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<font size="2" face="Dialog">Hi all,</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">Amazing what people are doing:</font> </p>
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<u><font face="Dialog" size="2" color="#0000ff"><i><a href="http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/">http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/</a></i></font></u><font size="2" face="Dialog"></font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">Regarding software patents, the following link might be of interest:</font> </p>
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<u><font face="Dialog" size="2" color="#0000ff"><i><a href="http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/">http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/</a></i></font></u><font size="2" face="Dialog"></font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">and RMS's essay in: </font><u><font face="Dialog" size="2" color="#0000ff"><i><a href="http://www.gnu.org/doc/book13.html">http://www.gnu.org/doc/book13.html</a></i></font></u><font size="2" face="Dialog"> (download the PDF).</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">Have a gr8 year :-)</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">Kim</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog"> 50 Things to do with Google Maps Mashups (from the blog link above)</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">Back for an encore are two posts which generated a huge amount of interest in 2006. I put together two posts which listed 25 things you can do with Google Maps mashups. I wanted to prove, with these lists, that these newly introduced mapping applications can be useful in your everyday life. I've put these two posts together to make the following list:</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">1. Measure your run route or commute</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">2. Check the time in a world location</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">3. Look up a US zip code</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">4. Measure Area</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">5. Make your own Google Map out of any map</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">6. Map your photos</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">7. Check what's on the other side of the world</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">8. Find a person in the US</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">9. Check the weather anywhere</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">10. Find the nearest Starbucks</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">11. Discover an eBay real estate deal</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">12. Find airport parking in the US.. or the UK</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">13. Create a running route</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">14. Watch a travel video</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">15. Find Fast Food in the US</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">16. Buy beer in Ontario</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">17. Check the news for your zip code</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">18. Avoid disease outbreak</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">19. Beat traffic</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">20. Make your own Google Maps mashup</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">21. Avoid red light cameras</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">22. Find cheap gas</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">23. Check sunrise or sunset times</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">24. Convert currency</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">25. Find a place to live in the US</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">26. Find out where the daylight is right now</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">27. Find a ski resort anywhere in the world</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">28. Track a flight on Google Maps</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">29. Calculate the distance between two world airports</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">30. Find the elevation/height above sea level</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">31. Map the 7 Wonders of the World</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">32. Find a golf course anywhere in the world</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">33. Click anywhere and get travel info</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">34. Simulate a flood to show damage effects</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">35. Fly a plane</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">36. Search Google Maps in full screen</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">37. Find a world webcam</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">38. Find a US or Canadian Library</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">39. Find a world port</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">40. Map the fish in your tank</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">41. Find high risk areas for modern marine pirates</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">42. Find a world dive site</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">43. Map Wikipedia articles to their location</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">44. See where UFOs have been sighted</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">45. Pray in the direction of Mecca</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">46. Search eBay items by US zip code</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">47. Map flight turbulence and pollution</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">48. Plan a London tube journey</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">49. Calculate cab fare in New York City</font> </p>
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<font size="2" face="Dialog">50. Map movie filming locations - US and Canada</font>
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