Google Maps Update (8 Mar 2009): Updated again to fix the constants broken by a change made by Google. Thanks to brian, who left a comment asking about the maps not working. Update (30 Jan 2007): Updated again to make a link in the popup actually open a new window. Did this by embedding a [...]

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Microsoft is fond of saying “me too, me too!” In the beginning, we mapped with MapQuest or Yahoo Maps or their ilk. We’d enter an address and get back a zoomable, pan-able vector map. Or we’d enter “from” and “to” addresses and get back a turn-by-turn driving plan. Some of these vector mapping services had [...]

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RuiCarmo of Tao of Mac has a great tutorial on hacking Google Earth KML (Keyhole Markup Language) files in PHP. Fun stuff. Seen here. Google Earth / Keyhole is a downloadable mapping application that’s free for the downloading. Google Earth Plus is a $20 upgraded version that includes GPS integration, high-res printing, email support, annotation, [...]

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