Mashup: Maps Compare
Maps Compare compares the mapping service APIs provided by Google Maps, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, and Google Earth.
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- Class 3 Outbreak is a zombie game running on Google Maps. Struggle to keep the zombie infection at bay with a hopelessly outnumbered police force, squash any outbreaks that appear and keep the zombie...
- Findmesomewifi uses Google Maps to display the locations of wifi hotspots, wordwide. Many sources listed via large database.
- This was my first mashup since leaving Ordnance Survey. But I wanted to add an extra bit, so there are several layers which can be turned on and off plus embeded Flash video in the marker pop-up
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| API Name | Description | Category | Versions |
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| 0effort Coordinates Distance | Calculate the distance between any two coordinates on the map, and express the calculation in different measurement units. | Mapping | REST v1 |
| AVUXI TopPlace | AVUXI TopPlace provides worldwide location context and GeoPopularity scores for social activity categories, areas and places. These scores can help website and applicaiton visitors make accommodation... | Localization | REST v2 |
| GPXZ elevation | GPXZ aims to improve access to high-quality open elevation data. The GPXZ elevation API offers elevation data from the GPXZ dataset, which starts with a base of ocean depth from GEBCO 2020 and land... | Location | REST v1 |
| TraxMatching | TraxMatching is a cloud web service for Map Matching location data on the OpenStreetMap (OSM) road network with great accuracy and speed. This Snap To Road API supports the following formats to... | Mapping | REST v1.0 |
| Distance Calculator | Distance calculator API can calculate distances between two coordinates. This service uses the geodesic distance to calculate the distance. | Mapping | REST v1 |