Posted by Keir Clarke. Google Maps Mania, Tuesday, August 3, 2010. "The Brazilian general election of 2010 will be held on Sunday, October 3, 2010. Ahead of the election Google have produced a dedicated web page showing search trends for the candidates and a Google Map of the candidates' campaigns..."
Added: 5 August 2010;Page views: 951Rating: 0Votes: 0
Posted by Keir Clarke. Google Maps Mania, Wednesday, July 7, 2010. "The bushfires of 7 February 2009 were the worst in Australia's history. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has created an amazing Google Map to tell the stories of the Victorian bushfires by those that actually experienced it..."
Added: 12 July 2010;Page views: 1,202Rating: 0Votes: 0
The City of Seattle provides a mapping interface to its services, incidents and crimes. The Statistics tab provides information on crime including breakdowns for homicide, robbery, assault, rape, violent crimes total, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, burglary, property crimes total, and total major crime. In 2008, the Seattle Police Department changed their method of reporting from census tracts to patrol "beats". This change does not provide the ability to compare data for previous years. the Police reports tab provides mapped icons based on police reports taken by officers when responding to incidents around the city. The time for an incident to show on the map is 12 hours after the report has been processed. However, the time for a report related to the event to be made available online can take 2-3 business days...
Added: 8 July 2010;Page views: 374Rating: 0Votes: 0
By Andy Opsahl, Features Editor. Government Technology, July 2, 2010. "Several cities offer online maps showing where various types of crimes have been committed. However, the map recently deployed by Seattle is one of the few to offer links to redacted police reports..."
Added: 8 July 2010;Page views: 505Rating: 0Votes: 0
NuMaps. "NuMaps has just launched a free DemographicDrapes™ viewer for the 2010 Federal Election. The 'My Electorate' application allows anyone to drill down into any individual Electorate to examine Census 2006 statistics within census Collection district areas (approximately 250 households). Any electoral office can decide on which messages should be delivered where in their electorate. Such geo-targeted message delivery may make the difference between winning and losing..."
Added: 29 June 2010;Page views: 381Rating: 0Votes: 0
By Russell Nichols, Staff Writer. Government Technology, June 23, 2010. "In Pinellas County, Fla., now it only takes one click for residents to find details about crime in the area. In June, the Sheriff's Office and Business Technology Services (BTS) unveiled the Crime Viewer website, a mapping program designed to provide citizens with a 24/7 snapshot of local crime..."
Added: 24 June 2010;Page views: 414Rating: 0Votes: 0
By Robin Hicks. FutureGov, 21 June 2010. "The New York State Department of Health recently launched a series of 'cancer maps' which allow users to view incidences of cancer in a given geographical area. These maps, which are freely available online, are not without controversy. Could the idea work in Asia? The maps, which include raw data on diagnosis rates and certain types of cancer, allow users to overlay data such as chemical storage and hazardous waste facilities and commercial pesticide sellers by inputting an address or ZIP code..."
Added: 23 June 2010;Page views: 533Rating: 0Votes: 0
NOAA. "The dynamic nature of the BP oil spill has been a challenge for a range of communities – from hotel operators to fishermen to local community leaders. We know the American people have questions about how the federal government is responding to this crisis, and we are committed to providing the answers with clarity and transparency. The site you're viewing right now is a symbol of that commitment. GeoPlatform.gov/gulfresponse is a new online tool that provides you with near-real time information about the response effort. Developed by NOAA with the EPA, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Interior, the site offers you a 'one-stop shop' for spill response information..."
Added: 17 June 2010;Page views: 834Rating: 0Votes: 0
Online mapping tool allows public to follow closures, spill trajectory, By Alice Lipowicz. Federal Computer Week, June 16, 2010. "The public can now track Deepwater Horizon-BP oil spill recovery data online via a near-real-time interactive map at a new Web site created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration..."
Added: 17 June 2010;Page views: 716Rating: 0Votes: 0
Provides the results of the Dutch parliamentary elections June 9, 2010 overlayed on a Google map. Also available are the provisional allocation of seats, results by municipality, and the ability to search by city name. Results of previous elections are also provided.
Added: 10 June 2010;Page views: 428Rating: 0Votes: 0
Posted by Keir Clarke. Google Maps Mania, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. "The 2010 Dutch general election will be held on Wednesday, 9 June 2010. Verkiezingskaart will be displaying all the results as they are announced on Google Maps..."
Added: 10 June 2010;Page views: 584Rating: 0Votes: 0
Posted by Keir Clarke. Google Maps Mania, Wednesday, May 26, 2010. "Denmark has become the first European country to have it's whole rail and bus network made available on Google Maps..."
Added: 1 June 2010;Page views: 751Rating: 0Votes: 0
Posted by Keir Clarke. Google Maps Mania, Thursday, May 27, 2010. "Maptrot is another Google Maps creation tool that makes it very easy for anyone to create their own Google Map. Maps created in Maptrot can be viewed on the Maptrot website or can be embedded in your own website of blog..."
Added: 1 June 2010;Page views: 732Rating: 0Votes: 0
Andrei's Blog, May 28, 2010. "Public transportation is very popular in Russia, but there is one huge problem: it isn’t very reliable. More accurately, you never for sure whether or when your bus is going to show up. This week the city of Novosibirsk rolled out a city-wide transit tracking system which solves that exact problem. From now on, anyone can check the location of city's buses, trolleys and route taxis in real time..."
Added: 1 June 2010;Page views: 1,129Rating: 0Votes: 0
Department of Health. "The Environmental Facilities and Cancer Map shows the number of people diagnosed with cancer (cancer counts) for the years 2003-2007 in small geographic areas of New York State. Locations of certain environmental facilities can also be viewed..."
Added: 25 May 2010;Page views: 511Rating: 0Votes: 0