[Africa] Google Maps Mashups ... software patents

[Kim Tucker]

Hi all, 

Amazing what people are doing: 
http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/ 

Regarding software patents, the following link might be of interest: 

http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ 

and RMS's essay in: http://www.gnu.org/doc/book13.html (download the
PDF). 

Have a gr8 year :-) 

Kim 

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 50 Things to do with Google Maps Mashups (from the blog link above) 

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: 

1. Measure your run route or commute 
2. Check the time in a world location 
3. Look up a US zip code 
4. Measure Area 
5. Make your own Google Map out of any map 
6. Map your photos 
7. Check what's on the other side of the world 
8. Find a person in the US 
9. Check the weather anywhere 
10. Find the nearest Starbucks 
11. Discover an eBay real estate deal 
12. Find airport parking in the US.. or the UK 
13. Create a running route 
14. Watch a travel video 
15. Find Fast Food in the US 
16. Buy beer in Ontario 
17. Check the news for your zip code 
18. Avoid disease outbreak 
19. Beat traffic 
20. Make your own Google Maps mashup 
21. Avoid red light cameras 
22. Find cheap gas 
23. Check sunrise or sunset times 
24. Convert currency 
25. Find a place to live in the US 
26. Find out where the daylight is right now 
27. Find a ski resort anywhere in the world 
28. Track a flight on Google Maps 
29. Calculate the distance between two world airports 
30. Find the elevation/height above sea level 
31. Map the 7 Wonders of the World 
32. Find a golf course anywhere in the world 
33. Click anywhere and get travel info 
34. Simulate a flood to show damage effects 
35. Fly a plane 
36. Search Google Maps in full screen 
37. Find a world webcam 
38. Find a US or Canadian Library 
39. Find a world port 
40. Map the fish in your tank 
41. Find high risk areas for modern marine pirates 
42. Find a world dive site 
43. Map Wikipedia articles to their location 
44. See where UFOs have been sighted 
45. Pray in the direction of Mecca 
46. Search eBay items by US zip code 
47. Map flight turbulence and pollution 
48. Plan a London tube journey 
49. Calculate cab fare in New York City 
50. Map movie filming locations - US and Canada 

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