roomthily

nussbaum:

For hipster cartographers.

(Source: topherchris)

prostheticknowledge:

Abstract Season Changes by Le Rane Acide

A Tumblr blog which collects examples of seasonal differences found on Google Maps.

More Here

there used to be a really good one up around the valles caldera, nm. also fun - the very stretchy sandias around the la luz trail.

What if Google Maps went live… (flux/S Square One project)

via The Atlantic Cities

blech:

From jocochrane, the cover of g2 containing Oliver Burkeman’s excellent article on how Google and Apple’s digital mapping is mapping us. Some choice quotes:

In an era of previously unimagined opportunities for exploring the far-off and strange, we want mainly to stare at ourselves.

It’s hard to interpret the occasional aerial snapshot of your garden as a big issue when the phone in your pocket is assembling a real-time picture of your movements, preferences and behaviour.

What happens when we come to see the world, to a significant extent, through the eyes of a handful of big companies based in California?

wired:

Google Blockly lets kids hack with no keyboard.

Behold the future of visual programming!

where everything uses the google maps aesthetic. shiny.

(Source: Wired)

StackMaps - StackOverflow communities mapped

prostheticknowledge:

Cube - A Game About Google Maps 

Promotional site involving city map data used as levels for a marble maze game.

You can try it out here

Stratocam - vote on Google Maps imagery

diemkay:

(via Hitting the Mark)

gmaps8biteastereggs:

Monster, Null Island