SFUSD School Info Google Map Hack
And now for something completely different...
I love maps. I've always loved the web mapping services like MapQuest and Yahoo maps. Since Google maps came out I've been in awe. Google earth is beyond cool too.
When I heard Google offered a public API to their map servers, and when I heard of a bunch of so-called Google map hacks, I checked it out. You can look at craigslist real estate and apartment rental ads on a Google map. You can get recent home sale prices on a Google map. Every day there are dozens of new "map hacks".
My first Google map hack is here:
SFUSD School Info Google Map Hack
http://www.sfschools.org/maps/sfusd_schools.html
Like the blog, this is an experiment, a work in progress. I have ideas on other information to include on the map and other ways of using the map to show other kinds of school data. But its already pretty neat, if I do say so myself. Best of all, I don't think this could be construed to be propaganda by any definition!
Check it out.
Comments welcome.
KC
I love maps. I've always loved the web mapping services like MapQuest and Yahoo maps. Since Google maps came out I've been in awe. Google earth is beyond cool too.
When I heard Google offered a public API to their map servers, and when I heard of a bunch of so-called Google map hacks, I checked it out. You can look at craigslist real estate and apartment rental ads on a Google map. You can get recent home sale prices on a Google map. Every day there are dozens of new "map hacks".
My first Google map hack is here:
SFUSD School Info Google Map Hack
http://www.sfschools.org/maps/sfusd_schools.html
Like the blog, this is an experiment, a work in progress. I have ideas on other information to include on the map and other ways of using the map to show other kinds of school data. But its already pretty neat, if I do say so myself. Best of all, I don't think this could be construed to be propaganda by any definition!
Check it out.
Comments welcome.
KC
2 Comments:
The map is blank. What is it supposed to be showing?
The google map of SF should load relatively quickly. The school information markers can take a while to load on some computers, depending on the speed of the internet connection and the speed and memory of the computer.
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