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- Australia.gov launches Government Service Locator
- The government service locator is a new feature on the Australian Government's portal - australia.gov.au - and is currently in trial status.
Added: 13 March 2009
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- Delivering water with more accurate maps
- North East Water uses AutoCAD Map 3D software and online maps to drive enhanced productivity and asset management. North East Water is a regional water corporation that delivers water and wastewater service to 38 communities in North East Victoria, Australia, one of the fastest growing rural regions in Victoria. Serving an estimated 113,000 people in an area of over 21,000 square kilometers, North East Water operates an extensive network of water and wastewater infrastructure assets.
Added: 2 September 2011
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- Making maps and Google maps accessible - Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - 2009
- Online maps are inaccessible to vision impaired people so a textual alternative (long description) must always be provided. It is also important to include accessibility features within the map so it is accessible to people with other disabilities e.g. by making the map non-reliant on JavaScript and keyboard accessible.
Added: 16 July 2010
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- New South Wales - Realtime Live Traffic Reports using Google Maps
- Provided by the NSW Government's RTA, Live Traffic NSW has a number of features to help make it easier to avoid traffic incidents and to plan trips.
Added: 13 September 2010
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- School performance - exam results in England using raw data and map overlays
- The Guardian newspaper has published England's General Certificate of Secondary Education - GCSE results in your area - and your school - as a spreadsheet
Added: 1 June 2010
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- Swooping Magpie Map - Victoria
- The Victorian Government's Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) has produced a Magpie Swoop Map using Google maps. It is updated daily with updates from 'magpie victims'.
Added: 20 August 2010
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- VisualPlace - Visualising Victorian Government Data Sets using GIS
- VisualPlace is a six month proof of concept trial provided by the Victorian Government to test innovative ways of capturing, exploring and visualizing government information and services through maps.
Added: 1 February 2010
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- CSIRO keeps the past in the future with world first 3D mobile mapping project
- Directions on Government, Monday, April 15 2013. "Australian researchers are using a novel mobile laser 3D mapping system called Zebedee to preserve some of the country’s oldest and most culturally significant heritage sites..."
Added: 18 April 2013;
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- FloodTools
- StoneRiver National Flood Services, Inc. "FloodTools.com calculates estimated flood risk using data from several expert sources. While we strive to provide to most accurate data available, the accuracy of estimated flood risk cannot be guaranteed..."
Added: 18 April 2013;
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- Assess Your Flood Risk with Google Maps
- Posted by Keir Clarke. Google Maps Mania, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. "FloodTools.com calculates estimated flood risk for any address in the United States using data from several data sources, including FEMA and historic flood data..."
Added: 18 April 2013;
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- San Francisco's Buses Live on Google Maps
- Posted by Keir Clarke. Google Maps Mania, Thursday, April 18, 2013. "SF Live Bus is a live animated map that shows the location of all the buses on San Francisco's Muni network in real-time. Just load up the app and sit back and watch the Muni buses as they travel around the city on the map..."
Added: 18 April 2013;
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- Lithuania uses Google Maps to find tax dodgers
- by Liudas Dapkus. The Age, 11 April 2013. "As soon as Google Maps Street View was rolled out in Lithuania earlier this year, tax authorities were ready. Sitting in the comfort of their own offices, inspectors used the free internet program for a virtual cruise around the streets of some of the Baltic country's big cities, uncovering dozens of alleged tax violations involving housing construction and property sales..."
Added: 11 April 2013;
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- The numbers men of LA
- by Nick O'Malley. The Age, March 31, 2013. "The city's police have found a way to spot trouble before it starts, writes Nick O'Malley. The morning watch at the LosAngeles Police Department's Foothill division begins at 6am, when the shift's officers gather for roll-call and a briefing. The dozen or so officers file into the roll-call room and find space on the benches. They are briefed on incidents from the previous shift, and on any offenders or vehicles they might be looking for. Then, before they hit the streets, each team is a handed a simple A4 map, warm from an office printer... Marked on the maps are a series of little red boxes outlining 150-metre-long squares superimposed over the streets they will patrol through the shift. The boxes indicate, with spooky accuracy, where the division's most common crimes are most likely to be committed during the 12-hour shift. Advertisement The Predictive Policing project, or Pred Pol, as it has become known, has been so successful in cutting crime rates since it was tested in Foothill in 2011 that it has spread to seven other LA police divisions, with more to come..."
Added: 2 April 2013;
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- Using the Web in Earthquake Recovery
- By Julian Carver, New Zealand Government Web Toolkit, 25 March 2013. "Julian Carver was the acting Chief Information Officer at the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) to June 2012. In this guest post, he shares the experiences gained and lessons learned in using the web to deliver interactive maps to the public following the 2011 Canterbury earthquake. A picture can paint a thousand words. In an earthquake recovery, interactive maps are worth a million..."
Added: 28 March 2013;
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- Health calculator reveals route to faster payment for SA patients
- Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association, 12 December 2012. "Remote South Australians who must travel to receive medical treatment are now being more consistently reimbursed by the government, thanks to an interactive, online distance calculator. Digital mapping specialists MapData Services developed the clever calculator for SA Health's Patient Assistance Transport Scheme (PATS), which subsidises travel, escort and accommodation costs when patients travel more than 100 kilometres to see a health specialist..."
Added: 13 December 2012;
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- Hacking Chicago
- by Derek Eder. The Huffington Post, 12 November 2012. "On August 17, 2012, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) launched a new version of their School Locator -- an online map that helps parents find public schools for their kids. Unlike the map that came before it, this one is intuitive, easy to use, and took half the time to build. How was CPS able to accomplish this? By doing it in-house and using open source software..."
Added: 15 November 2012;
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- Online Guide Supports Local Agriculture
- By Noelle Knell. Government Technology, November 9, 2012. "Looking for fresh organic produce? Wondering where to take your family for some apple picking? Want to make a commitment to support local farmers and food producers? If you live in Massachusetts, you’re in luck. The state's Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR), has developed an interactive map for its website that features colorful graphic icons to direct residents and visitors alike to outdoor attractions like organic farms, maple sugar houses, wineries and farmers markets..."
Added: 12 November 2012;
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- Saving lives from behind the screen
- by Asher Moses. Sydney Morning Herald, November 6, 2012. "Anthony Baxter is a geek whose tech prowess has almost certainly saved lives. Part of Google's Crisis Response Team, the Sydney-based engineer has been integral in disseminating crucial information about events such as Hurricane Sandy, the Black Saturday bushfires and Cyclone Yasi..."
Added: 8 November 2012;
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- Suggest a Bike Hire Station on Google Maps
- Posted by Keir Clarke. Google Maps Mania, Monday, October 22, 2012. "Capital Bikeshare, Washington, D.C.'s bike hire scheme, is using Google Maps to show the locations of bike stations across the city. The map shows the locations of all the capital's bike stations and also tells you how many bikes and empty docks are available..."
Added: 23 October 2012;
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- Building great websites and apps with the Google Maps API
- Posted by Ken Hoetmer, Google Maps API Product Manager. Google Lat Long Blog, Wednesday, October 3, 2012. "We're constantly working to build the most comprehensive, accurate and usable maps in the world for our users--no matter where or how they access Google Maps. While millions of people come directly to maps.google.com to search for a nearby business or get directions, many people around the globe experience Google Maps on their favorite website or application thanks to the Google Maps API (and some very talented developers). In fact, today 800,000 active websites and apps are using the Google Maps API to create interesting and useful experiences for you.
Added: 4 October 2012;
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- Digital Maps Assist Emergency Responders
- By Brian Heaton. Government Technology, September 21, 2012. "A digital map application has revolutionized the way emergency responders are finding locations in rural areas of Frederick County, Va. The county's IT department and GIS division created a mobile map book that operates on smartphones and tablets without using an Internet connection, giving personnel a more reliable look at surrounding areas. Responders can type in an address, and the program will automatically flip to the appropriate map, giving additional details such as the locations of fire hydrants and boundaries. Launched in May, the mobile map book replaces the paper-based map books that county fire departments had been using for years..."
Added: 24 September 2012;
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- DSE swoops on magpie map
- PS News, Edition Number 279. Updated to Wednesday, 5 September 2012. "The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) has launched an online resource for people to report swooping magpies. The Department was urging people to report swooping birds over the coming months as the nesting season began and birds started protecting their young. DSE's Magpie Map is now open for 2012 allowing people to report the location of swooping birds online..."
Added: 6 September 2012;
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This category last updated: 18 April 2013
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