Cross-device HTML5 Maps. Mapping software application to create interactive HTML5 maps for iPad, mobile devices Android smartphones & tablets. HOW-TO: Make your own annotated multimedia Google map. One of the great things about Google maps is it has its roots in XML.
To translate for the non-web developers out there, it basically means Google maps are user hackable. This how-to will show you how to make your own annotated Google map from your own GPS data. Plus, you'll be able to tie in images and video to create an interactive multimedia map. We'll walk you through the steps we took to generate an annotated map of a walk we took recently through our hometown, now that it's actually starting to get warm enough to want to walk about! Background I saw this post by Jon Udell, in which he does a screencast of an annotated walking tour through Keene, NH. Materials GPS device. Digital Journalism, Multimedia Journalism, Online Journalism: A journalism instructor's observation and thoughts. Use of Google Maps is what a multimedia reporter must know and know well.
There are different tools for creating advanced or fancy interactive Google map. It’s just that these tools (software programs) need to be downloaded and installed on the computer; some of the tools are free, some are not; and some have a learning curve to it. Google Maps provides for a basic but free feature in creating an interactive map. It’s free and there’s nothing to download and install – this is important when the reporter needs to create a map but doesn’t have his or her own computer around.
After going over a short tutorial, one can create a map in minutes. There’s one catch to Google Maps – it doesn’t host images or videos, which means if you want to show an image on the map, you need to upload the image to some other online hosting sites and link to that image; whereas video is relatively easy – the map works well with Youtube video. Mu Lin Dr. Latest posts by Mu Lin (see all) Pimp your Google Map « dataist. Today I’m having my first visualization published at Helsingin Sanomat.
A map of all the discharges in Helsinki during one night (21-22.12) showing reported crimes and accidents. Check it out: Go to HS.fi. It’s a pretty basic visualizations. I got a bunch of addresses that I geocoded using the Yahoos place finder API and projected on Google Maps. However, I have been quite sceptical towards Google Maps. The good news is that Google has made it possible to easily style your maps using a simple online interface. The options are endless. Not too many developers and designers seem to have found this tool yet, but my prediction for 2012 is that there will be a lot more styled Google Maps. Like this: Like Loading...