372667345?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/194618891372667345"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/194618891372667345"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/random-hacks-of-kindness.html","title":"Random Hacks of Kindness"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/StPM82GwOqI/AAAAAAAAJEg/qkYvDyUCxAY/s72-c/rhok.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-5031547824723926636"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-12T16:29:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-13T09:42:13.146-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"3...2...1... Congratulations"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTo keep bringing you new, high-quality imagery in Google Earth \u0026amp; Google Maps, we work directly with several commercial satellite imaging providers. Last week, our partner DigitalGlobe successfully launched their next generation satellite, WorldView-2, aboard a Boeing Delta II 7920 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The successful launch of WV2 is another important step forward in making more high resolution, accurate, current imagery available.\u0026nbsp;You can read more about the launch on\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://media.digitalglobe.com/index.php?%20s\u003d43\u0026amp;item\u003d182\" id\u003d\"t5ck\" title\u003d\"DigitalGlobe's site\"\u003eDigitalGlobe's site\u003c/a\u003e or see it for yourself here:\u003c/break\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cobject height\u003d\"364\" width\u003d\"445\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"movie\" value\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/-6oov4LsmDo\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;border\u003d1\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowFullScreen\" value\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowscriptaccess\" value\u003d\"always\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cembed src\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/-6oov4LsmDo\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;border\u003d1\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess\u003d\"always\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" width\u003d\"445\" height\u003d\"364\"\u003e\u003c/embed\u003e\u003c/object\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003eCongratulations to DigitalGlobe!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePosted by\u0026nbsp;Dylan Lorimer, Geo Content Partnerships\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-5031547824723926636?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/5031547824723926636"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/5031547824723926636"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/321-congratulations.html","title":"3...2...1... Congratulations"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-9176509927258249613"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-08T14:50:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-08T15:25:32.563-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Street View"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A bonus batch of Street View imagery"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/gold-medal-worthy-street-view-update.html\"\u003eYesterday we announced\u003c/a\u003e that Street View imagery is now available for more than 11 cities across Canada, as well as in the Czech Republic. It is always exciting to bring Street View to a new country and hear from all the folks who have been eagerly awaiting it -- the news proved so popular that global traffic to Street View doubled yesterday and there were 28 million views of Canadian images yesterday (nearly as many views as Canadians!). You can see what all our partners had to say and see pictures from the launch event \u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003eon \u003c/span\u003ethe \u003ca id\u003d\"pph4\" title\u003d\"@GoogleCanada Twitter account\" href\u003d\"http://www.twitter.com/googlecanada\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e@GoogleCanada Twitter account\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eBut another priority is to refresh and extend our coverage in places we've already been. Now that you've hopefully had the chance to explore some of the stunning new images, we also wanted to point out some updates to the United States and Japan that got a little lost in yesterday's new country excitement. We added new high-resolution imagery in several areas across the US, and have launched several special destinations in Japan through the \u003ca id\u003d\"xufp\" title\u003d\"Street View Partner Program\" href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/08/bringing-street-view-to-attraction-near.html\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eStreet View Partner Program\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eWe've updated our coverage in New York City, bringing you newer and more high-quality imagery. You can see the newly restored \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dguggenheim+museum\u0026amp;sll\u003d40.756344,-73.986225\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.013231,0.021865\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003dguggenheim+museum\u0026amp;hnear\u003d\u0026amp;ll\u003d40.783482,-73.95906\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.005768,0.021865\u0026amp;z\u003d16\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d40.783488,-73.959054\u0026amp;panoid\u003du4bUn8JKnlu9sB9X-mg7bg\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,158,,0,-10.9\"\u003eGuggenheim Museum\u003c/a\u003e, or take a look at the unique architecture of the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dflatiron+building\u0026amp;sll\u003d40.746054,-73.986096\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.026466,0.043731\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003dFlatiron+Building\u0026amp;hnear\u003dFlatiron+Bldg,+New+York,+NY+10010\u0026amp;ll\u003d40.742022,-73.989315\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.005771,0.021865\u0026amp;z\u003d16\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d40.742109,-73.989311\u0026amp;panoid\u003dZDLlKl7nk_4zjOcQ9J9byw\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,194.12,,0,-20.26\"\u003eFlatiron Building\u003c/a\u003e. I'm a big baseball fan, so I'm especially excited that we have the brand-new Yankee Stadium featured in Street View, just in time for the playoffs (go Yankees!):\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"   style\u003d\"  white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width\u003d\"425\" height\u003d\"240\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/sv?cbp\u003d11,25.67,,1,-11.17\u0026amp;cbll\u003d40.827879,-73.926722\u0026amp;panoid\u003d\u0026amp;v\u003d1\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003dembed\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dyankee+stadium\u0026amp;sll\u003d40.755515,-73.85087\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.013556,0.033023\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;t\u003dh\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d40.827879,-73.926722\u0026amp;panoid\u003dXJciwMz9O4IN8T2Zr4EUlw\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,25.67,,1,-11.17\u0026amp;hq\u003dYankee+Stadium\u0026amp;hnear\u003dYankee+Stadium,+Bronx,+NY\u0026amp;ll\u003d40.826699,-73.9278\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.020264,0.038418\" style\u003d\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\"\u003eView Larger Map\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eWe've also expanded our coverage around the Washington, DC metropolitan region, which is where I grew up. Now I can take a trip down memory lane by checking out \u003ca id\u003d\"szkj\" title\u003d\"the park where my dad taught me to play catch\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dossian+hall+field\u0026amp;sll\u003d38.842382,-77.172432\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.223016,0.528374\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003dossian+hall+field\u0026amp;hnear\u003d\u0026amp;ll\u003d38.820518,-77.184534\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.025813,0.132093\u0026amp;z\u003d14\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d38.825583,-77.193563\u0026amp;panoid\u003dr8gUaKULB6wHnZ6T7LZycg\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,204.71,,0,-0.5\"\u003ethe park where my dad taught me to play catch\u003c/a\u003e or wandering the streets of \u003ca id\u003d\"aga4\" title\u003d\"Old Town Alexandria\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dold+town+alexandria\u0026amp;sll\u003d38.810553,-77.186165\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.057451,0.132093\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003dOld+Town,+Alexandria,+Virginia\u0026amp;ll\u003d38.804333,-77.041111\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.006455,0.033023\u0026amp;z\u003d16\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d38.804331,-77.041106\u0026amp;panoid\u003dBnF98cJ9mr9qauss5DluJQ\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,99,,0,-2.31\"\u003eOld Town Alexandria\u003c/a\u003e. DC also has a new baseball stadium for the Nationals, which you can now see in Street View:\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003ciframe width\u003d\"425\" height\u003d\"240\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/sv?cbp\u003d11,175.29,,0,1.02\u0026amp;cbll\u003d38.87463,-77.007473\u0026amp;panoid\u003d\u0026amp;v\u003d1\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003dembed\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dnationals+stadium,+dc\u0026amp;sll\u003d40.701594,-73.846192\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.027947,0.066047\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003dNationals+Park\u0026amp;hnear\u003dNationals+Park,+Washington,+DC+20003\u0026amp;ll\u003d38.872611,-77.007694\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.020849,0.038418\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d38.87463,-77.007473\u0026amp;panoid\u003dsTNyI-bbP8qQ6H4anXU6Vw\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,175.29,,0,1.02\" style\u003d\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\"\u003eView Larger Map\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eYou'll also find updates here in San Francisco:\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"   style\u003d\"  white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width\u003d\"425\" height\u003d\"240\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/sv?cbp\u003d12,64.19,,0,-14.02\u0026amp;cbll\u003d37.795062,-122.407123\u0026amp;panoid\u003d\u0026amp;v\u003d1\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003dembed\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dtwin+peaks\u0026amp;sll\u003d37.801918,-122.406063\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.080296,0.173035\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d37.795062,-122.407123\u0026amp;panoid\u003duqtwMZEv7huWeBRmUEx2mA\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,64.19,,0,-14.02\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003dTwin+Peaks,+San+Francisco,+California\u0026amp;ll\u003d37.795133,-122.406575\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.001725,0.002733\u0026amp;z\u003d19\" style\u003d\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\"\u003eView Larger Map\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"   style\u003d\"font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eThere are areas of new imagery across California, Colorado, Texas, Pennsylvania, DC, Florida, and New York. Not all areas in these places have been updated, but we're still hard at work.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003eIn Japan, with our \u003ca id\u003d\"agn4\" title\u003d\"Street View Partner Program\" href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/08/bringing-street-view-to-attraction-near.html\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eStreet View Partner Program\u003c/a\u003e, we've been able to add images of 10 popular tourist destinations and special attractions, such as the Sapporo Maruyama Zoo:\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"   style\u003d\"  white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width\u003d\"425\" height\u003d\"240\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/sv?cbp\u003d11,219.46,,1,0.68\u0026amp;cbll\u003d43.049898,141.3065\u0026amp;panoid\u003d\u0026amp;v\u003d1\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003dembed\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dSapporo+Maruyama+Zoo\u0026amp;sll\u003d37.778161,-122.391493\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.014145,0.033023\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d43.049898,141.3065\u0026amp;panoid\u003dE7uORwFkrGvaunKwJckJ2w\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,219.46,,1,0.68\u0026amp;hq\u003dMaruyama+Zoo\u0026amp;hnear\u003dSapporo+City,+Hokkaid%C5%8D+Prefecture,+Japan\u0026amp;ll\u003d43.069515,141.315765\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.045912,0.174923\u0026amp;z\u003d13\u0026amp;iwloc\u003dA\u0026amp;cid\u003d15086295488575564419\" style\u003d\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\"\u003eView Larger Map\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eFor a really global experience, tour around Huis Ten Bosch, a theme park in Japan modeled as a Dutch village:\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"   style\u003d\"  white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width\u003d\"425\" height\u003d\"240\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/sv?cbp\u003d11,115.57,,0,-0.12\u0026amp;cbll\u003d33.086053,129.789732\u0026amp;panoid\u003d\u0026amp;v\u003d1\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003dembed\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dHuis+Ten+Bosch,+japan\u0026amp;sll\u003d33.096144,129.795012\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.012799,0.043731\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;radius\u003d1.27\u0026amp;filter\u003d0\u0026amp;rq\u003d1\u0026amp;ev\u003dp\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d33.086053,129.789732\u0026amp;panoid\u003desX9vz3dSCa-bFtUg9L3AA\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,115.57,,0,-0.12\u0026amp;hq\u003dHuis+Ten+Bosch,+japan\u0026amp;hnear\u003d\u0026amp;ll\u003d33.096144,129.795012\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.012799,0.043731\" style\u003d\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\"\u003eView Larger Map\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Elaine Filadelfo, Lat Long Blog Team\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-9176509927258249613?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/9176509927258249613"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/9176509927258249613"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/bonus-batch-of-street-view-imagery.html","title":"A bonus batch of Street View imagery"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-8571053432982490172"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-07T11:15:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-07T11:19:44.541-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A gold medal-worthy Street View update"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"   style\u003d\"  line-height: 16px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/#french\"\u003eEn Français\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"   style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\" line-height: 16px;font-size:13px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003eAs a former Toronto resident, one of the most enjoyable experiences I look back on is taking in the city from a street car gliding along Queen Street West. From my perch high atop cars and cyclists it afforded me the chance to see vibrant, colourful shops, parks and developing residential communities. I'm happy to share that we've expanded our coverage of \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.ca/intl/en_ca/help/maps/streetview/#utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-ca-gns-svn-latlong\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Google Street View\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eStreet View on Google Maps\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e to include parts of Canada, so others can virtually experience that same street car ride.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eNow, whether from your chesterfield or \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/mobile/products/maps.html\" id\u003d\"t6-o\" title\u003d\"smart phone\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003esmart phone\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e, you can explore 360-degree street-level photographs of Cana\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003edian hotspots ranging from \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.ca/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dparliament+hill,+ottawa\u0026amp;sll\u003d56.130366,-106.346771\u0026amp;sspn\u003d83.365609,179.121094\u0026amp;g\u003dcanada\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003dparliament+hill,\u0026amp;hnear\u003dOttawa,+ON,+Canada\u0026amp;ll\u003d45.426859,-75.700564\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.010692,0.043731\u0026amp;z\u003d15\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d45.422956,-75.699181\u0026amp;panoid\u003dQtLPZvHOA9kLRWytQM8_kQ\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,2.99,,0,-9.57\" id\u003d\"x.qd\" title\u003d\"Parliament Hill\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eParliament Hill\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e and the \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.ca/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dcn+tower,+toronto\u0026amp;sll\u003d37.0625,-95.677068\u0026amp;sspn\u003d55.937499,89.560547\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003dCN+Tower\u0026amp;hnear\u003dCN+Tower,+Toronto,+ON,+Canada\u0026amp;z\u003d15\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d43.641587,-79.386754\u0026amp;panoid\u003dpYJSgIZFk5MuTnGxPYoSfw\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,346.72,,0,-46.49\" id\u003d\"g6jz\" title\u003d\"CN Tower\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eCN Tower\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e to \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.ca/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dvieux-quebec\u0026amp;sll\u003d46.813601,-71.207435\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.011587,0.021865\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003dVieux-Qu%C3%A9bec\u0026amp;hnear\u003dVieux-Qu%C3%A9bec,+Canada\u0026amp;ll\u003d46.813028,-71.204045\u0026amp;spn\u003d0,359.978135\u0026amp;z\u003d16\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d46.813098,-71.204182\u0026amp;panoid\u003dBNejp1crjGspoeliPinZoQ\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,158.3,,0,-1.01\" id\u003d\"tr1:\" title\u003d\"Old Quebec City\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eOld Quebec City\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e and \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"xveb\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.ca/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dpier+21,+halifax\u0026amp;sll\u003d46.813101,-71.204174\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.011587,0.021865\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003dPier+21\u0026amp;hnear\u003dPier+21,+Halifax,+NS,+Canada\u0026amp;ll\u003d44.638033,-63.565907\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.00542,0.021865\u0026amp;z\u003d16\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d44.638037,-63.565901\u0026amp;panoid\u003dmmasC5Zi7E3_C4UPMy5I7w\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,72.69,,0,-10.93\" title\u003d\"Halifax's Pier 21\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eHalifax's Pier 21\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e. We're also thrilled to be shining a light on the site of the \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.vancouver2010.com/en/-/32678/q0c15c/index.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"2010 Olympic \u0026amp; Paralympic Winter Games\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e2010 Olympic \u0026amp; Paralympic Winter Games\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e by including imagery of Vancouver and Whistler.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width\u003d\"425\" height\u003d\"240\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/sv?cbp\u003d11,165.62,,0,-3.48\u0026amp;cbll\u003d50.095477,-122.989311\u0026amp;panoid\u003d\u0026amp;v\u003d1\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003dembed\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;q\u003dWhistler+Creekside,+Whistler,+Squamish-Lillooet+Regional+District,+British+Columbia,+Canada\u0026amp;sll\u003d47.652452,-122.356796\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.011766,0.021865\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;cd\u003d1\u0026amp;geocode\u003dFXxj_AIdB0-r-A\u0026amp;split\u003d0\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003dWhistler+Creekside,+Whistler,+Squamish-Lillooet+Regional+District,+British+Columbia,+Canada\u0026amp;ll\u003d50.094972,-122.990841\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.002519,0.010933\u0026amp;t\u003dh\u0026amp;z\u003d17\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d50.095477,-122.989311\u0026amp;panoid\u003dWSP6x0uRcUlqOy35JPq8lw\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,165.62,,0,-3.48\" style\u003d\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eView Larger Map\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eWhistler Creekside\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width\u003d\"425\" height\u003d\"240\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/sv?cbp\u003d12,136.79,,0,-34.12\u0026amp;cbll\u003d43.64387,-79.389207\u0026amp;panoid\u003d\u0026amp;v\u003d1\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003dembed\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dcn+tower,+toronto\u0026amp;sll\u003d37.0625,-95.677068\u0026amp;sspn\u003d50.51141,89.384766\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003dCN+Tower\u0026amp;hnear\u003dCN+Tower,+Toronto,+ON,+Canada\u0026amp;ll\u003d43.641832,-79.387285\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.019379,0.038418\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d43.64387,-79.389207\u0026amp;panoid\u003d50JIrzlsMHxagSJaNtkARw\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,136.79,,0,-34.12\" style\u003d\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eView Larger Map\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eToronto's CN Tower\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; \"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; \"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eAs you might expect, I am quite a hockey fan - which is why I'm excited that today we're also launching brand new imagery in the Czech Republic, another hockey \"hot\"spot. You can see some of the beautiful landmarks of Prague, such as the famous Charles Bridge:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width\u003d\"425\" height\u003d\"240\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/sv?cbp\u003d11,207.34,,0,1.82\u0026amp;cbll\u003d50.089461,14.413203\u0026amp;panoid\u003d\u0026amp;v\u003d1\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003dembed\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dcharles+bridge,+prague\u0026amp;sll\u003d50.082701,14.420242\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.358655,0.699692\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003dCharles+Bridge,+Prague+1,+Czech+Republic\u0026amp;ll\u003d50.086576,14.410642\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.005039,0.021865\u0026amp;z\u003d16\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d50.089461,14.413203\u0026amp;panoid\u003dpQ4pMPeRintBCE_9SKZ4jQ\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,207.34,,0,1.82\" style\u003d\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eView Larger Map\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eor the National Museum in Wenceslas Square:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width\u003d\"425\" height\u003d\"240\" frameborder\u003d\"0\" scrolling\u003d\"no\" marginheight\u003d\"0\" marginwidth\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/sv?cbp\u003d11,153.91,,0,-6.57\u0026amp;cbll\u003d50.08172,14.427282\u0026amp;panoid\u003d\u0026amp;v\u003d1\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dus\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003dembed\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dwenceslas+square\u0026amp;sll\u003d50.087811,14.42046\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.022414,0.043731\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003dwenceslas+square\u0026amp;hnear\u003d\u0026amp;ll\u003d50.082865,14.425224\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.00925,0.012557\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d50.08172,14.427282\u0026amp;panoid\u003dNAJOBz1Bu_VFfq6xSaiDsg\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,153.91,,0,-6.57\" style\u003d\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eView Larger Map\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eIn Canada, we're thrilled to be partnering with several organizations f\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eor this launch:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cul style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cli style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.ca/maps/mpl?moduleurl\u003dhttp://www.svmapplets.com/sv/vancouver/\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-ca-gns-svn-latlong\" id\u003d\"bl:3\" title\u003d\"City of Vancouver\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eCity of Vancouver\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e - With the world coming to this great Canadian city for the 2010 Winter Olympics, explore what it has to offer using Street View and plan your visit\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cul style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cli style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.hellobc.com/en-CA/RegionsCities/BritishColumbia.htm\" id\u003d\"l2by\" title\u003d\"Tourism British Columbia\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eTourism British Columbia\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e - Using Street View imagery embedded on pages throughout their site, plan your trip to the province hosting the 2010 Winter Games\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.ca/maps/mpl?moduleurl\u003dhttp://www.svmapplets.com/sv/montreal/\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-ca-gns-svn-latlong\" id\u003d\"a-lm\" title\u003d\"Tourisme Montréal\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eTourisme Montréal\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e - Get down to street level and find out why this is considered one of North America's most unique cities\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.ca/maps/mpl?moduleurl\u003dhttp://www.svmapplets.com/sv/heritage/\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_source\u003den-et-na-ca-gns-svn-latlong\" id\u003d\"ur9b\" title\u003d\"Heritage Toronto\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eHeritage Toronto\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e - Explore Toronto's storied buildings, museums and iconic structures\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cul style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cli style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.chicwalks.com/vancouver.html\" id\u003d\"me_5\" title\u003d\"ChicWalks.com\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eChicWalks.com\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e - Take a shopping tour of top fashion cities using Street View\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eWe've also consulted with the data-protection authorities in Canada and the Czech Republic, and have made user privacy a priority. The imagery was gathered from public roads, and is not real-time. Identifiable faces and licenses plates are blurred automatically, but we also allow any user to \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.ca/help/maps/streetview/faq.html#howto_report_an_image\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Street View page\" style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eflag an image for removal\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e by clicking on the \"Report a problem\" link at the bottom of every Street View window.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal;  \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eAlong with Vancouver, Squamish and Whistler, today's launch includes imagery from Banff, Calgary, Kitchener-Waterloo, Toronto, Ottawa, \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eMontr\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eé\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eal\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e, Quebec City and Halifax. If you're disappointed that your hometown or your favorite vacation spot isn't featured yet, sit tight: we're working to add new places! \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eWhether you want to virtually wander the next Olympic city, or feel like you're strolling across one of Prague's historic bridges, we hope you enjoy exploring Canada and the Czech Republic like never before.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003ca name\u003d\"french\"\u003e\u003d\u003d\u003d\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  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\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003edont \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eje\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eme \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003esouviens \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eest \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ela \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003edécouverte \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ede \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ela \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eville à bord \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ed'un \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003etramway \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ele \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003elong \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ede \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eQueen\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eStreet \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eWest. Perché au-dessus des voitures et des cyclistes, j'ai pu découvrir les boutiques vibrantes et animées, les parcs et les communautés résidentielles en développement. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eJe suis heureux de vous annoncer que nous avons élargi notre couverture de \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://google.ca/streetviewfr\" id\u003d\"th::\" title\u003d\"Street View dans Google Maps\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eStreet View dans Google Maps\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e afin d'inclure certaines régions du Canada et de permettre à d'autres personnes de découvrir virtuellement cette même promenade en tramway.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eÀ présent, à partir de votre canapé ou de votre \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/mobile/products/maps.html\" id\u003d\"cyvh\" title\u003d\"smart phone\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003et\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eé\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003el\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eé\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ephone intelligent\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e, vous pouvez découvrir des images à 360° au niveau de la rue de lieux prisés du Canada, \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"e6lq\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.ca/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dparliament+hill,+ottawa\u0026amp;sll\u003d56.130366,-106.346771\u0026amp;sspn\u003d83.365609,179.121094\u0026amp;g\u003dcanada\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003dparliament+hill,\u0026amp;hnear\u003dOttawa,+ON,+Canada\u0026amp;ll\u003d45.426859,-75.700564\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.010692,0.043731\u0026amp;z\u003d15\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d45.422956,-75.699181\u0026amp;panoid\u003dQtLPZvHOA9kLRWytQM8_kQ\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,2.99,,0,-9.57\" title\u003d\"de l'Assemblée Nationale\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ede l'Assemblée Nationale\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e, à la \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"urg7\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.ca/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dcn+tower,+toronto\u0026amp;sll\u003d37.0625,-95.677068\u0026amp;sspn\u003d55.937499,89.560547\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003dCN+Tower\u0026amp;hnear\u003dCN+Tower,+Toronto,+ON,+Canada\u0026amp;z\u003d15\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d43.641587,-79.386754\u0026amp;panoid\u003dpYJSgIZFk5MuTnGxPYoSfw\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,346.72,,0,-46.49\" title\u003d\"Tour CN\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eTour CN\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e, en passant par le \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"kcde\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.ca/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dvieux-quebec\u0026amp;sll\u003d46.813601,-71.207435\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.011587,0.021865\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003dVieux-Qu%C3%A9bec\u0026amp;hnear\u003dVieux-Qu%C3%A9bec,+Canada\u0026amp;ll\u003d46.813028,-71.204045\u0026amp;spn\u003d0,359.978135\u0026amp;z\u003d16\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d46.813098,-71.204182\u0026amp;panoid\u003dBNejp1crjGspoeliPinZoQ\u0026amp;cbp\u003d12,158.3,,0,-1.01\" title\u003d\"Vieux-Québec\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eVieux-Québec\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e et la \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"ruy:\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.ca/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dpier+21,+halifax\u0026amp;sll\u003d46.813101,-71.204174\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.011587,0.021865\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003dPier+21\u0026amp;hnear\u003dPier+21,+Halifax,+NS,+Canada\u0026amp;ll\u003d44.638033,-63.565907\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.00542,0.021865\u0026amp;z\u003d16\u0026amp;layer\u003dc\u0026amp;cbll\u003d44.638037,-63.565901\u0026amp;panoid\u003dmmasC5Zi7E3_C4UPMy5I7w\u0026amp;cbp\u003d11,72.69,,0,-10.93\" title\u003d\"Jetée 21 d'Halifax\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eJetée 21 d'Halifax\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e. Nous sommes également heureux de pouvoir mettre en vedette les sites des \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.vancouver2010.com/fr/-/32678/q0c15c/index.html\" id\u003d\"mjhh\" title\u003d\"Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques 2010\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eJeux olympiques et paralympiques de 2010\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003een proposant des images de Vancouver et Whistler.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"LEFT\"  style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;  font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eParallèlement à la mise à jour de Street View Canada, nous sommes heureux de déployer Street View dans Google Maps en République tchèque - un autre pays qui adore le hockey!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e  \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"LEFT\"  style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;  font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"LEFT\"  style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;  font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eAu \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eCanada, nous \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003esommes \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eenchantés \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ede \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003enotre \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003epartenariat \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eavec \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eles \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eorganisations\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003esuivantes \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003edans \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ele \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ecadre \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ede \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ece \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003elancement :\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cli style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eVille \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ede \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eVancouver—Le \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003emonde \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eafflue \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003evers \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ecette \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eville \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003efantastique \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003edu \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eCanada, alors\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003edécouvrez \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ece \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003equ'elle \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ea à offrir \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003een \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eutilisant \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eStreet \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eView \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003esur \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eGoogle \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eMaps\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eTourism \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eBritish \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eColumbia—En \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eutilisant \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eles \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eimages \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eStreet \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eView \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eintégrées \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003esur \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eles\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003epages \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ede \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eleur 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\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eprovince \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003equi\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eaccueillera \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eles \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eJeux \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eolympiques \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ed'hiver 2010\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eTourisme Montr\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eé\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eal—Plongez dans les rues pour découvrir pourquoi cette ville est considérée comme l'une des plus exceptionnelles d'Amérique du Nord\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eHeritage \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eToronto—Explorez \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eles \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ebâtiments étagés \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ede \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eToronto, ses \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003emusées \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eet \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eses\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003estructures \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eiconiques\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eChicWalks.com—Visitez \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eles \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eboutiques \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003edes \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eplus \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003egrandes \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003evilles \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ede \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ela \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003emode \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003een\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eutilisant \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eStreet \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eView \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003esur \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eGoogle \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eMaps\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"LEFT\"  style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;  font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"LEFT\"  style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;  font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003ca name\u003d\"ic52\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003ca name\u003d\"xn23\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ePour regarder ces images, il vous suffit de vous rendre sur \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.ca/\" title\u003d\"Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques 2010\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eGoogle Maps\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e et de glisser le bonhomme (icône en haut à gauche) à l’endroit de votre choix sur la carte. Les bordures bleues indiquent l’emplacement où vous pouvez obtenir un point de vue au niveau de la rue. À partir de là, vous pouvez repérer un lieu de rencontre avec vos amis, voir si votre destination offre une aire de stationnement, ou encore explorer votre nouveau quartier ou votre nouvelle ville. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eNous \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003evous \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eprions \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ede \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ebien \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003evouloir \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003enous \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eexcuser \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003esi \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003evotre \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003erégion \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003en'est \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003epas\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eencore \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ecouverte : n\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eous \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ey \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003etravaillons.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"LEFT\"  style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;  font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"LEFT\"  style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;  font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eVisitez le \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://google.com/streetview\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003esite global de Street View\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e où vous trouverez différents conseils utiles et des vidéos de présentation. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eSi vous êtes responsable d'un site Web ou d'un blog, vous pouvez également y ajouter ces nouvelles images Street View en utilisant \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/help/maps/getmaps/\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eMy Maps ou l'API Google Maps\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"LEFT\"  style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;  font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"LEFT\"  style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;  font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eVeuillez noter également que nous avons pris des mesures exceptionnelles afin de protéger la vie privée de nos utilisateurs, tout en nous assurant que chacun puisse tirer parti de ce service. Street View dans Google Maps contient uniquement des images déjà visibles par toute personne qui se promène ou circule sur la voie publique, et aucune image n’est en « temps réel ». En outre, Street View utilise une technologie de brouillage pour masquer les visages identifiables et les plaques d’immatriculation des véhicules.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"LEFT\"  style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;  font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"LEFT\" style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eSi vous découvrez une image que vous considérez inacceptable ou inappropriée, vous pouvez facilement la signaler pour en demander le retrait en cliquant sur « Signaler un problème » dans n’importe quelle fenêtre Street View. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eLors du développement de Street View dans Google Maps et de ses mécanismes de protection de la vie privée, nous avons consulté les autorités à la protection de la vie privée du Canada et de la République tchèque. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"LEFT\"  style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;  font-family:Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: normal; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eEn plus de Vancouver, Squamish et Whistler, on propose des images de Banff, Calgary, Kitchener-Waterloo, Toronto, Ottawa, Montr\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eé\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eal, Qu\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eé\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ebec et Halifax.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eNous espérons que vous apprécierez votre visite virtuelle unique du Canada et de la République tchèque.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ePosted by Mike Pegg, Product Marketing Manager\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-8571053432982490172?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8571053432982490172"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8571053432982490172"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/gold-medal-worthy-street-view-update.html","title":"A gold medal-worthy Street View update"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-7069285751966126658"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-07T08:30:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-07T09:08:31.945-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Your world, your map"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOne of the exciting challenges of working on the Geo team at Google is that the physical world is constantly changing, and keeping on top of these changes is a never-ending endeavor. For example, 15,000 miles of roadway are built in the United States each year. At the same time, we are fortunate to have a large and active community of users who want to share detailed information about the places they live, work, and travel.  \u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; \"\u003eSo, as part of our ongoing commitment to provide the richest, most up-to-date maps possible, we continuously explore ways to integrate new information from users and authoritative partners into Google Maps. \u003ca id\u003d\"h4mh\" href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2007/11/think-globally-mark-locally.html\" title\u003d\"Two years ago\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eTwo years ago\u003c/a\u003e, we began allowing you to move map markers to improve address precision; \u003ca id\u003d\"wd.6\" href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2008/03/its-your-world-map-it.html\" title\u003d\"since early last year\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003esince early last year\u003c/a\u003e, you've been able to add locations; and \u003ca id\u003d\"dkzr\" href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/03/google-transit-at-transitech-09-year.html\" title\u003d\"over the past few years\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eover the past few years\u003c/a\u003e, we've been partnering directly with transit agencies to integrate their data.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; \"\u003eToday you may notice that the United States looks a bit different in Google Maps -- all of that new green park land was probably a giveaway. That's because we've worked directly with a wide range of authoritative information sources to create a new base map dataset. In our experience, these organizations that create the data do the best job of keeping it accurate and up-to-date. For example, in the US there are a number of publicly accessible geospatial datasets created by the government for the Census, land surveying, and transportation. These datasets provide information on everything from road networks and water bodies to toll roads and bridges. By integrating this information, and working with specialized data sources like the \u003ca id\u003d\"w.n8\" href\u003d\"http://www.fs.fed.us/\" title\u003d\"United States Forest Service\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eUSDA Forest Service\u003c/a\u003e's Forest Boundaries and the \u003ca id\u003d\"hldx\" href\u003d\"http://www.usgs.gov/\" title\u003d\"United States Geological Survey\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eUS Geological Survey\u003c/a\u003e's National Hydrography Dataset, we've been able to expand and improve features in our maps like \u003ca id\u003d\"ct3d\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dApache+Sitgreaves\u0026amp;sll\u003d47.630462,-122.025962\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.009088,0.023367\u0026amp;g\u003d235th+CT+NE,+98074\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;ll\u003d33.669497,-108.682251\u0026amp;spn\u003d2.873097,5.982056\u0026amp;z\u003d9\" title\u003d\"parks\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eparks\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca id\u003d\"b5yu\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;ll\u003d37.476765,-122.062225\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.155303,0.308647\u0026amp;z\u003d12\" title\u003d\"water bodies\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003ewater bodies\u003c/a\u003e. Satellite, aerial, and Street View imagery also helped. With overhead imagery, we could zoom in on roadway details to figure out details like the size of the road. Our Street View imagery, which you know as a tool to help you explore new places, turns out to be very helpful to understand road restrictions and confirm street data by reading street signs.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; \"\u003eThe best part about this new dataset is that we've been able to add a lot of new, detailed information to Google Maps - information that helps people better explore and get around the real world. For example, college students will be pleased to see maps of \u003ca id\u003d\"mdal\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003dStanford+University\u0026amp;sll\u003d40.444628,-79.945772\u0026amp;sspn\u003d0.009308,0.01929\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;ll\u003d37.427093,-122.17063\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.009713,0.01929\u0026amp;z\u003d16\" title\u003d\"many campuses\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003emany campuses\u003c/a\u003e; and cyclists will now find many more \u003ca id\u003d\"qrl4\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f\u003dq\u0026amp;source\u003ds_q\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;geocode\u003d\u0026amp;q\u003d47.651542,-122.356796\u0026amp;sll\u003d37.0625,-95.677068\u0026amp;sspn\u003d39.592876,79.013672\u0026amp;ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hq\u003d\u0026amp;hnear\u003d100-146+N+Canal+St,+Seattle,+King,+Washington+98107\u0026amp;ll\u003d47.652452,-122.356796\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.011766,0.021865\u0026amp;z\u003d16\" title\u003d\"trails and paths\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003etrails and paths\u003c/a\u003e to explore. Soon we even plan on providing you with biking directions to take advantage of this new data. Of course, in the true Google spirit of \"launch and iterate,\" we plan to \u003ca id\u003d\"xl-a\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/help/maps/basemap/\" title\u003d\"work with more data sources\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003ework with more data sources\u003c/a\u003e to add new features in the map.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; \"\u003eSo where do you fit into this? Well, we've found our users are also remarkable data sources themselves, so we've added a new tool to Google Maps that lets you communicate directly with Google about any updates that you think need to be made to our maps. You'll find this \"Report a Problem\" link on the bottom right of Google Maps (you can also find it by right-clicking on the map). Has that new highway on-ramp finally opened up? Do we have an outdated name for your local school? Was Main Street converted into a pedestrian-only walkway? Tell us! Once we've received your edit or suggestion we'll confirm it with other users, data sources, or imagery. We hope to resolve each edit within a month. If you submit your email address, we'll even keep you posted on our progress. The video below walks you through the process, or \u003ca id\u003d\"qfi_\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/support/maps.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer\u003d162873\" title\u003d\"learn more here\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003elearn more here\u003c/a\u003e:\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"   style\u003d\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:85%;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\" style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; \"\u003e\u003cobject width\u003d\"480\" height\u003d\"295\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"movie\" value\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/FNhVu2oeInc\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowFullScreen\" value\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowscriptaccess\" value\u003d\"always\"\u003e\u003c/param\u003e\u003cembed src\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/FNhVu2oeInc\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess\u003d\"always\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" width\u003d\"480\" height\u003d\"295\"\u003e\u003c/embed\u003e\u003c/object\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; \"\u003eWe're constantly working on making sure Google Maps is up-to-date, accurate, and includes the information that you care about most. Your edits and feedback will not only help us achieve this goal, but will help everyone in your community to get around town better and explore the world.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Andrew Lookingbill, Software Engineer\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-7069285751966126658?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/7069285751966126658"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/7069285751966126658"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/your-world-your-map.html","title":"Your world, your map"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-1095421314698654274"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-05T11:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-11T22:58:32.174-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Map Maker"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Featured Map Makers: Faraz \u0026 Jabran"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cb\u003eName\u003c/b\u003e: Faraz Ahmad (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/mapmaker?gw\u003d66\u0026amp;ptab\u003d0\u0026amp;uid\u003d107888952997182632161\u0026amp;start\u003d0\u0026amp;sort\u003d\" id\u003d\"axu5\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"farazilu\"\u003efarazilu\u003c/a\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDay job\u003c/b\u003e: Web programmer\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegion mapped\u003c/b\u003e: Pakistan\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cb\u003eName\u003c/b\u003e: Jabran Rafique (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/mapmaker?gw\u003d66\u0026amp;ptab\u003d0\u0026amp;uid\u003d102673464931244969119\u0026amp;start\u003d0\u0026amp;sort\u003d\" id\u003d\"b5og\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"Jabran\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 85%;\"\u003eج\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003eabran\u003c/a\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDay job\u003c/b\u003e: IT administrator\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegion mapped\u003c/b\u003e: Pakistan\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003eFaraz and Jabran are both Pakistani-born, high tech workers living in the United Kingdom. They both learned about Map Maker on the Internet, and they have formed a virtual team with a mission to map Pakistan. Although they live 400 miles apart and have never met in person, they collaborate on mapping Pakistan and providing other mappers with advice and tips on mapping the region. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime lapse video of Gujranwala, Pakistan\u003c/i\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\u003cobject height\u003d\"340\" width\u003d\"560\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"movie\" value\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/QjsxHOcfieo\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;color1\u003d0x402061\u0026amp;color2\u003d0x9461ca\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowFullScreen\" value\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowscriptaccess\" value\u003d\"always\"\u003e\u003cembed src\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/QjsxHOcfieo\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\u0026amp;color1\u003d0x402061\u0026amp;color2\u003d0x9461ca\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess\u003d\"always\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" width\u003d\"560\" height\u003d\"340\"\u003e\u003c/embed\u003e\u003c/object\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003eFaraz started using Map Maker shortly after it launched in 2008, and he is now the top mapper with more edits than any other user. Jabran found Map Maker a few months after Faraz. Both mappers started with their home towns and have subsequently mapped many cities in Pakistan.  \"It's like mapping your own world -- describing your world to other people. In the UK, we use Google Maps to find directions if we want to go somewhere. But we couldn't do that in Pakistan. This is a big opportunity to help other people find things,\" says Faraz. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime lapse video of Karachi, Pakistan\u003c/i\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 78%;\"\u003e\u003cobject height\u003d\"344\" width\u003d\"425\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"movie\" value\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/D6d-MSbyqcg\u0026amp;color1\u003d0xb1b1b1\u0026amp;color2\u003d0xcfcfcf\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;feature\u003dplayer_embedded\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowFullScreen\" value\u003d\"true\"\u003e\u003cparam name\u003d\"allowScriptAccess\" value\u003d\"always\"\u003e\u003cembed src\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/v/D6d-MSbyqcg\u0026amp;color1\u003d0xb1b1b1\u0026amp;color2\u003d0xcfcfcf\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;feature\u003dplayer_embedded\u0026amp;fs\u003d1\" type\u003d\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen\u003d\"true\" allowscriptaccess\u003d\"always\" width\u003d\"425\" height\u003d\"344\"\u003e\u003c/embed\u003e\u003c/object\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\"I spend so much time on the Internet looking at new technologies. It's like a hobby for me to develop maps -- time spent positively because I know it will help others. In Pakistan, using Map Maker to find an efficient way to get somewhere can save a life in an emergency situation,\" says Faraz. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003eExperienced and accomplished mappers with more than 70,000 map edits between them, Faraz and Jabran collaborate with many others to map the region as well. Jabran explains, \"I post on \u003ca href\u003d\"http://group.google.com/group/map-your-world\" id\u003d\"zkp-\" target\u003d\"_blank\" title\u003d\"the group\"\u003ethe group\u003c/a\u003e when I finish mapping a city. A fellow who just joined recently is making some edits near Lahore, adding names to streets and local businesses. So we help each other. If one can map it and another can name it, that's great. Someday I will open Google Maps and see all of Pakistan mapped!\" \u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003eIn areas of Pakistan that the virtual team knows less well, they use the satellite imagery on Map Maker to draw the roads. When they meet people from Pakistan, Faraz \u0026amp; Jabran ask them where they are from and what areas they know. \"Then I drag them to Map Maker and ask them the names of roads, shops, hospitals, whatever. We're trying to make the maps more and more elaborate. Together we can make a difference.\" \u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003eJabran recalls that, one weekend, a couple of guys with local knowledge of an area sat with him as he edited the maps -- here's \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: black;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/mapmaker?hl\u003den\u0026amp;q\u003dchak+raib\u0026amp;gw\u003d30\u0026amp;ll\u003d32.532957,73.219891\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.009733,0.014935\u0026amp;z\u003d16\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eone small example\u003c/a\u003e of an addition to the map he made based on their knowledge. \"Great thanks to all those many people who agree to help in such a way,\" says Jabran.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003eLiving in the UK, Faraz and Jabran use Google Maps extensively, particularly on their mobile phones, to find their way around and explore new places. Through their contributions to mapping Pakistan with \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/mapmaker\"\u003eGoogle Map Maker\u003c/a\u003e, their goal is to help all Google Maps users in Pakistan to find their way, too. We wish both of these Map Maker \"power users\" all the best in their efforts to map their worlds, and look forward to seeing their goal of completing the Pakistan map fully realized!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePosted by Jennifer Mazzon, Maps Community Organizer\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-1095421314698654274?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/1095421314698654274"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/1095421314698654274"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/featured-map-makers-faraz-jabran.html","title":"Featured Map Makers: Faraz \u0026 Jabran"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-8380941179170059373"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-05T08:25:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-06T09:41:32.873-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Outreach"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Preserving forests to reduce carbon emissions"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFollowing \u003ca id\u003d\"vtex\" href\u003d\"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/09/explore-our-changing-climate-in-google.html\" title\u003d\"last week's launch\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003elast week's launch\u003c/a\u003e of the new \u003ca id\u003d\"shjx\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/cop15\" title\u003d\"Climate Change in Google Earth tour series\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003e\u003ci\u003eClimate Change in Google Earth\u003c/i\u003e tour series\u003c/a\u003e, we are excited to announce the release of three more tours. These tours shed light on solutions that non-profit organizations and communities are doing to prevent or adapt to further climate change.\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003eThe new tours we released today all involve deforestation -- preventing, protecting, and preserving our global forests around the world in an effort to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, a large part of the cause of climate change.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca target\u003d\"_blank\" id\u003d\"sqzc\" href\u003d\"http://www.greenpeace.org/\" title\u003d\"Greenpeace\"\u003eGreenpeace\u003c/a\u003e tells a story of a successful collaboration between companies, such as McDonald's, and Greenpeace campaigners to establish a moratorium on further destruction of Amazon rainforest for soybean plantations.  \u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"h0pf\" href\u003d\"http://www.conservation.org/\" title\u003d\"Conservation International\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003eConservation International\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e flies you through Madagascar, where they are helping local communities forge new economic paths through \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"ante\" href\u003d\"http://www.un-redd.org/\" title\u003d\"REDD\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003eREDD\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) projects. Stone Gossard, of Pearl Jam, also speaks about their support of Conservation International's efforts through donations from concert ticket revenue.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTake a virtual tour \u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003ewith \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); \"\u003e\u003ca id\u003d\"efbi\" href\u003d\"http://www.panda.org/\" title\u003d\"WWF\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003eWWF\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e of the peatland swamps in Sebangau, Borneo. With the deforestation and burning of peatland for agriculture, vast amounts of carbon emissions are released. WWF has helped local communities preserve their peatland swamps, which you can fly over in this tour.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003eSee all these tours now by visiting \u003ca id\u003d\"ffuu\" href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/cop15/\" title\u003d\"www.google.com/cop15\"\u003ewww.google.com/cop15\u003c/a\u003e, and clicking on the button for each tour. Then stay tuned for more!\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SsZ7Mkw6NNI/AAAAAAAAJCQ/XAPBcXN96Bw/s1600-h/cop15_2.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 365px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SsZ7Mkw6NNI/AAAAAAAAJCQ/XAPBcXN96Bw/s400/cop15_2.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388129460152841426\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Tanya Keen, Google Earth Outreach\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-8380941179170059373?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8380941179170059373"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8380941179170059373"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/preserving-forests-to-reduce-carbon.html","title":"Preserving forests to reduce carbon emissions"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/SsZ7Mkw6NNI/AAAAAAAAJCQ/XAPBcXN96Bw/s72-c/cop15_2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-3486565898081425004"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-02T16:12:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-02T16:14:51.649-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Helping the victims of Tropical Storm Ketsana"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ci\u003e[Cross-posted from the \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/helping-victims-of-tropical-storm.html\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOfficial Google Blog\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e]\u003c/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLast weekend, Tropical Storm Ketsana (local name \"Ondoy\") pounded Manila and nearby areas of the Philippines with a month's worth of rain in just a few hours, resulting in floods that covered 80% of the city with as much as 20 feet of water. The typhoon left in its wake nearly 300 people dead and hundreds of thousands displaced.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe're very saddened by the losses the Filipino people have sustained during this calamity. To help you stay up to date on the disaster and contribute to the relief efforts, we've put up a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/landing/typhoon-ondoy.html\"\u003eHelp for Typhoon Ondoy Victims in the Philippines page\u003c/a\u003e that contains the latest news from local media outlets, lists of verified donation sites and emergency hotlines, and a volunteer-maintained map of persons needing rescue.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFilipinos have been \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query\u003dondoy\u0026amp;search_type\u003d\u0026amp;aq\u003df\"\u003eposting videos of the flooding and its aftermath\u003c/a\u003e on YouTube. You can also visualize the overflows along main rivers and bays in Google Earth with \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/landing/kmz/Kestana_Cyclone_TayTay.kmz\"\u003ethis kmz file\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf you're familiar with Google Maps and would like to get involved in the effort to map \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;msa\u003d0\u0026amp;msid\u003d114275963314561391621.000474bb18f93804bc564\u0026amp;ll\u003d14.597372,121.131821\u0026amp;spn\u003d0.038955,0.063944\u0026amp;z\u003d14\"\u003emissing persons\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;msa\u003d0\u0026amp;msid\u003d114275963314561391621.000474b14dc5c675ed8b5\u0026amp;z\u003d10\"\u003erelief centers\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;hl\u003den\u0026amp;msa\u003d0\u0026amp;msid\u003d114275963314561391621.000474b16c00c055bb4d7\u0026amp;z\u003d8\"\u003eroad conditions\u003c/a\u003e, you can email the volunteer team at typhoonondoy@googlegroups.com. We will continue to update the page with the latest information and imagery, as well as provide any relevant updates on this blog.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Therese Lim, Google Southeast Asia Team\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-3486565898081425004?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/3486565898081425004"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/3486565898081425004"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/helping-victims-of-tropical-storm.html","title":"Helping the victims of Tropical Storm Ketsana"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-8230963478456719250"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-02T14:40:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-05T13:30:23.146-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"This week in @googlemaps"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHere are this week's highlights from Twitter - remember, you can follow us at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.twitter.com/googlemaps\"\u003etwitter.com/googlemaps\u003c/a\u003e. You'll find some fun links and announcements you may have missed:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eImpressive global mashup showing where iconic music album cover photos were taken - over 700 of them \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bit.ly/3YsOa1\" class\u003d\"tweet-url web\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/3YsOa1\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMap Maker data from 19 new countries \u0026amp; territories now graduated to Google Maps. Some amazing before/after shots \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bit.ly/pbAHd\" class\u003d\"tweet-url web\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/pbAHd\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMaking a statement on the floor of the Rio subway \u003ca href\u003d\"http://twitpic.com/jvczn\" class\u003d\"tweet-url web\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://twitpic.com/jvczn\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eNYC pizza quest helped by Google Maps \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bit.ly/q96uu\" class\u003d\"tweet-url web\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\" target\u003d\"_blank\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/q96uu\u003c/a\u003e (via @\u003ca class\u003d\"tweet-url username\" href\u003d\"http://twitter.com/nydailynews\"\u003enydailynews\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"status-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"entry-content\"\u003e国庆北京交通限行地图。 \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bit.ly/3faQ98\" class\u003d\"tweet-url web\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/3faQ98\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e [Road closures in Beijing during National Day parade on October 1st.]\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild card: \u003c/i\u003eEver wanted @\u003ca class\u003d\"tweet-url username\" href\u003d\"http://twitter.com/googleearth\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003egoogleearth\u003c/a\u003e as a carpet? Sacramento Int'l Airport has a lovely sample \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bit.ly/l2XmN\" class\u003d\"tweet-url web\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\" target\u003d\"_blank\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/l2XmN\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Julie Zhou, Chief Maps Twitterer\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-8230963478456719250?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8230963478456719250"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8230963478456719250"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/this-week-in-googlemaps.html","title":"This week in @googlemaps"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-4497095035845346869"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-29T12:20:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-29T13:50:08.898-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hasbro, maker of 'Monopoly' game, launches the Design your own Building Competition"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:85%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e[Cross-Posted from the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/2009/09/hasbro-makers-of-monopoly-game-launches.html\"\u003eOfficial SketchUp Blog\u003c/a\u003e]\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHasbro, the makers of the Monopoly game, have officially announced a competition that gives Monopoly-lovers the chance to design a building that will be included in the new interactive game \u003ca title\u003d\"Monopoly City Streets\" href\u003d\"http://www.monopolycitystreets.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eMonopoly City Streets\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_p7hIVTqFyYs/SsJadybG5iI/AAAAAAAAIDE/jWOs7RR03Ec/s1600-h/monopoly_citystreets.png\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 110px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_p7hIVTqFyYs/SsJadybG5iI/AAAAAAAAIDE/jWOs7RR03Ec/s320/monopoly_citystreets.png\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386967572086711842\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eTo enter this competition, you need to design a 3D building using \u003ca title\u003d\"Google SketchUp\" href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle SketchUp\u003c/a\u003e and upload it to the \u003ca title\u003d\"Google 3D Warehouse\" href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle 3D Warehouse\u003c/a\u003e. The deadline to submit entries is Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 11:59pm, EST. Visit the \u003ca title\u003d\"Monopoly blog\" href\u003d\"http://blog.monopolycitystreets.com/2009/09/design-your-own-monopoly-building.html\" id\u003d\"n:oy\"\u003eMonopoly City Streets blog\u003c/a\u003e for the Official Rules, prizes, and more information.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHere's how it works:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e   Download \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/download/gsu.html\"\u003eGoogle SketchUp\u003c/a\u003e for free.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e   Learn to build 3D models with SketchUp by watching \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/training/videos/new_to_gsu.html\"\u003evideo tutorials\u003c/a\u003e and related \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/sketchupvideo\"\u003eYouTube videos\u003c/a\u003e. Download and work through a few examples using these self-paced tutorials: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid\u003d901231215767ef7a545172f70efed474\"\u003eIntroduction to SketchUp\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid\u003da00309dbdab49ffb545172f70efed474\"\u003eStarting a Drawing Part 1\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid\u003d1cedfc63585117f7545172f70efed474\"\u003ePart 2\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid\u003d36b35705038c6b79545172f70efed474\"\u003ePart 3\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e   From SketchUp, choose \"Share Model\" and upload your 3D building to the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer\u003d37939\u0026amp;cbid\u003d-1wja3511990jh\u0026amp;src\u003dcb\u0026amp;lev\u003danswer\"\u003eGoogle 3D Warehouse\u003c/a\u003e (you must have a Google account to sign in).   \u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e   In the upload window, add the tag \"\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003emonopolycompetition09\u003c/span\u003e\" and make sure that you've checked \"Allow 3D Warehouse users to contact me about this model\" so we can contact you if you win!\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e   Within 48 hours, your model/entry will appear in the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid\u003d53a9aefd9b0c2203a2e2d588c644461f\"\u003eCompetition Collection\u003c/a\u003e in the Google 3D Warehouse.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ol\u003eTechnical Guidelines:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e    Buildings can be any size and any shape\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e    Buildings must not have photo-textures; they must be painted with solid colors\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e    The file size limit is 2 MB\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e    The file format should be .SKP \u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003eA few quick tips:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e   Keep it simple. Or not. The judges will be looking at all designs – simple and complex.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e   Go crazy. Remember, the MONOPOLY world is a fun place. Make your building the same! Go wild and have oodles of fun doing it.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e   Upload as many designs as you want. The more you submit, the greater the chance of your design winning!\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e   For some inspiration, check out some sample creations already in the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid\u003d53a9aefd9b0c2203a2e2d588c644461f\"\u003eGoogle 3D Warehouse Competition Collection\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ol\u003eCheck out the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://blog.monopolycitystreets.com/2009/09/design-your-own-monopoly-building.html\"\u003eMonopoly City Streets blog\u003c/a\u003e for the Official Rules and more information. Good luck!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003eTasha Danko, SketchUp Product Marketing Team\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-4497095035845346869?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/4497095035845346869"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/4497095035845346869"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/09/hasbro-makers-of-monopoly-game-launches.html","title":"Hasbro, maker of 'Monopoly' game, launches the Design your own Building Competition"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Aaron Stein"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/18201675807733872420"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12522323126106728758"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_p7hIVTqFyYs/SsJadybG5iI/AAAAAAAAIDE/jWOs7RR03Ec/s72-c/monopoly_citystreets.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-8048728408527042226"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-25T13:50:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-25T13:55:43.606-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"imagery"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Where in the world is... (Answers)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAs always, great job figuring out the answers to all the questions. I hope you had fun deciphering the clues. Here are the answers in case any stumped you. For even more fun exploring the new imagery, \u003ca id\u003d\"dam_\" href\u003d\"http://mw1.google.com/mw-earth-vectordb/Imagery_Updates/Late_September_2009_imagery_update.kmz\" title\u003d\"here\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ehere\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e is a KML outlining all the areas receiving new data. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1) Once a political capitol, now a financial capitol, MapMakers in this city rapidly growing have cried for updated imagery and we have delivered.\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e -- Karachi, Pakistan\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e2) With updated imagery over this city, you can see leftovers from the Texas Tech - Virginia game.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e-- Jacksonville, FL\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e3) This former \"closed city\" just got a GeoEye-1 update.\u003c/div\u003e -- Sevastopol, Ukraine\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e4) The wettest area of the continental United States has gotten an update. (Hint: it's a Rain Forest)\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e -- Olympic National Park, Washington\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e5) This beloved stadium, which was built for the 1978 World Cup, is still in pretty good shape from the looks of it. There's even a go-kart track in the parking lot!\u003c/div\u003e-- Cordoba, Argentina\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e6) Ever wonder where Aluminum comes from? Africa's second largest Aluminum production site has gotten new imagery.\u003cdiv\u003e -- Maputo, Mozambique\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e7) This great palace was constructed between 1857 and 1859, but was mostly destroyed by allied bombing in World War II. Finally re-built in the 90's, this site is now a major tourist destination.\u003cdiv\u003e -- Mandalay Palace, Myanmar\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e8) Though you can't do any shopping here from your desk, you can now view South America's largest open-air market with increased clarity.\u003cbr /\u003e-- La Cancha in Cochabamba, Bolivia\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e9) Connected to civilization by an ice road and a gravel runway, this diamond mine is difficult to operate.\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e -- Diavik Diamond Mine, Canada\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFollowing is a more complete version of the updates in this data push:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003ca name\u003d\"details\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmericas:\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eUnited States: Bradford County\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e (FL)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e, Broward County\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e (FL)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e, Baker County\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e (FL)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e, Dade County\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e (FL)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e, Holmes County\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e (FL)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e, Charlotte County\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e (FL)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e, Monroe County\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e (FL)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e, Seminole County\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e (FL)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e, Union County\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e (FL)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e, Washington County (FL), Highlands County\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e (FL), Duval County (FL), Levy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (FL), Glades\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (FL), Marion\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (FL), Hendry\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (FL), Osceola\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (FL), St John's\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (FL), Lake\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (FL), Putnam\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (FL), \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e Boston Metro Area (MA), Brooklyn (NY), Cleveland (OH), Santa Rosa (CA), Ventura County (CA), Mission Viejo (CA), Kitsap County (WA), Washington State, Bosie (ID), Cheyenne (WY), Wichita (KS), St Louis (MO), Minneapolis (MN), La Crosse County (WI), Porter County (ID), Kenton County (KY), Campbell County (KY), Aiken County (SC), Wayne County (NC), Lenoir County (NC), Currituck County (NC), Armstrong County (PA), New Haven (CT), Hartford (CT), Portland (ME), Garret County (MD),  Allegany\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (MD), Washington\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (MD), Howard\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (MD), Montgomery\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (MD), Prince George's\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (MD), Anne Arundel\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (MD), Harford\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (MD), Cecil\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (MD), Kent\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (MD), Queen Anne's\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (MD), Talbot\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (MD), Caroline\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (MD), Saint Mary's\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (MD), Wicomico\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (MD), Worcester\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e County (MD), \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCanada: Diavik, Ivujivik\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eBrazil: Impz, Maraba\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eArgentina: Mendoza, Cordoba\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eBolivia: Cochabamba\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eChile: Iquique\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eEurope, Middle East, \u0026amp; Africa:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eSpain: Hondarribia\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ePortugal: Porto Santo, Madeira\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eUkraine: Sevestopol\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eRussia: Kamyshin, Ust-Illimsk, Norilsk\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eAlgeria: Medea\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eLibya: Tobruk\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eMorocco: Tetouan, Khouribga\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eBurkina Faso: Ouagadougou\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eNiger: Madaoua\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eNigeria: Lagos, Port Harcourt\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eZambia: Kitwe, Ndola\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eMozambique: Maputo, Nampula\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eAsia \u0026amp; Oceania:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003ePakistan: Karachi\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eMyanmar: Mandalay\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eChina: Lhasa, Shihezi, Hami, Zichuan, Liazhou\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"   style\u003d\"font-family:arial;color:#333333;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; \"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); \"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003eNew 2.5m base imagery for:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:small;\"\u003e Parts of New Zealand.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-family:arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Matt Manolides, Senior GIS Specialist\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-8048728408527042226?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8048728408527042226"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8048728408527042226"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/09/where-in-world-is-answers.html","title":"Where in the world is... (Answers)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-7234495284545874050"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-25T11:55:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-25T12:22:46.888-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"This week in @googlemaps"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHere are the tweets that were the most popular this past week in case you missed anything. This was also a big week for us because we reached the 20,000 follower milestone. Send a tweet to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://twitter.com/googlemaps\"\u003e@googlemaps\u003c/a\u003e if you have a suggestion for how we should celebrate and thank all our followers!\u003c/div\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eInsanely awesome Twitter Trends Map with clustered topics by location: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bit.ly/PNOZi\" class\u003d\"tweet-url web\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/PNOZi\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIntroducing Place Pages for Google Maps — everything about one place on one page \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bit.ly/VHMix\" class\u003d\"tweet-url web\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/VHMix\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eBeautiful hand-drawn map of Edinburgh. Zoom in on stairs o' death, late nite pizza \u0026amp; more \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bit.ly/JadMZ\" class\u003d\"tweet-url web\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/JadMZ\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eI don't speak Chinese but really want to visit China after seeing these gorgeous maps/photos from NatGeo \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bit.ly/1YWi11\" class\u003d\"tweet-url web\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/1YWi11\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eRT @\u003ca class\u003d\"tweet-url username\" href\u003d\"http://twitter.com/umapper\"\u003eumapper\u003c/a\u003e - Nicely implemented map of Dubai Metro: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bit.ly/30kKB9\" class\u003d\"tweet-url web\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/30kKB9\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://twitter.com/search?q\u003d%23dubai\" title\u003d\"#dubai\" class\u003d\"tweet-url hashtag\"\u003e#dubai\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild card\u003c/i\u003e: Can anyone match the enthusiasm of this @\u003ca class\u003d\"tweet-url username\" href\u003d\"http://twitter.com/googlemaps\"\u003egooglemaps\u003c/a\u003e user in Japan? \u003ca href\u003d\"http://twitpic.com/ii9cc\" class\u003d\"tweet-url web\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://twitpic.com/ii9cc\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Julie Zhou, Chief Maps Twitterer\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-7234495284545874050?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/7234495284545874050"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/7234495284545874050"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/09/this-week-in-googlemaps_25.html","title":"This week in @googlemaps"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-8879076319897247588"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-24T15:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-24T15:28:53.833-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"One place, one page"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhen you're looking for information about a restaurant down the street or a museum across the country, you sometimes find relevant information is scattered across the web. Instead of doing the research all over the web, wouldn’t it be great to see all the information for that place in... one place?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eStarting today, you can do that with Place Pages for Google Maps. A Place Page is a web page for every place in the world, organizing all the world's information for that place. And we really mean every place: there are Place Pages for businesses, points of interest, transit stations, landmarks, and cities all over the world. To find a Place Page, click on \"more info\" in your Google Maps search results or \"more info\" in the info bubble on the map.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/Srvn4VQP1-I/AAAAAAAAJAU/DTIIh-JvsJI/s1600-h/placepageentry.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 164px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/Srvn4VQP1-I/AAAAAAAAJAU/DTIIh-JvsJI/s400/placepageentry.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385152734415542242\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eIf I'm visiting \u003ca id\u003d\"iqeb\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/places/au/sydney\" title\u003d\"Sydney\"\u003eSydney\u003c/a\u003e, I can visit the Place Pages of popular destinations like the Opera House, Aquarium, and Garden Palace to see photos, find nearby public transit, and even discover related maps users have created with landmarks in Australia. For businesses, I can check out \"More Details\" to see where all the information is coming from or even edit to add my own information or reviews. For example, if I look at the Place Page for my favorite chocolate shop, \u003ca id\u003d\"wj.4\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/places/us/cambridge/brattle-st/52/-burdick-chocolate-cafe\" title\u003d\"Burdick Chocolate Cafe in Boston\"\u003eBurdick Chocolate Cafe in Boston\u003c/a\u003e, I can see relevant photos, read all the user reviews, browse the menu, see their hours, and even find out what transit lines take me there.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/places/us/cambridge/brattle-st/52/-burdick-chocolate-cafe\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 400px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/Srvk6s_-0DI/AAAAAAAAJAM/obU3Hs0Qa0U/s400/PlacePlace_Budrick.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385149476614623282\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe think Place Pages will make searching much easier (and hopefully more fun!) for our users, but we're also excited about what it means for business owners. By default, users looking for local businesses can easily view ratings for your business, reviews, related maps, find nearby transit options showing them how to get to you, and take a look at your business with a Street View preview - and it's all on one page. If you claim your listing with the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/local/add/businessCenter?utm_source\u003dblog_placepage\u0026amp;utm_medium\u003det\u0026amp;utm_campaign\u003den\u0026amp;gl\u003dUS\u0026amp;hl\u003den-US\"\u003eLocal Business Center\u003c/a\u003e, you'll be able to make sure there's even more rich content on the Place Page, like photos, YouTube videos, hours of operation, types of products or services offered, and several other categories you can submit. You can even add a coupon that will appear on your Place Page to really entice potential customers. By editing your Local Business Center listing your place page will automatically be updated.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnother nice benefit of Place Pages for Google Maps is that they will come with a friendly URL that will make it easy to remember and link to. For example, you'll find the San Francisco Place Page at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://google.com/places/us/california/san-francisco-city\" id\u003d\"iaha\" title\u003d\"google.com/places/us/california/san-francisco-city\"\u003egoogle.com/places/us/california/san-francisco-city\u003c/a\u003e. We're working on rolling this out for all Place Pages; right now we include cities and most businesses; if your business isn't included just yet, we're working on it!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf you want to learn a bit more before trying it out for yourself, you can read our post on the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/place-pages-for-google-maps-there-are.html\"\u003eOfficial Google Blog\u003c/a\u003e - then start exploring all sorts of places!\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"byline-author\"\u003ePosted by Avni Shah, Senior Product Manager, Place Pages team\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7278262030537194084-8879076319897247588?l\u003dgoogle-latlong.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8879076319897247588"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7278262030537194084/posts/default/8879076319897247588"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/09/one-place-one-page.html","title":"One place, one page"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"elaine"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02143159557043168042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13687074928153758021"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zJrVQFqitUA/Srvn4VQP1-I/AAAAAAAAJAU/DTIIh-JvsJI/s72-c/placepageentry.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278262030537194084.post-5025049970020720640"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-24T13:20:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-24T14:20:20.728-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Map Maker"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Map Maker graduation, Part III"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOur ability to explore maps relies on having access to quality data. Much of our world has yet to have access to accurate digital mapping data. This is why we originally created \u003ca href\u003d\"http://maps.google.com/mapmaker\" id\u003d\"xwh5\" title\u003d\"Google Map Maker\" style\u003d\"color: rgb(85, 26, 139); \"\u003eGoogle Map Maker\u003c/a\u003e, and why we're excited today to announce 19 new countries and territories to that have made the leap from being drawn on Google Map Maker to being pushed on Google Maps:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eAlgeria, Angola, Congo, Faroe Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Morocco, Namibia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Suriname, Swaziland, Tunisia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Western Sahara\u003c/blockquote\u003eas well as 11 that were added in July: \u003c/break\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbreak\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eBahamas, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, Fiji, Greenland, Laos, Mali, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBlogger